Win: Fred LaRocca (13-7) Loss: Mike Meola (4-16)
Save: Earle Munoz (47)
Inning: 1 Toronto Fred LaRocca pitching. Dairon Rodriguez singles to left field. Ben Erdos grounds out to the pitcher. Dairon Rodriguez advances to second on the play. Don Hedlund grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Washington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Meola pitching. Andres Haworth grounds out to the shortstop. Yasuji Takada grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ed Billings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Dick Sulik singles to right field. Johnny Hanson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Taylor Shanahan singles to left field. Jack Koshorek singles to center field. Taylor Shanahan aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mike Meola walks. Dairon Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Ostrowski walks. Babe Stephenson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Ostrowski is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Handley singles to left field. Babe Stephenson advances to third on the hit. Hank Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Babe Stephenson scores. Roy Handley advances to second on the play. Mule Smith singles to right field. Roy Handley scores. Fred LaRocca strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Ben Erdos flies out to the left fielder. Don Hedlund pops out to the second baseman. Jose Washington doubles to center field. Dick Sulik singles to center field. Jose Washington scores. Johnny Hanson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Andres Haworth flies out to the center fielder. Yasuji Takada walks. Ed Billings grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Yasuji Takada advances to second on the play. Roy Ostrowski singles past the third baseman. Yasuji Takada scores. Babe Stephenson walks. Roy Handley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Toronto Taylor Shanahan grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Koshorek strikes out. Mike Meola strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Hank Moore walks. Mule Smith strikes out. Fred LaRocca lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andres Haworth singles to left field. Yasuji Takada strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Toronto Dairon Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Erdos strikes out. Don Hedlund singles to right field. Jose Washington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Don Hedlund is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Billings flies out to the center fielder. Roy Ostrowski singles past the shortstop. Babe Stephenson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Dick Sulik singles to center field. Johnny Hanson strikes out. Taylor Shanahan walks. Jack Koshorek strikes out. Mike Meola flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Roy Handley flies out to the center fielder. Hank Moore singles to center field. Mule Smith singles to center field. Fred LaRocca fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fred LaRocca singles to right field. Hank Moore scores. Mule Smith is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Andres Haworth flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Toronto Dairon Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Ben Erdos grounds out to the shortstop. Don Hedlund strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Yasuji Takada singles to center field. Ed Billings hits a home run. Yasuji Takada scores. Brian Shepardson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Ostrowski bunts for a base hit. Babe Stephenson grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Ostrowski advances to second on the play. Roy Handley walks. Hank Moore strikes out. Mule Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Jose Washington hits a home run. Dick Sulik flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Hanson singles to right field. Taylor Shanahan strikes out. Jack Koshorek singles to center field. Ken Whitney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Brian Shepardson singles to right field. Dairon Rodriguez singles to right field. Johnny Hanson scores. Ben Erdos strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Phenomenal Taylor is pinch hitting for Ken Whitney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Phenomenal Taylor strikes out. Andres Haworth grounds out to the second baseman. Yasuji Takada grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Earle Munoz pitching. Jax Popplewell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mule Smith at 3B. Don Hedlund singles to center field. Jose Washington grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dick Sulik grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Dicken did not respond to coaching in velocity Shannon Barrett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jay Benz did not respond to coaching in range Stew Potts did not respond to coaching in control Shannon Barrett did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Gromek did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dennis Schmidt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dennis Schmidt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bob Gromek did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty