Win: Mike Maas (1-0) Loss: Fidel Rosario (0-2)
Save: John Ricci (3)
Inning: 1 Detroit Bruce Schneck pitching. Tom Stricklett flies out to the center fielder. Dan Kauffman lines out to the second baseman. Joe Stone doubles to left field. Pep McNabb singles to right field. Joe Stone is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Fidel Rosario pitching. Jonah Shinault singles to center field. Dick Rand grounds out to the third baseman. Jonah Shinault advances to second on the play. Mike Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Scott Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Duke Sims singles to right field. Bo Pearson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Duke Sims is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Palmer singles to right field. Terry Herrmann singles to center field. Bo Pearson scores. Al Palmer advances to third on the hit. Fidel Rosario strikes out. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Lefty Dixon singles to left field. Bobby Helton pops out to the first baseman. Phil Swander walks. Spike Malone flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Schneck grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Dan Kauffman grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Stone walks. Pep McNabb strikes out. Duke Sims flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jonah Shinault walks. Dick Rand walks. Mike Sheridan strikes out. Scott Fitzgerald grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dick Rand is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Lefty Dixon hits a home run. Jonah Shinault scores. Scott Fitzgerald scores. Bobby Helton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Bo Pearson walks. Bo Pearson steals second. Bo Pearson steals third. Al Palmer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Terry Herrmann walks. Fidel Rosario strikes out. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Phil Swander singles to center field. Spike Malone singles to left field. Phil Swander advances to third on the hit. Bruce Schneck grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Phil Swander scores. Jonah Shinault doubles past the first baseman. Dick Rand strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Dan Kauffman strikes out. Joe Stone singles to left field. Pep McNabb doubles to center field. Joe Stone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Maas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Duke Sims triples. Pep McNabb scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Bo Pearson walks. Al Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Terry Herrmann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Mike Sheridan flies out to the left fielder. Scott Fitzgerald singles to right field. Scott Fitzgerald is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lefty Dixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Fidel Rosario strikes out. Tom Stricklett singles to center field. Tom Stricklett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dan Kauffman triples. Frank Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Joe Stone grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bobby Helton flies out to the right fielder. Phil Swander strikes out. Spike Malone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Pep McNabb reached on a fielding error by Lefty Dixon. Duke Sims strikes out. Bo Pearson flies out to the left fielder. Al Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Jonah Shinault walks. Dick Rand grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Terry Herrmann singles to left field. Larry Baker is pinch hitting for Fidel Rosario. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Larry Baker singles to left field. Tom Stricklett hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dan Kauffman strikes out. Joe Stone strikes out. Pep McNabb grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Diego Segui pitching. Mike Sheridan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Dixon triples. Bobby Helton singles to center field. Lefty Dixon scores. Bobby Helton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Herm Karp enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Rand at RF. Daisuke Yamanaka enters the game as a defensive replacement for Spike Malone at 2B. John Ricci comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Duke Sims singles to left field. Bo Pearson singles to center field. Duke Sims aggressively advances to third on the hit. Al Palmer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Duke Sims scores. Terry Herrmann strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 13 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Joe Stone (4), Pep McNabb (1).3B - Dan Kauffman (2), Duke Sims (3).GIDP - Al Palmer. Baserunning: SB - Bo Pearson 2 (2).CS - Tom Stricklett (1).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vern Rapp did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Cromer did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Consolo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Milt Keener did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Clutterbuck did not respond to coaching in control Anthony Mitchell did not respond to coaching in control Bob Gallagher improves in control Anthony Mitchell did not respond to coaching in control