Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Akihito Tsuru pitching. Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Inks grounds out to the shortstop. Rusty Christopher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Guillermo Hennessey pitching. Dave Beecher strikes out. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Knepper strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rudy Rondon hits an infield single to the first baseman. Milt Zauchin is hit by a pitch. Art Mota strikes out. Ruben Manlove grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ed Bellarino flies out to the center fielder. Luis Orace grounds out to the pitcher. Garland Clay grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ralph Walsh singles past the shortstop. Guillermo Hennessey fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Guillermo Hennessey grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ralph Walsh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Draper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Guillermo Hennessey advances to second on the play. Joe Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Steven St. John walks. Steven St. John steals second. Ned Matteson flies out to the right fielder. Akihito Tsuru doubles to right field. Steven St. John scores. Dave Beecher walks. Kevin Faeth walks. Ed Knepper walks. Akihito Tsuru scores. Ed Bellarino flies out to the right fielder. Luis Orace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Rusty Christopher grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy Rondon flies out to the center fielder. Milt Zauchin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Garland Clay singles to right field. Steven St. John strikes out. Ned Matteson strikes out. Akihito Tsuru singles to right field. Dave Beecher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Art Mota strikes out. Ruben Manlove pops out to the second baseman. Ralph Walsh grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Kevin Faeth walks. Kevin Faeth steals second. Ed Knepper strikes out. Ed Bellarino pops out to the first baseman. Luis Orace grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Guillermo Hennessey pops out to the shortstop. Bill Draper pops out to the third baseman. Joe Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Garland Clay walks. Steven St. John doubles to right field. Ned Matteson pops out to the shortstop. Akihito Tsuru strikes out. Dave Beecher doubles to right field. Garland Clay scores. Steven St. John scores. Kevin Faeth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay John Batch is pinch hitting for Rusty Christopher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Batch grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuya Miwa is pinch hitting for Rudy Rondon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kazuya Miwa strikes out. Milt Zauchin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Knepper doubles to center field. Larry Spriggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Luis Orace strikes out. Garland Clay pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Art Mota pops out to the shortstop. Ruben Manlove pops out to the shortstop. Ralph Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Steven St. John singles to center field. Ned Matteson flies out to the center fielder. Akihito Tsuru lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Beecher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Roy Spencer is pinch hitting for Larry Spriggs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy Spencer strikes out. Bill Draper strikes out. Syd House is pinch hitting for Joe Inks. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Syd House singles to left field. John Batch grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Syd House is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Red Fabregas did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Rohde did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Elmer Little improves in arm Hiroki Tani did not respond to coaching in control Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: D Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Darrell Garcia improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Beville did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Stimson improves in contact_vs_lefty Scott Worden improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C