Inning: 1 Oakland Mark Montalvo pitching. Bill Duff grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Armas singles to right field. Horace Jones doubles to left field. Tony Armas uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dan Bevan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Horace Jones advances to third on the play. Dave Triplett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Fred Bartholomew pitching. Earl Hatter pops out to the shortstop. George Morris doubles to left field. Charlie Hasenmayer grounds out to the shortstop. Trader Myers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bobby Puente strikes out. Ren Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Hayduke Yoder singles to center field. Fred Bartholomew grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hayduke Yoder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Leon Michaels grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Stearns strikes out. Hank Bitters flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Duff strikes out. Tony Armas flies out to the right fielder. Horace Jones lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Walter Andres grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Montalvo strikes out. Earl Hatter pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dan Bevan flies out to the left fielder. Dave Triplett lines out to the shortstop. Bobby Puente grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit George Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Hasenmayer grounds out to the shortstop. Trader Myers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ren Smith singles to left field. Hayduke Yoder strikes out. Fred Bartholomew lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Duff grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Leon Michaels pops out to the first baseman. Greg Stearns singles to center field. Hank Bitters strikes out. Walter Andres walks. Mark Montalvo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Tony Armas flies out to the center fielder. Horace Jones reached on a fielding error by Charlie Hasenmayer. Dan Bevan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Horace Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Triplett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Earl Hatter singles to center field. George Morris flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Hasenmayer strikes out. Earl Hatter steals second. Trader Myers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Puente grounds out to the shortstop. Ren Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hayduke Yoder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Leon Michaels grounds out to the second baseman. Greg Stearns strikes out. Hank Bitters grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Fred Bartholomew grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Duff grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Armas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Walter Andres flies out to the center fielder. Ben Sandlock is pinch hitting for Mark Montalvo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ben Sandlock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Hatter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Junior Garcia pitching. Horace Jones strikes out. Dan Bevan strikes out. Dave Triplett walks. Bobby Puente walks. Ren Smith walks. Hayduke Yoder strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Detroit Hank Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Morris pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Hasenmayer singles to left field. Trader Myers singles past the third baseman. Charlie Hasenmayer advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Leon Michaels singles to center field. Charlie Hasenmayer scores. George Whipple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Stearns singles to right field. Trader Myers scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Earl Hatter is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kenji Arime did not respond to coaching in endurance Pat Ewing did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Finigan improves in power_vs_lefty Kenji Arime improves in control
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pedro Fingers did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Braxton did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlos Braxton did not respond to coaching in control Jim Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity