Win: Ivy Green (1-0) Loss: Cory Sheely (0-2)
Save: Joe Nathan (2)
Inning: 1 Seattle Cory Sheely pitching. Roy Smith flies out to the right fielder. Stu Metzig singles to right field. Mickey Weir grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stu Metzig advances to second on the play. Rowland Office flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland John Perkins pitching. Jonah Shinault grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Causey pops out to the catcher. Mike Sheridan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Al Graves doubles to center field. Dick Boyd strikes out. Gene Pack pops out to the second baseman. Ben Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Dixon hits a home run. Bobby Helton walks. Phil Swander singles to left field. Bobby Helton advances to third on the hit. Spike Malone strikes out. Cory Sheely strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Seattle John Perkins grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Smith pops out to the pitcher. Stu Metzig lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jonah Shinault singles to left field. Jim Causey strikes out. Mike Sheridan walks. Scott Fitzgerald grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Mickey Weir walks. Rowland Office pops out to the second baseman. Al Graves singles past the second baseman. Mickey Weir advances to third on the hit. Al Graves steals second. Dick Boyd flies out to the center fielder. Gene Pack strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Lefty Dixon flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Helton pops out to the pitcher. Phil Swander doubles to left field. Spike Malone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Seattle Ben Miller singles to center field. John Perkins lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Miller advances to third on the play. Stu Metzig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Cory Sheely singles to left field. Jonah Shinault walks. Jim Causey strikes out. Mike Sheridan grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jonah Shinault is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Scott Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Seattle Mickey Weir grounds out to the shortstop. Rowland Office singles to right field. Al Graves pops out to the shortstop. Dick Boyd singles to left field. Gene Pack flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Lefty Dixon doubles to center field. Bobby Helton flies out to the center fielder. Phil Swander strikes out. Spike Malone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Seattle Ben Miller strikes out. Mark Dexter is pinch hitting for John Perkins. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mark Dexter grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Smith reached on a fielding error by Jonah Shinault. Stu Metzig walks. Mickey Weir pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ivy Green pitching. Cory Sheely strikes out. Jonah Shinault strikes out. Jim Causey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Rowland Office flies out to the left fielder. Al Graves grounds out to the second baseman. Pat E Cake is pinch hitting for Dick Boyd. Pat E Cake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Henry Fetzer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat E Cake at 3B. Mike Sheridan flies out to the left fielder. Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Seattle Darrell Thomas is pinch hitting for Gene Pack. Darrell Thomas singles to center field. Ben Miller doubles to center field. The defense is playing the corners in. John Ricci 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. Turkey Dreesen is pinch hitting for Ivy Green. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Turkey Dreesen flies out to the left fielder. The defense is playing the corners in. Roy Smith singles past the second baseman. Darrell Thomas scores. Ben Miller scores. Stu Metzig grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Nathan pitching. Bobby Helton walks. Phil Swander strikes out. Spike Malone strikes out. Daisuke Yamanaka is pinch hitting for John Ricci. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Daisuke Yamanaka grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bobby Helton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Seattle total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Game Notes Gene Pack is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D- Improvements: Joe May did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Tate did not respond to coaching in arm Buddy Guy improves in speed Bryan Bullinger did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Kreutzer did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Platte improves in speed Andy Malone did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Sutter did not respond to coaching in control Tom Clutterbuck did not respond to coaching in velocity