Win: Rick Steineder (5-2) Loss: Frank Cather (16-10)
Save: Gorman Jorgensen (42)
Inning: 1 Oakland Big Bob Muller pitching. Johnny Parrott triples. Joe Gordon walks. Dave Metz flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Parrott scores. Lynn Leard hits a home run. Joe Gordon scores. Bill Blaylock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Hoover singles to center field. Tony Scharein singles to right field. Fred Hoover advances to third on the hit. Todd Sentell strikes out. Dennis Hinds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Cather pitching. Chevy Nova walks. Justin Turner pops out to the first baseman. Jordan Crusher singles to center field. Chevy Nova advances to third on the hit. Ryne Reynolds strikes out. Rudy Mata singles to center field. Chevy Nova scores. Jordan Crusher aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joel Jumbo Elliott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Cather grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Parrott strikes out. Joe Gordon walks. Dave Metz walks. Lynn Leard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Ryan Lohr grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Richie Havens flies out to the right fielder. Bill Blaylock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Fred Hoover flies out to the center fielder. Tony Scharein singles to center field. Lester Lamb comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Todd Sentell walks. Dennis Hinds strikes out. Frank Cather flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Chevy Nova singles to center field. Justin Turner flies out to the left fielder. Chevy Nova steals second. Jordan Crusher flies out to the right fielder. Ryne Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Johnny Parrott singles to center field. Joe Gordon singles to center field. Johnny Parrott advances to third on the hit. Dave Metz pops out to the first baseman. Lynn Leard strikes out. Fred Hoover flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rudy Mata grounds out to the pitcher. Joel Jumbo Elliott hits a home run. Ryan Lohr grounds out to the second baseman. Richie Havens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tony Scharein doubles to right field. Todd Sentell flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Hinds singles to right field. Frank Cather grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Lester Lamb walks. Chevy Nova strikes out. Justin Turner grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Lester Lamb is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jordan Crusher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Johnny Parrott singles to right field. Shane Hennessey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Parrott is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Gordon walks. Dave Metz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Gordon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lynn Leard pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Ryne Reynolds strikes out. Rudy Mata walks. Joel Jumbo Elliott grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rudy Mata is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ryan Lohr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Hoover grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Scharein flies out to the left fielder. Todd Sentell doubles to center field. Dennis Hinds doubles to right field. Todd Sentell scores. Frank Cather flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Johnny Bones Jones is pinch hitting for Richie Havens. Johnny Bones Jones strikes out. Bob Stone is pinch hitting for Shane Hennessey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Stone grounds out to the second baseman. Chevy Nova strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rick Steineder pitching. Johnny Parrott flies out to the right fielder. Joe Gordon flies out to the left fielder. Dave Metz singles to right field. Dave Metz steals second. Lynn Leard flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Justin Turner singles to center field. Jordan Crusher walks. Ryne Reynolds grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jordan Crusher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rudy Mata singles to center field. Justin Turner scores. Joel Jumbo Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Lohr hits a home run. Ryne Reynolds scores. Rudy Mata scores. Shanty Gregg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Bones Jones singles to center field. Mickey Wilkins is pinch hitting for Rick Steineder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mickey Wilkins walks. Chevy Nova pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Gorman Jorgensen pitching. Fred Hoover grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Scharein strikes out. Todd Sentell hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dennis Hinds singles to right field. Chief Kauff is pinch hitting for Shanty Gregg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chief Kauff singles to left field. Johnny Parrott strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 15 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Tony Scharein (19), Todd Sentell (16), Dennis Hinds (20).3B - Johnny Parrott (6).HR - Lynn Leard (23).SF - Dave Metz.GIDP - Frank Cather. Baserunning: SB - Dave Metz (9).CS - Johnny Parrott (6).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chris Harrell did not respond to coaching in range Roy Porter did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Omar Alberts did not respond to coaching in control Dixie Howard did not respond to coaching in speed Nap Mole did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Moses Walker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Will Myers improves in power_vs_righty Duke Rockford improves in speed Moses Walker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Nelson Potter did not respond to coaching in 3B