Win: Eduardo Tatis (3-3) Loss: Bob Brynan (1-5)
Save: Felix Edmondson (6)
Inning: 1 Seattle Bob Brynan pitching. Luke Sawatski strikes out. Yasuhiro Yamazaki singles to left field. Dave Tiernan singles to left field. Yasuhiro Yamazaki advances to third on the hit. Rick Blanco flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Yasuhiro Yamazaki scores. Mo Mejia singles to center field. Sam Micheltorena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Eduardo Tatis pitching. Denney Perdue strikes out. Harry Wendell flies out to the left fielder. Matt Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Takahiko Nagao singles to right field. Joe Cordero flies out to the left fielder. Eduardo Tatis lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luke Sawatski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Woody Kirby singles to right field. Dave Dexter flies out to the center fielder. Jim Beatty flies out to the right fielder. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Yasuhiro Yamazaki grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Tiernan singles to right field. Rick Blanco reached on a fielding error by Bob Henke. Mo Mejia grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Tiernan advances to third on the play. Rick Blanco advances to second on the play. Sam Micheltorena strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Minshall singles to center field. Bob Minshall is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Brynan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Luke Sawatski. Denney Perdue strikes out. Harry Wendell singles to right field. Matt Cook singles to right field. Bob Brynan scores. Woody Kirby pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Seattle Takahiko Nagao pops out to the first baseman. Joe Cordero walks. Eduardo Tatis lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luke Sawatski walks. Yasuhiro Yamazaki walks. Dave Tiernan walks. Joe Cordero scores. Rick Blanco grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave Dexter flies out to the left fielder. Jim Beatty strikes out. Bob Henke hits a home run. Bob Minshall triples. Bob Brynan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Mo Mejia grounds out to the third baseman. Sam Micheltorena singles to left field. Sam Micheltorena steals second. Takahiko Nagao singles to left field. Sam Micheltorena scores. Joe Cordero grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Takahiko Nagao is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eduardo Tatis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Denney Perdue singles to center field. Harry Wendell lines out to the second baseman. Matt Cook walks. Woody Kirby strikes out. Dave Dexter singles to center field. Denney Perdue scores. Jim Beatty grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Dexter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Luke Sawatski hits a home run. Stew Just comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yasuhiro Yamazaki walks. Dave Tiernan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yasuhiro Yamazaki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Blanco pops out to the shortstop. Dave Tiernan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Henke strikes out. Bob Minshall grounds out to the shortstop. Stew Just grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Mo Mejia strikes out. Sam Micheltorena grounds out to the third baseman. Takahiko Nagao grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Denney Perdue grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Wendell flies out to the right fielder. Matt Cook singles past the second baseman. Ed Knapp 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. Matt Cook is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Joe Cordero strikes out. George Meloan is pinch hitting for Ed Knapp. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. George Meloan strikes out. Luke Sawatski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Chad Chase pitching. Woody Kirby strikes out. Dave Dexter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Beatty grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Yasuhiro Yamazaki pops out to the second baseman. Dave Tiernan flies out to the left fielder. Rick Blanco flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Felix Edmondson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Henke flies out to the left fielder. Bob Minshall grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Johnson is pinch hitting for Stew Just. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Chris Johnson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Seattle total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Dave Dexter is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Steve Cissell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Roche improves in arm Chuck Bressler did not respond to coaching in range Fritz Beck did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Cissell did not respond to coaching in arm Kevin Griner did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Brill did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Homer Ussat improves in range Roy Lerchen did not respond to coaching in control Joe Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Alex Alexander improves in power_vs_righty Manuel Rockenfield improves in speed Tommy Bowlin did not respond to coaching in velocity Trevor Harman did not respond to coaching in LF