Win: Matt Gilbert (1-4) Loss: Bob Cisar (0-1)
Save: Ramon Waner (11)
Inning: 1 Oakland Red Reichert pitching. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Doc Reimer doubles to right field. Hirokazu Kawa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Anaheim Weldon Jones pitching. Bill Wright strikes out. John Palica grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Henriksen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara hits a home run. Bruce Cotter walks. So Yamashita flies out to the right fielder. Weldon Jones fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Weldon Jones strikes out. Trevor Easterday flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Anaheim Grover Rose strikes out. Tiala Mallia flies out to the right fielder. Yukio Wakamatsu grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ken Nagatomi singles in front of the left fielder. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Nagatomi advances to second on the play. Doc Reimer strikes out. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Anaheim Ned Stapleton flies out to the left fielder. Frank Marshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Reichert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the right fielder. Bruce Cotter singles to center field. So Yamashita singles to left field. Bruce Cotter advances to third on the hit. Weldon Jones grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Anaheim Bill Wright strikes out. John Palica reached on a fielding error by Doc Reimer. Jason Henriksen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Palica is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Grover Rose grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Trevor Easterday grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Nagatomi singles to right field. Hirokazu Kawa pops out to the third baseman. Doc Reimer singles to center field. Ken Nagatomi advances to third on the hit. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Anaheim Tiala Mallia triples. Yukio Wakamatsu grounds out to the second baseman. Tiala Mallia scores. Ned Stapleton strikes out. Frank Marshall singles to right field. Red Reichert walks. Bill Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara singles to left field. Bruce Cotter strikes out. So Yamashita reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Wright. Weldon Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. So Yamashita advances to third on the play. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim John Palica grounds out to the pitcher. Jason Henriksen singles to center field. Grover Rose grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Henriksen advances to second on the play. Tiala Mallia hits a home run. Jason Henriksen scores. Yukio Wakamatsu grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa flies out to the right fielder. Doc Reimer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Anaheim Ned Stapleton strikes out. Frank Marshall reached on a fielding error by Doc Reimer. Don Klieman is pinch hitting for Red Reichert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jeff Garcia is pinch running for Frank Marshall on 1st base. Don Klieman flies out to the center fielder. Bill Wright pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Matt Gilbert pitching. Jack Sears enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jeff Garcia at LF. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara steals second. Bruce Cotter singles to center field. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. So Yamashita flies out to the left fielder. Weldon Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Anaheim John Palica grounds out to the second baseman. Jason Henriksen walks. Jason Henriksen steals second. Bob Cisar 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. Grover Rose pops out to the second baseman. Tiala Mallia hits a home run. Jason Henriksen scores. Yukio Wakamatsu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ramon Waner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Trevor Easterday singles to center field. Calvin Unser is pinch running for Trevor Easterday on 1st base. Calvin Unser is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the shortstop. Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Anaheim total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Matt Gilbert is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Arlie McGunnigle improves in contact_vs_righty Jazz Bilzen improves in speed Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Kevin Piechota did not respond to coaching in velocity
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Don Myatt did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Fishel improves in contact_vs_righty Hoge McCormick improves in contact_vs_righty Nick Tonneman did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Fishel did not respond to coaching in CF