Win: Eddie Poffenberger (5-0) Loss: Ramon Winston (1-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Eddie Poffenberger pitching. Tom Woodling singles to right field. Frank Grubb singles to center field. Joe Hasson singles to center field. Tom Woodling scores. Eli Ferguson grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Grubb advances to third on the play. Joe Hasson advances to second on the play. Lennie Coble flies out to the center fielder. Mike Dessau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Ramon Winston pitching. Swede Bivin grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Babb walks. Frank Babb steals second. Tommy McCarthy grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Abadie triples. Frank Babb scores. Mike Geronimo hits a home run. Terry Abadie scores. Jim Stephenson hits a home run. Ryan Frobel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Howley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dario Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Woodson strikes out. Ryan Frobel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Johnny Smith doubles to center field. Eddie Poffenberger pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Swede Bivin reached on a 2-base fielding error by Lennie Coble. Johnny Smith scores. Frank Babb grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy McCarthy hits a home run. Swede Bivin scores. Terry Abadie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Woodling singles to center field. Frank Grubb grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Joe Hasson doubles to center field. Eli Ferguson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Mike Geronimo flies out to the left fielder. Jim Stephenson walks. John Howley singles to center field. Jim Stephenson advances to third on the hit. John Howley steals second. Johnny Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Stephenson is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Lennie Coble strikes out. Mike Dessau walks. Mike Dessau steals second. Dario Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Jim Woodson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Eddie Poffenberger strikes out. Swede Bivin flies out to the right fielder. Frank Babb singles to left field. Frank Babb is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ryan Frobel grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Woodling grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Grubb grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Tommy McCarthy doubles past the center fielder. Terry Abadie strikes out. Mike Geronimo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tommy McCarthy advances to third on the play. Lerrin Hansell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 3rd. Jim Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Hasson walks. Eli Ferguson walks. Lennie Coble strikes out. Mike Dessau grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Eli Ferguson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dario Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay John Howley strikes out. Johnny Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Poffenberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Woodson flies out to the center fielder. Gerry Foytack is pinch hitting for Lerrin Hansell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gerry Foytack strikes out. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Tom Woodling. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Sal Echevarria pitching. Swede Bivin flies out to the right fielder. Frank Babb singles to right field. Tommy McCarthy walks. Terry Abadie singles to right field. Frank Babb scores. Tommy McCarthy advances to third on the hit. Mike Geronimo strikes out. Jim Stephenson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Frank Grubb grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hasson grounds out to the second baseman. Eli Ferguson singles to left field. Eli Ferguson steals second. Lennie Coble strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay John Howley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Smith doubles to right field. Eddie Poffenberger flies out to the left fielder. Swede Bivin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Dessau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dario Weaver strikes out. Jim Woodson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Tommy McCarthy (2), Johnny Smith 2 (6).3B - Terry Abadie (2).HR - Tommy McCarthy (5), Mike Geronimo (6), Jim Stephenson (8). Baserunning: SB - Frank Babb (4), John Howley (4).CS - Frank Babb (1).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Admiral Hinton improves in contact_vs_righty Donell Aguirre did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lou Rossy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lou Rossy improves in range Lou Rossy did not respond to coaching in LF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Roy Smith improves in control Bill Bramhall improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Bramhall improves in range Roy Smith did not respond to coaching in control