Win: Kazuhiri Ishii (2-0) Loss: Jose Aberson (1-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Kazuhiri Ishii pitching. Joe Hoffman doubles to right field. Bob Hinton walks. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Terry Johnson singles to left field. Joe Hoffman scores. Bob Hinton advances to third on the hit. John Souza strikes out. Dan Cunningham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Jose Aberson pitching. Erv Bichette singles to center field. Joe Selph walks. Al Morris strikes out. Cod Yadilloh grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Hal Plank flies out to the center fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Aberson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Tom Shearer grounds out to the second baseman. Wiz Offerman grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Yount lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Hinton strikes out. Boom Boom Washington singles to center field. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jose Billings triples. Kazuhiri Ishii grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Billings scores. Erv Bichette flies out to the center fielder. Joe Selph grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland John Souza strikes out. Dan Cunningham lines out to the shortstop. Hal Plank grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Al Morris walks. Cod Yadilloh walks. Tom Shearer grounds out to the third baseman. Al Morris advances to third on the play. Cod Yadilloh advances to second on the play. Wiz Offerman flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Morris scores. Andy Yount singles to left field. Cod Yadilloh scores. Jose Billings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Jose Aberson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Kazuhiri Ishii strikes out. Erv Bichette walks. Erv Bichette steals second. Joe Selph singles to center field. Erv Bichette scores. Al Morris walks. Ed Estalella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cod Yadilloh hits a home run. Joe Selph scores. Al Morris scores. Tom Shearer strikes out. Wiz Offerman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Hinton singles to center field. Boom Boom Washington singles to left field. Bob Hinton advances to third on the hit. Terry Johnson flies out to the right fielder. John Souza grounds out to the pitcher. Boom Boom Washington advances to second on the play. Dan Cunningham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Andy Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Billings singles past the second baseman. Jose Billings steals second. Kazuhiri Ishii lines out to the shortstop. Erv Bichette singles to center field. Jose Billings scores. Harry Bold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Erv Bichette steals second. Joe Selph singles to center field. Erv Bichette scores. Al Morris walks. Cod Yadilloh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Stein is pinch hitting for Hal Plank. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman. Rocky Jonnard is pinch hitting for Harry Bold. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rocky Jonnard walks. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay John Young pitching. Tom Shearer grounds out to the shortstop. Wiz Offerman singles past the shortstop. Andy Yount singles to center field. Jose Billings singles to center field. Wiz Offerman scores. Kazuhiri Ishii lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Erv Bichette flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Hinton singles past the second baseman. Boom Boom Washington grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Magglio Kida is pinch hitting for Terry Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Magglio Kida grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Selph grounds out to the shortstop. Al Morris grounds out to the third baseman. Cod Yadilloh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland John Souza walks. Frank Viola comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Cunningham flies out to the right fielder. Bob Stein flies out to the left fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Happy Riggs did not respond to coaching in control Happy Riggs improves in velocity Ducky Wagner did not respond to coaching in speed Garey Sorensen improves in contact_vs_lefty Ducky Wagner did not respond to coaching in CF
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Con Fontenot did not respond to coaching in range Leo Dougherty did not respond to coaching in endurance Buddy Covington improves in power_vs_righty Cap Craig did not respond to coaching in velocity Con Fontenot did not respond to coaching in C