Win: Jocko Rhoads (8-6) Loss: Jerry Pless (9-6)
Save: Lucious Smith (8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jocko Rhoads pitching. Pat Saucier strikes out. Tom Shelley strikes out. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Jerry Pless pitching. Ben Anderson flies out to the right fielder. George Sweeney strikes out. Andy Shanner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Stew LaManna singles to center field. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Matt Whiteside strikes out. Edgar Probe singles to center field. Stew LaManna advances to third on the hit. Ernie Pick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Derrick Tate singles to right field. Ryan Thomas pops out to the third baseman. Jesse Crosby singles to center field. Chuck Stock singles to left field. Derrick Tate scores. Jesse Crosby advances to third on the hit. John Smith pops out to the shortstop. Jocko Rhoads flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Jerry Pless strikes out. Pat Saucier strikes out. Tom Shelley walks. Tom Shelley steals second. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Ben Anderson walks. George Sweeney doubles to center field. Andy Shanner grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Anderson scores. George Sweeney advances to third on the play. Derrick Tate strikes out. Ryan Thomas singles to center field. George Sweeney scores. Jesse Crosby walks. Chuck Stock singles to left field. Ryan Thomas scores. Jacke Vergez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Stew LaManna walks. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stew LaManna is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt Whiteside grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Jocko Rhoads singles to left field. Ben Anderson singles to left field. George Sweeney grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Jocko Rhoads advances to third on the play. Andy Shanner pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Edgar Probe walks. Ernie Pick grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Jacke Vergez singles to center field. Pat Saucier pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Derrick Tate singles to left field. Ryan Thomas grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jesse Crosby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Shelley strikes out. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Stew LaManna singles to right field. Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Matt Whiteside singles to center field. Stew LaManna scores. Woodie Steinfeldt advances to third on the hit. Matt Whiteside is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Chuck Stock grounds out to the third baseman. John Smith walks. Jocko Rhoads lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Ben Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Edgar Probe grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Pick doubles to center field. Jacke Vergez flies out to the left fielder. Pat Saucier walks. Tom Shelley grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 New York George Sweeney grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Shanner strikes out. Derrick Tate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the third baseman. Stew LaManna singles to center field. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Matt Whiteside singles past the second baseman. Stew LaManna advances to third on the hit. Lucious Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edgar Probe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Ryan Thomas grounds out to the third baseman. Jesse Crosby grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Stock pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jeff Bullock enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ryan Thomas at CF. Ernie Pick lines out to the shortstop. Reggie Buckley is pinch hitting for Jacke Vergez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Reggie Buckley doubles to center field. Pat Saucier walks. Tom Shelley walks. Takeo Hayashi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 11 New York total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Basgall improves in arm Earle Madden did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Keenan improves in contact_vs_righty Jose Piet did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Mitchell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Lucadello did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Sothoron improves in power_vs_righty Bob Main did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jeff Jacobus did not respond to coaching in SS