Win: Seizaburo Nakamura (11-15) Loss: Ray Darnell (9-15)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ray Darnell pitching. Don Friday singles to left field. Steve Tovar hits a home run. Don Friday scores. Pascual Elston singles to center field. John Haney pops out to the shortstop. Lew Crosetti doubles to left field. Pascual Elston uses his aggressiveness and scores. Todd Murphy singles to right field. Lew Crosetti scores. Kevin Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Andy Ricketts reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Darnell. Seizaburo Nakamura singles to right field. Todd Murphy scores. Andy Ricketts scores. Don Friday singles to right field. Steve Tovar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Seizaburo Nakamura pitching. Matt Leshnock doubles past the third baseman. Mike Smith walks. Steve Congalton flies out to the left fielder. Bob Kekich strikes out. Larry Webster strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Pascual Elston flies out to the right fielder. John Haney flies out to the left fielder. Lew Crosetti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Gillespie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Todd Murphy strikes out. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Andy Ricketts grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ray Darnell strikes out. Matt Leshnock flies out to the center fielder. Mike Smith singles to center field. Steve Congalton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Seizaburo Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Don Friday singles to left field. Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Kekich grounds out to the shortstop. Larry Webster grounds out to the second baseman. Ricardo Hargrave flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland John Haney doubles to right field. Lew Crosetti walks. Todd Murphy singles to right field. John Haney scores. Roy Moreno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Carroll walks. Andy Ricketts walks. Lew Crosetti scores. Seizaburo Nakamura flies out to the center fielder. Don Friday singles to center field. Todd Murphy scores. Steve Tovar grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Kevin Carroll is out at home. Pascual Elston strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Detroit Rudy Brown grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Gillespie singles to center field. Roy Moreno lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland John Haney pops out to the second baseman. Lew Crosetti pops out to the third baseman. Todd Murphy singles to left field. Kevin Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Matt Leshnock reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pascual Elston. Mike Smith walks. Steve Congalton strikes out. Bob Kekich strikes out. Larry Webster strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Andy Ricketts strikes out. Seizaburo Nakamura grounds out to the second baseman. Don Friday strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Ricardo Hargrave grounds out to the third baseman. Rudy Brown singles to left field. Jesse Gillespie walks. Sam Stone is pinch hitting for Roy Moreno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Stone grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Russ Ley pitching. Johnny Phelps is pinch hitting for Steve Tovar. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Phelps pops out to the catcher. Pascual Elston flies out to the center fielder. John Haney singles to right field. Lew Crosetti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Matt Leshnock hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joel Collins is pinch hitting for Mike Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joel Collins strikes out. Matt Leshnock is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Congalton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Todd Murphy walks. Todd Murphy steals second. Kevin Carroll pops out to the first baseman. Andy Ricketts doubles to right field. Todd Murphy scores. Ron Regan is pinch hitting for Seizaburo Nakamura. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ron Regan grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Ricketts advances to third on the play. Don Friday pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Andy Statz pitching. Bob Kekich strikes out. Larry Webster singles to left field. Ricardo Hargrave strikes out. Rudy Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pat Corbin did not respond to coaching in speed Ron LeFlore improves in power_vs_lefty Earl Oquist did not respond to coaching in control Earl Oquist did not respond to coaching in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Leo Teed did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Pacheco did not respond to coaching in control Henry Hornsby improves in contact_vs_righty Hal Smoltz did not respond to coaching in velocity