Win: Gustavo Gonzalez (20-8) Loss: Nobuhiro Matsukubo (12-15)
Save: Jay Miller (44)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Gustavo Gonzalez pitching. Billy Listach grounds out to the pitcher. Al LaCoss flies out to the left fielder. Randy Thurman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Nobuhiro Matsukubo pitching. Don Friday grounds out to the pitcher. Pascual Elston singles to right field. Steve Tovar flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Carroll flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Hal Gardner singles to right field. Denny Gannon reached on a fielding error by Kevin Carroll. Frank Brenzel strikes out. Birdie Kennedy strikes out. Irv McNertney strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Mickey Kahdot flies out to the center fielder. John Haney strikes out. Ron Regan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Nobuhiro Matsukubo grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Listach pops out to the shortstop. Al LaCoss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Todd Murphy grounds out to the second baseman. Gustavo Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Don Friday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Randy Thurman pops out to the catcher. Hal Gardner hits a home run. Denny Gannon singles to left field. Frank Brenzel strikes out. Birdie Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Pascual Elston grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Tovar strikes out. Kevin Carroll triples. Mickey Kahdot walks. John Haney singles to left field. Kevin Carroll scores. Ron Regan hits a home run. Mickey Kahdot scores. John Haney scores. Todd Murphy singles to right field. Gustavo Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Irv McNertney walks. Nobuhiro Matsukubo lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Listach flies out to the right fielder. Al LaCoss singles to right field. Irv McNertney scores. Randy Thurman doubles to center field. Al LaCoss uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hal Gardner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Don Friday singles to right field. Don Friday steals second. Pascual Elston strikes out. Steve Tovar hits a home run. Don Friday scores. Kevin Carroll grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Kahdot grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Denny Gannon strikes out. Frank Brenzel flies out to the left fielder. Birdie Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland John Haney flies out to the right fielder. Ron Regan flies out to the left fielder. Todd Murphy lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Irv McNertney doubles to right field. Ernie Hanlon is pinch hitting for Nobuhiro Matsukubo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ernie Hanlon grounds out to the second baseman. Irv McNertney advances to third on the play. Billy Listach walks. Al LaCoss strikes out. Billy Listach steals second. Randy Thurman singles to center field. Irv McNertney scores. Billy Listach scores. Andy Statz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Gardner lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dude Pepper pitching. Pat Jones is pinch hitting for Andy Statz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Pat Jones triples. Don Friday singles to right field. Pat Jones scores. Pascual Elston pops out to the second baseman. Steve Tovar strikes out. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Henry Bragg pitching. Denny Gannon flies out to the left fielder. Frank Brenzel strikes out. Manny Berger is pinch hitting for Birdie Kennedy. Manny Berger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Paul Limmer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Manny Berger at C. Mickey Kahdot singles to left field. John Haney pops out to the second baseman. Mickey Kahdot steals second. Ron Regan walks. Todd Murphy pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Orr is pinch hitting for Henry Bragg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Charlie Orr doubles to right field. Mickey Kahdot scores. Ken Pactwa 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. Don Friday grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Jay Miller pitching. Irv McNertney flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Gochnauer is pinch hitting for Ken Pactwa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Gochnauer walks. Billy Listach singles to right field. Al LaCoss doubles to left field. Jeff Gochnauer scores. Billy Listach uses his aggressiveness and scores. Randy Thurman flies out to the center fielder. Hal Gardner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Charlie Orr (2).3B - Kevin Carroll (3), Pat Jones (2).HR - Steve Tovar (36), Ron Regan (9). Baserunning: SB - Don Friday (16), Mickey Kahdot (14). Fielding: E - Kevin Carroll.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Hughes improves in range Frank Sinclair improves in arm Pryor Hendricks improves in power_vs_righty Joe Kane did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Dahlke did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Corbin improves in contact_vs_righty Bart Hanebrink did not respond to coaching in control Tom Cohen improves in contact_vs_righty Masahiro Shimizu did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty