Win: Carlos Bruce (1-0) Loss: Akira Matsumoto (0-1)
Save: Dick Lewis (14)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tomofumi Akaike pitching. Brooks Hegan strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Nagatomi pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Weldon Jones pitching. Harold Phillips walks. John Heiserman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harold Phillips is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jeff Charton lines out to the third baseman. Henry Erickson walks. Chad Hunt grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Henry Erickson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ginger Nordyke flies out to the right fielder. Doc Reimer grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Cotter grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit John Magrini grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Ray walks. Al Kerr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Ray advances to second on the play. Tomofumi Akaike singles to left field. Paul Ray scores. Harold Phillips triples. Tomofumi Akaike scores. John Heiserman walks. Jeff Charton walks. Henry Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Nobuo Kawazoe flies out to the right fielder. Weldon Jones singles to right field. Brooks Hegan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Weldon Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Chad Hunt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Magrini flies out to the center fielder. Paul Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa singles to center field. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Ginger Nordyke pops out to the catcher. Doc Reimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Al Kerr walks. Tomofumi Akaike lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Al Kerr forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Harold Phillips is hit by a pitch. John Heiserman singles to center field. Tomofumi Akaike scores. Harold Phillips advances to third on the hit. Jeff Charton grounds out to the third baseman. Harold Phillips scores. John Heiserman advances to second on the play. Henry Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bruce Cotter pops out to the first baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the pitcher. Nobuo Kawazoe flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Chad Hunt hits a home run. Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Magrini grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Ray reached on a fielding error by Daisuke Komatsubara. Al Kerr strikes out. Tomofumi Akaike grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Ray is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Morris flies out to the left fielder. Brooks Hegan flies out to the right fielder. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Harold Phillips flies out to the center fielder. John Heiserman grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Charton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the shortstop. Ginger Nordyke singles to right field. Doc Reimer strikes out. Bruce Cotter walks. Daisuke Komatsubara hits an infield single to the pitcher. Nobuo Kawazoe doubles to right field. Ginger Nordyke scores. Bruce Cotter scores. Daisuke Komatsubara uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mitsuo Yaginuma is pinch hitting for Mike Morris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to center field. Nobuo Kawazoe scores. Charlie Rackley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brooks Hegan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Akira Matsumoto pitching. Henry Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Chad Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. John Magrini grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Nagatomi hits a home run. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Bruce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Reimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Paul Ray flies out to the right fielder. Al Kerr singles past the second baseman. Suds Sperring is pinch hitting for Carlos Bruce. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Suds Sperring hits a home run. Al Kerr scores. Ryozo Wako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harold Phillips flies out to the left fielder. John Heiserman walks. Jeff Charton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Dick Lewis pitching. Bruce Cotter strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Nobuo Kawazoe walks. Trevor Easterday is pinch hitting for Ryozo Wako. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Trevor Easterday singles to center field. Brooks Hegan lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Detroit total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Armbrister improves in range Ken Gagnon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jazz Bilzen improves in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ted Lugo did not respond to coaching in speed Dutch Barrett did not respond to coaching in endurance Dutch Barrett did not respond to coaching in velocity