Win: Frank Todd (4-16) Loss: Ike Rau (5-9)
Save: Tom Nyman (14)
Inning: 1 Oakland Frank Todd pitching. Ben Harris lines out to the third baseman. Joel Heinkel hits a home run. Red Jones strikes out. Paul Distaso grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Ike Rau pitching. Roger Butler hits a home run. Charlie Brown flies out to the center fielder. Jack Giallombardo grounds out to the shortstop. Mike George singles to right field. Mike Pickering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Alex Severson singles to center field. Alex Severson gets picked off first. Nick Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Cat Dancing pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Thomas strikes out. Ed Pazik hits a home run. Kurt Arlich strikes out. Frank Todd flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Trevor Belmont grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Rau flies out to the right fielder. Ben Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Roger Butler singles to left field. Charlie Brown strikes out. Roger Butler steals second. Jack Giallombardo reached on a 2-base fielding error by Cat Dancing. Roger Butler scores. Mike George singles to left field. Mike Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Giallombardo scores. Mike George advances to second on the play. Mike George steals third. Bob Thomas doubles to left field. Mike George scores. Ed Pazik reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ike Rau. Bob Thomas scores. Kurt Arlich bunts for a base hit. Frank Todd pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Joel Heinkel flies out to the center fielder. Red Jones singles to center field. Red Jones steals second. Paul Distaso grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Alex Severson walks. Nick Johnston grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Severson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Roger Butler flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Brown strikes out. Jack Giallombardo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Cat Dancing grounds out to the third baseman. Trevor Belmont singles to center field. Ike Rau fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ike Rau grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Trevor Belmont is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ben Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Mike George doubles past the first baseman. Mike Pickering lines out to the second baseman. Bob Thomas singles past the shortstop. Ed Pazik walks. Kurt Arlich strikes out. Frank Todd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Joel Heinkel grounds out to the third baseman. Red Jones strikes out. Paul Distaso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Roger Butler singles past the third baseman. Charlie Brown flies out to the left fielder. Jack Giallombardo walks. Mike George singles past the shortstop. Roger Butler scores. Ray Machado comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Pickering grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike George is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Thomas walks. Ed Pazik strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Alex Severson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nick Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Cat Dancing grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ron Bartley is pinch hitting for Kurt Arlich. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Bartley walks. Frank Todd lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Ron Bartley forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Roger Butler strikes out. Charlie Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Trevor Belmont lines out to the shortstop. P.J. Luque is pinch hitting for Ray Machado. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. P.J. Luque hits a home run. Ben Harris walks. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Red Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ben Harris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Shinji Ishii pitching. Jack Giallombardo doubles to center field. Mike George triples. Jack Giallombardo scores. Mike Pickering strikes out. Bob Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Mike George scores. Brian Coluccio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Pazik pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Paul Distaso walks. Ernie Beazley is pinch hitting for Alex Severson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ernie Beazley hits a home run. Paul Distaso scores. Nick Johnston singles to right field. Cat Dancing singles to left field. Trevor Belmont strikes out. Mickey Dugas is pinch hitting for Brian Coluccio. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mickey Dugas flies out to the right fielder. Ben Harris singles to left field. Nick Johnston scores. Cat Dancing advances to third on the hit. Tom Nyman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joel Heinkel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Jack Giallombardo (5), Mike George (18), Bob Thomas (16).3B - Mike George (4).HR - Roger Butler (1), Ed Pazik (16). Baserunning: SB - Roger Butler (10), Mike George (10).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Johnny White improves in power_vs_lefty Rube George improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Mulvey improves in control Mike Lezcano improves in power_vs_lefty
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Whit Troy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Manush did not respond to coaching in range Ron Stine did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Brookens did not respond to coaching in endurance George Blattner did not respond to coaching in 3B