Win: Dave Zipfel (4-1) Loss: Shigenobu Osumi (0-8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Shane Bittle pitching. Murphy Strange hits an infield single to the pitcher. Norihiro Egawa strikes out. Bill Torres doubles past the first baseman. Murphy Strange is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Harry Alcantara walks. Sumner Jeltz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Andre Dollar pitching. Sumpter Mesa flies out to the right fielder. Dewey Sizzle flies out to the center fielder. Chester Jessup grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Beiker Reimer grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Groskloss strikes out. John Geronimo singles to center field. Andre Dollar pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Yasunaga Kasuga flies out to the left fielder. Bob Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cal Longmire walks. Dave Heathcote triples. Cal Longmire scores. Peyton Outlaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Murphy Strange strikes out. Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Torres hits a home run. Harry Alcantara singles to right field. Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Shane Bittle flies out to the center fielder. Sumpter Mesa grounds out to the second baseman. Dewey Sizzle walks. Chester Jessup strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Beiker Reimer flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Groskloss singles to right field. John Geronimo strikes out. Andre Dollar grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Groskloss is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Yasunaga Kasuga singles to center field. Bob Collins strikes out. Cal Longmire singles to center field. Yasunaga Kasuga advances to third on the hit. Dave Heathcote strikes out. Peyton Outlaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Murphy Strange singles to center field. Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the pitcher. Murphy Strange advances to second on the play. Bill Torres strikes out. Harry Alcantara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Shane Bittle walks. Sumpter Mesa reached on a fielding error by John Geronimo. Dewey Sizzle strikes out. Chester Jessup grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sumpter Mesa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yasunaga Kasuga pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Sumner Jeltz pops out to the shortstop. Beiker Reimer grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Groskloss singles to left field. Johnny Groskloss steals second. John Geronimo singles past the first baseman. Johnny Groskloss scores. Andre Dollar lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Bob Collins lines out to the first baseman. Cal Longmire singles to left field. Dave Heathcote flies out to the left fielder. Peyton Outlaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Murphy Strange strikes out. Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Torres flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Reggie Rubber is pinch hitting for Shane Bittle. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Reggie Rubber singles to center field. Sumpter Mesa singles to right field. Reggie Rubber advances to third on the hit. Ken Coquillette 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. Dewey Sizzle strikes out. Chester Jessup flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Reggie Rubber scores. Yasunaga Kasuga grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Kiko Horstmann pitching. Harry Alcantara hits a home run. Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Beiker Reimer flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Groskloss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bob Collins strikes out. Cal Longmire flies out to the right fielder. Dave Heathcote strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jasper DuPont comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Geronimo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Elliott is pinch hitting for Ken Coquillette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Murphy Strange strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Tommy Kutyna pitching. Peyton Outlaw lines out to the first baseman. Denny Freeman is pinch hitting for Jasper DuPont. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denny Freeman grounds out to the pitcher. Sumpter Mesa walks. Dewey Sizzle doubles to right field. Sumpter Mesa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chester Jessup walks. Yasunaga Kasuga flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Shigenobu Osumi pitching. Norihiro Egawa reached on a fielding error by Dewey Sizzle. Bill Torres strikes out. Harry Alcantara strikes out. Sumner Jeltz singles to center field. Norihiro Egawa advances to third on the hit. Beiker Reimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Detroit Mudcat Greene comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Collins walks. Cal Longmire grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dave Heathcote grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Johnny Groskloss strikes out. John Geronimo strikes out. Irv Brittin is pinch hitting for Mudcat Greene. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Irv Brittin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Dave Zipfel pitching. Peyton Outlaw lines out to the first baseman. Shigenobu Osumi walks. Sumpter Mesa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland Murphy Strange singles to right field. Norihiro Egawa grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Bill Torres strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Detroit Dewey Sizzle strikes out. Chester Jessup grounds out to the shortstop. Yasunaga Kasuga grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Oakland Harry Alcantara grounds out to the third baseman. Sumner Jeltz doubles to left field. Beiker Reimer doubles to left field. Sumner Jeltz scores. Josh Tidwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Groskloss lines out to the shortstop. John Geronimo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Detroit Bob Collins grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Longmire flies out to the center fielder. Dave Heathcote walks. Peyton Outlaw grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Heathcote is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 11
Game Notes Shigenobu Osumi is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Robson did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy McNamara improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Robson did not respond to coaching in control Garvin Small improves in arm Dick Robson did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Wilson improves in contact_vs_lefty Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Holiday Rhodes improves in control Frankie Stein did not respond to coaching in control P.K. Lischenko did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Mercedes improves in speed Rick Topper did not respond to coaching in velocity Ruben Judge did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Mercedes did not respond to coaching in 2B