Win: Bill Maltzberger (1-0) Loss: Harry Gonder (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Maltzberger pitching. Victor Martinez flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Matt Holliday strikes out. Steve Christmas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Harry Gonder pitching. Roger Stillwell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Reynolds walks. Ron Cathey walks. Daniel Drake strikes out. Al Smyres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Sebastian Compton singles to left field. Sebastian Compton steals second. Jimmie Foxx flies out to the center fielder. Brian Asselstine strikes out. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Kosei Kakuzen flies out to the right fielder. Sam Militello singles to center field. Ike Brady grounds out to the pitcher. Sam Militello advances to second on the play. Bill Maltzberger singles to center field. Sam Militello scores. Armando Linebrink comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roger Stillwell grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Maltzberger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Hubie Abrams flies out to the left fielder. Armando Linebrink strikes out. Victor Martinez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Bob Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Ron Cathey flies out to the center fielder. Daniel Drake singles to left field. Al Smyres doubles to left field. Daniel Drake uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kosei Kakuzen doubles to left field. Al Smyres scores. Sam Militello doubles to right field. Kosei Kakuzen scores. Ike Brady singles to right field. Sam Militello is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Matt Holliday grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Christmas strikes out. Sebastian Compton singles to left field. Jimmie Foxx singles to center field. Sebastian Compton advances to third on the hit. Brian Asselstine hits an infield single to the pitcher. Sebastian Compton scores. Ronald Acuna Jr. walks. Hubie Abrams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Chicago Bill Maltzberger strikes out. Roger Stillwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Armando Linebrink singles to center field. Victor Martinez walks. Matt Holliday strikes out. Steve Christmas singles to right field. Sebastian Compton grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Armando Linebrink is out at home. Jimmie Foxx grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Victor Martinez is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Chicago Ron Cathey bunts for a base hit. Daniel Drake walks. Al Smyres singles to left field. Ron Cathey scores. Daniel Drake advances to third on the hit. Kosei Kakuzen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Daniel Drake scores. Sam Militello flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Brian Asselstine strikes out. Ronald Acuna Jr. walks. Hubie Abrams singles to left field. Ronald Acuna Jr. advances to third on the hit. Armando Linebrink flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Victor Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Ike Brady lines out to the shortstop. Bill Maltzberger singles to center field. Roger Stillwell grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Matt Holliday grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Christmas singles to left field. Hiromi Kawabata comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Sebastian Compton grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Christmas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jimmie Foxx flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Bob Reynolds walks. Ron Cathey hits a home run. Bob Reynolds scores. Jim Trouppe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Daniel Drake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Smyres walks. Kosei Kakuzen strikes out. Sam Militello flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Brian Asselstine lines out to the first baseman. Klondike Douglass is pinch hitting for Ronald Acuna Jr.. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the third baseman. Hubie Abrams grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Ike Brady lines out to the second baseman. John Romano is pinch hitting for Hiromi Kawabata. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Romano strikes out. Roger Stillwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Pennington pitching. Al Face is pinch hitting for Jim Trouppe. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Al Face walks. Al Face is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Victor Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Ripper Collins is pinch hitting for Matt Holliday. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ripper Collins singles to left field. Steve Christmas flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Chicago total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron Guidry did not respond to coaching in control Gary Ignasiak did not respond to coaching in control Doug Ault improves in power_vs_righty Lew Pichardo did not respond to coaching in control
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Nixon did not respond to coaching in control Gary Eisenhart improves in arm Rafael Sauer improves in range Jim Adkins improves in speed