Win: Fred Myers (5-3) Loss: Bob Cisar (0-5)
Save: Carlos Bruce (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Joe Rommel pitching. Harold Phillips singles to left field. Patsy Gick grounds out to the third baseman. Harold Phillips advances to second on the play. Jeff Charton strikes out. John Heiserman doubles to center field. Harold Phillips scores. Paul Ray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Willie Sutton pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma walks. Teruhiko Akimoto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ted Lugo. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Teruhiko Akimoto advances to third on the play. Doc Reimer flies out to the right fielder. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Ted Lugo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Magrini grounds out to the second baseman. Suds Sperring flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara walks. So Yamashita singles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to third on the hit. Bruce Cotter strikes out. So Yamashita steals second. Joe Rommel grounds out to the shortstop. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. So Yamashita advances to third on the play. Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to left field. So Yamashita scores. Mitsuo Yaginuma steals second. Teruhiko Akimoto singles to left field. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Doc Reimer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Willie Sutton lines out to the shortstop. Harold Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Patsy Gick walks. Patsy Gick is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the right fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). So Yamashita lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Jeff Charton flies out to the right fielder. John Heiserman singles to center field. Paul Ray walks. Ted Lugo doubles to center field. John Heiserman scores. John Magrini singles to center field. Paul Ray scores. John Magrini steals second. Suds Sperring walks. Willie Sutton grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Lugo scores. John Magrini advances to third on the play. Suds Sperring advances to second on the play. Harold Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Bruce Cotter grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Rommel reached on a 2-base throwing error by Willie Sutton. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the shortstop. Teruhiko Akimoto singles past the third baseman. Hirokazu Kawa triples. Joe Rommel scores. Teruhiko Akimoto scores. Doc Reimer singles to left field. Hirokazu Kawa scores. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Patsy Gick strikes out. Jeff Charton grounds out to the second baseman. John Heiserman hits a home run. Ron Houser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Ray flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Al Lindsey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. So Yamashita grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Cotter singles to right field. Ron Houser doubles to right field. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Ted Lugo strikes out. John Magrini strikes out. Suds Sperring strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Teruhiko Akimoto strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Doc Reimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Walter Tiegen is pinch hitting for Al Lindsey. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walter Tiegen lines out to the shortstop. Harold Phillips strikes out. Patsy Gick hits a home run. Akira Matsumoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Charton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Myers pitching. Kunihisa Shibata pops out to the catcher. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. So Yamashita singles to right field. So Yamashita steals second. Bruce Cotter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit John Heiserman hits a home run. Paul Ray flies out to the center fielder. Ted Lugo flies out to the center fielder. Howard Yaryan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Magrini triples. Suds Sperring grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Nobuo Kawazoe is pinch hitting for Howard Yaryan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the second baseman. Teruhiko Akimoto lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bob Cisar pitching. Roy Wyse is pinch hitting for Fred Myers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roy Wyse singles past the shortstop. Harold Phillips doubles to center field. Patsy Gick singles to center field. Roy Wyse scores. Harold Phillips scores. Ryozo Wako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Charton grounds out to the shortstop. Patsy Gick advances to second on the play. John Heiserman grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Ray singles to left field. Patsy Gick scores. Ted Lugo grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Paul Ray is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Carlos Bruce pitching. Hirokazu Kawa doubles to right field. Doc Reimer walks. Kunihisa Shibata pops out to the third baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. So Yamashita hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bruce Cotter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Detroit total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Harold Phillips (22), John Heiserman (15), Ted Lugo (1).3B - John Magrini (1).HR - Patsy Gick (23), John Heiserman 2 (21). Baserunning: SB - John Magrini (7).CS - Patsy Gick (5). Fielding: E - Ted Lugo, Willie Sutton.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Weimer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eikichi Maeda did not respond to coaching in arm John Hostetler did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jazz Bilzen improves in contact_vs_righty Gil Bohne improves in power_vs_righty Art Saverine did not respond to coaching in control