Win: Bob Brynan (5-16) Loss: Hachiro Yonemura (14-4)
Save: Scott Nichols (9)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Bob Brynan pitching. Joe Clancy pops out to the shortstop. Joel Briley grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Masters flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Hachiro Yonemura pitching. Denney Perdue pops out to the second baseman. Chris Johnson doubles to center field. Chris Johnson is out trying to steal third. Harry Wendell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Junior Estes pops out to the second baseman. Jeff Schall reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jim Beatty. Keefe Wise singles to center field. Jeff Schall scores. Don Flowers strikes out. Sal Rabinowitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Dexter flies out to the left fielder. Franklin Redmon flies out to the right fielder. Jim Beatty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Hachiro Yonemura strikes out. Joe Clancy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joel Briley singles to right field. Ed Masters strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Henke singles to left field. Dave Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Brynan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Denney Perdue grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Junior Estes strikes out. Jeff Schall flies out to the left fielder. Keefe Wise strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Chris Johnson singles to right field. Harry Wendell singles to right field. Chris Johnson advances to third on the hit. Dave Dexter flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Chris Johnson is thrown out at the plate. Franklin Redmon doubles to right field. Harry Wendell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Beatty grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Don Flowers singles to right field. Sal Rabinowitz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hachiro Yonemura lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Henke singles to right field. Bob Henke steals second. Dave Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Brynan reached on a fielding error by Don Flowers. Denney Perdue grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Henke scores. Bob Brynan advances to second on the play. Chris Johnson walks. Harry Wendell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Baltimore Joe Clancy grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Briley flies out to the right fielder. Ed Masters singles to center field. Junior Estes singles to right field. Ed Masters advances to third on the hit. Jeff Schall walks. Keefe Wise flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave Dexter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Franklin Redmon singles to center field. Jim Beatty flies out to the right fielder. Bob Henke walks. Dave Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Don Flowers grounds out to the third baseman. Sal Rabinowitz strikes out. Bill Jorgens is pinch hitting for Hachiro Yonemura. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Jorgens strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Al Desjardien pitching. Bob Brynan strikes out. Denney Perdue pops out to the shortstop. Chris Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Joe Clancy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joel Briley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Masters flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Harry Wendell flies out to the left fielder. Dave Dexter strikes out. Franklin Redmon walks. Jim Beatty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Scott Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Junior Estes strikes out. Jeff Schall doubles to right field. Keefe Wise strikes out. Don Flowers walks. Sal Rabinowitz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Don Flowers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Baltimore total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Chris Johnson is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Stein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ed Stein did not respond to coaching in arm Ed Mitchell did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Gleason did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Hal Kvasnak improves in control Ricky Sugden did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Gleason did not respond to coaching in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Torres did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Casey Hanford improves in velocity John Hofmann improves in velocity Mike Parris did not respond to coaching in speed Roy Lerchen did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in C