Win: Moose Kernek (4-3) Loss: Eddie Mientkiewicz (2-3)
Save: Pat Keefe (10)
Inning: 1 Detroit Eddie Mientkiewicz pitching. Rusty Nieman flies out to the center fielder. Fergie Conatser grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Odom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Moose Kernek pitching. Luis Cey pops out to the second baseman. Mel Rafter bunts for a base hit. Jose Canseco Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Al McEnaney flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Bud Tavarez grounds out to the shortstop. John Morrison walks. Hector Eenhoorn grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Sam McKnight grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dale Phelps flies out to the center fielder. Joe Walker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Harry Hamm flies out to the left fielder. Otis Hawes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moose Kernek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland March Barrett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Mientkiewicz singles to left field. Luis Cey strikes out. Mel Rafter walks. Jose Canseco Jr. grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mel Rafter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Rusty Nieman singles past the shortstop. Fergie Conatser grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Rusty Nieman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Odom flies out to the right fielder. Bud Tavarez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fergie Conatser is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Al McEnaney flies out to the left fielder. Sam McKnight grounds out to the third baseman. Dale Phelps pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit John Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Eenhoorn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Harry Hamm strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Walker walks. March Barrett walks. Eddie Mientkiewicz lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luis Cey strikes out. Mel Rafter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Otis Hawes singles to center field. Moose Kernek fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Moose Kernek strikes out. Rusty Nieman singles to left field. Otis Hawes advances to third on the hit. Fergie Conatser hits a home run. Otis Hawes scores. Rusty Nieman scores. Tom Odom grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bud Tavarez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jose Canseco Jr. walks. Al McEnaney grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jose Canseco Jr. is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sam McKnight flies out to the left fielder. Dale Phelps flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Dan Dipoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Eenhoorn is hit by a pitch. Harry Hamm singles to left field. Hector Eenhoorn advances to third on the hit. Otis Hawes strikes out. Moose Kernek singles to left field. Hector Eenhoorn scores. Harry Hamm advances to third on the hit. Rusty Nieman singles to center field. Harry Hamm scores. Moose Kernek is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Walker walks. March Barrett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Walker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie Fisher is pinch hitting for Dan Dipoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Willie Fisher strikes out. Luis Cey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Paul Putman pitching. Fergie Conatser grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Fisher is pinch hitting for Tom Odom. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Fisher strikes out. Bud Tavarez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ron Lush is pinch hitting for Mel Rafter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Lush strikes out. Jose Canseco Jr. strikes out. Bob Palmisano is pinch hitting for Al McEnaney. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Palmisano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit John Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Zamora is pinch hitting for Hector Eenhoorn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Zamora strikes out. Harry Hamm grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Sam McKnight triples. Dale Phelps walks. Joe Walker singles to right field. Sam McKnight scores. Pat Keefe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. March Barrett walks. Ben Zapustas is pinch hitting for Paul Putman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ben Zapustas flies out to the right fielder. Luis Cey walks. Dale Phelps scores. Ron Lush strikes out. Jose Canseco Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Meier did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gil Hemus improves in speed Gene Bartee did not respond to coaching in control Gene Bartee did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Northen did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. John Kalfass did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Wiley Hinrichs did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bob Jones did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Jones improves in power_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Beauty Vaughn did not respond to coaching in 2B