Win: Bill McDonald (1-1) Loss: Eddie Mientkiewicz (0-1)
Save: Neil Moser (1)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Eddie Mientkiewicz pitching. Sadie Weilman walks. Ray Curtis singles to left field. Sadie Weilman advances to third on the hit. Jim Barthold walks. Ryan Hanley singles to left field. Sadie Weilman scores. Ray Curtis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Barthold aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jock Toole lines out to the second baseman. Ryan Hanley steals second. Ernie DeMerit strikes out. Clayton Gornicki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill McDonald pitching. Luis Cey pops out to the second baseman. Bill Donovan flies out to the right fielder. Al McEnaney reached on a fielding error by Jim Gallego. Rocky Berryhill pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Jim Gallego grounds out to the second baseman. Bill McDonald strikes out. Sadie Weilman walks. Sadie Weilman steals second. Ray Curtis walks. Jim Barthold flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Sam McKnight flies out to the center fielder. Bob Palmisano strikes out. Willie Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Ryan Hanley strikes out. Jock Toole strikes out. Ernie DeMerit singles to right field. Ernie DeMerit is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ron Lush flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Mientkiewicz flies out to the right fielder. Luis Cey triples. Bill Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Clayton Gornicki grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Gallego grounds out to the third baseman. Bill McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Al McEnaney doubles past the left fielder. Rocky Berryhill walks. Sam McKnight flies out to the center fielder. Bob Palmisano grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Sadie Weilman pops out to the second baseman. Ray Curtis doubles to center field. Jim Barthold doubles to left field. Ray Curtis scores. Ryan Hanley singles past the shortstop. Jim Barthold scores. Jock Toole walks. Ernie DeMerit grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Willie Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Ron Lush walks. Eddie Mientkiewicz pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Luis Cey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Clayton Gornicki grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Gallego grounds out to the second baseman. Bill McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Donovan hits a home run. Al McEnaney walks. Al McEnaney steals second. Rocky Berryhill strikes out. Sam McKnight flies out to the left fielder. Bob Palmisano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Baltimore Fred Gilbert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sadie Weilman strikes out. Ray Curtis singles to right field. Jim Barthold singles to center field. Ray Curtis advances to third on the hit. Ryan Hanley walks. Jock Toole grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Karl Jenson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ray Curtis at LF. Willie Fisher walks. Willie Fisher steals second. Ron Lush grounds out to the third baseman. March Barrett is pinch hitting for Fred Gilbert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. March Barrett walks. Luis Cey flies out to the center fielder. Bill Donovan singles to right field. Willie Fisher scores. March Barrett advances to third on the hit. Dave Malis 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. Bill Donovan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Tanyon Petagine pitching. Ernie DeMerit strikes out. Clayton Gornicki singles to left field. Jim Gallego grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Clayton Gornicki is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Al Wright is pinch hitting for Dave Malis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ernie Walker pitching. Al McEnaney strikes out. Rocky Berryhill flies out to the left fielder. Sam McKnight strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Sadie Weilman singles to left field. Karl Jenson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sadie Weilman advances to second on the play. Jim Barthold flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Hanley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Neil Moser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Palmisano walks. Willie Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Palmisano advances to second on the play. Ron Lush grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Palmisano advances to third on the play. Ben Zapustas is pinch hitting for Tanyon Petagine. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ben Zapustas walks. Luis Cey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Baltimore total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Al McEnaney (2).3B - Luis Cey (1).HR - Bill Donovan (2).GIDP - Bob Palmisano. Baserunning: SB - Al McEnaney (1), Willie Fisher (1).CS - Bill Donovan (1).
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Claud Lutz improves in power_vs_lefty Trey Boyd did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Whitey Buechele improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Bernhardt improves in arm Johnny Coletta improves in range Craig Lankston improves in contact_vs_lefty Trey Boyd improves in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ed Root did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Schwenck improves in power_vs_righty