Win: Trevor Castillo (1-0) Loss: Dwight Digby (0-1)
Save: Bo Taylor (1)
Inning: 1 Detroit Dwight Digby pitching. Tommie Converse grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Pladson singles past the shortstop. Max Jackson singles to right field. Pat Pladson advances to third on the hit. Art Jakucki walks. Alex Locklear singles to center field. Pat Pladson scores. Max Jackson scores. Sol Spongberg grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Alex Locklear is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Pfund grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Trevor Castillo pitching. Joe Hoffman flies out to the right fielder. Bob Hinton strikes out. Magglio Kida pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Clarence Singleton flies out to the left fielder. Trevor Castillo strikes out. Tommie Converse grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Terry Johnson strikes out. Yoshio Yanagida grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Cunningham singles to right field. Hal Plank grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dan Cunningham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Pat Pladson hits a home run. Max Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Art Jakucki grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Locklear pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Dwight Digby flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Bob Hinton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Sol Spongberg strikes out. Jose Pfund walks. Clarence Singleton singles to center field. Trevor Castillo lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Magglio Kida grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Johnson strikes out. Yoshio Yanagida strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tommie Converse grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Pladson grounds out to the pitcher. Max Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Cunningham strikes out. Hal Plank flies out to the center fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Dwight Digby singles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to third on the hit. Joe Hoffman reached on a fielding error by Jose Pfund. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Bob Hinton singles to center field. Dwight Digby scores. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the hit. Magglio Kida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Art Jakucki singles to left field. Alex Locklear singles to left field. Art Jakucki advances to third on the hit. Sol Spongberg strikes out. Jose Pfund pops out to the second baseman. Clarence Singleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Terry Johnson strikes out. Yoshio Yanagida grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Trevor Castillo grounds out to the shortstop. Tommie Converse grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Pladson walks. Pat Pladson steals second. Max Jackson hits a home run. Pat Pladson scores. Harry Bold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Jakucki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Hal Plank strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the first baseman. Bob Stein is pinch hitting for Harry Bold. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Stein hits a home run. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bill Hutchinson pitching. Alex Locklear flies out to the center fielder. Sol Spongberg flies out to the left fielder. Jose Pfund flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Hinton walks. Magglio Kida grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Terry Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Clarence Singleton grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Milton McGinn is pinch hitting for Trevor Castillo. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Milton McGinn grounds out to the shortstop. Tommie Converse walks. Tommie Converse is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bo Taylor pitching. Yoshio Yanagida strikes out. Dan Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Hal Plank hits a home run. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to right field. Rocky Jonnard is pinch hitting for Bill Hutchinson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rocky Jonnard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:HR - Pat Pladson (2), Max Jackson (1).GIDP - Trevor Castillo. Baserunning: SB - Pat Pladson (1).CS - Tommie Converse (1). Fielding: E - Jose Pfund.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: David Gordon improves in power_vs_lefty Jose Campbell did not respond to coaching in control Preston Hosley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gil Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control Ducky Wagner improves in contact_vs_lefty Kurt Zerbe did not respond to coaching in velocity Garey Sorensen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doc Pinkney did not respond to coaching in 2B