Win: Akihito Tsuru (2-2) Loss: Bill Banister (1-3)
Save: Red Logan (4)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Akihito Tsuru pitching. Bill Draper strikes out. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Joe Inks walks. Joe Inks is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Banister pitching. Dave Beecher singles to right field. Kevin Faeth doubles past the third baseman. Dave Beecher is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Ed Knepper grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Faeth advances to third on the play. Ed Bellarino grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rusty Christopher strikes out. Rudy Rondon grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Naoyuki Takatsuki pops out to the first baseman. Ellis Barry strikes out. Steven St. John walks. Garland Clay singles to right field. Akihito Tsuru flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jose Sarcona singles to right field. Dan Bass singles to left field. Jose Sarcona advances to third on the hit. Bill Banister lines out to the third baseman. Bill Draper lines out to the third baseman. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Dave Beecher reached on a fielding error by Joe Inks. Kevin Faeth flies out to the right fielder. Ed Knepper hits an infield single to the shortstop. Dave Beecher steals third. Ed Bellarino singles to center field. Dave Beecher scores. Ed Knepper advances to third on the hit. Naoyuki Takatsuki strikes out. Ellis Barry singles past the second baseman. Ed Knepper scores. Ed Bellarino advances to third on the hit. Steven St. John strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Joe Inks flies out to the left fielder. Rusty Christopher doubles to center field. Rudy Rondon flies out to the right fielder. Milt Zauchin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Garland Clay grounds out to the pitcher. Akihito Tsuru pops out to the first baseman. Dave Beecher doubles to center field. Kevin Faeth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Jose Sarcona grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Bass singles to left field. Bill Banister lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Draper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Knepper strikes out. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Naoyuki Takatsuki triples. Ellis Barry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Inks walks. Rusty Christopher grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Inks is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rusty Christopher steals second. Rudy Rondon doubles past the first baseman. Rusty Christopher scores. Milt Zauchin doubles to center field. Rudy Rondon scores. Jose Sarcona walks. Dan Bass strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Steven St. John grounds out to the third baseman. Garland Clay singles in front of the center fielder. Akihito Tsuru lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Beecher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Bill Banister flies out to the right fielder. Bill Draper flies out to the right fielder. Shigeo Ube strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kevin Faeth strikes out. Ed Knepper singles to center field. Ed Bellarino reached on a fielding error by Joe Inks. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Knepper advances to third on the play. Ed Bellarino advances to second on the play. Larry Spriggs 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. Ellis Barry reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jose Sarcona. Ed Knepper scores. Ed Bellarino scores. Steven St. John flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Joe Inks flies out to the center fielder. Rusty Christopher flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Rondon walks. Milt Zauchin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Garland Clay flies out to the right fielder. Harry Ramirez is pinch hitting for Akihito Tsuru. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Ramirez lines out to the pitcher. Dave Beecher pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Red Logan pitching. Jose Sarcona grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Bass strikes out. Allen Johnson is pinch hitting for Larry Spriggs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Allen Johnson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Rusty Christopher (4), Rudy Rondon (1), Milt Zauchin (2). Baserunning: SB - Rusty Christopher (2).CS - Joe Inks (1). Fielding: E - Joe Inks 2, Jose Sarcona.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Red Fabregas did not respond to coaching in control Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Elmer Little did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tim Sherrill did not respond to coaching in velocity Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Allan Youngblood improves in power_vs_righty Allan Youngblood improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Taylor improves in contact_vs_lefty Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C