Win: Dick Sawatski (2-2) Loss: Hugh Law (0-1)
Save: Tadao Fukumori (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Hugh Law pitching. Joel Heinkel singles to right field. Ben Harris flies out to the left fielder. Joel Heinkel steals second. Red Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Distaso walks. Trevor Belmont grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Distaso is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Chicago Dick Sawatski pitching. Steve Russell strikes out. Chuck Beck walks. Chuck Beck steals second. Robersy Garlobo doubles to left field. Chuck Beck scores. Roberto Fiore grounds out to the second baseman. Robersy Garlobo advances to third on the play. Pat Gordon grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Alex Severson walks. Nick Johnston singles to right field. Alex Severson advances to third on the hit. Cat Dancing strikes out. Dick Sawatski grounds out to the pitcher. Nick Johnston advances to second on the play. Joel Heinkel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Chicago Dots Ohl grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Garciaparra singles past the shortstop. Jim Garciaparra is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ben Wong flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ben Harris singles to left field. Ben Harris steals second. Red Jones singles to left field. Ben Harris scores. Paul Distaso grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Trevor Belmont grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Hugh Law grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Russell strikes out. Chuck Beck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Alex Severson strikes out. Nick Johnston strikes out. Cat Dancing grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Robersy Garlobo singles to center field. Robersy Garlobo steals second. Roberto Fiore strikes out. Pat Gordon walks. Dots Ohl singles to right field. Robersy Garlobo is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Pat Gordon advances to third on the play. Jim Garciaparra grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Dick Sawatski pops out to the second baseman. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Ben Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Ben Wong flies out to the left fielder. Hugh Law strikes out. Steve Russell walks. Steve Russell steals second. Chuck Beck grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Red Jones walks. Paul Distaso singles to right field. Red Jones advances to third on the hit. Paul Distaso is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Trevor Belmont strikes out. Alex Severson hits a home run. Red Jones scores. Bob Butler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Nick Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Robersy Garlobo triples. Roberto Fiore doubles to right field. Robersy Garlobo scores. Pat Gordon walks. Dots Ohl grounds out to the third baseman. Roberto Fiore advances to third on the play. Pat Gordon advances to second on the play. Jim Garciaparra strikes out. Ben Wong walks. Johnny Madrid is pinch hitting for Bob Butler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Madrid flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Reardon pitching. Cat Dancing flies out to the left fielder. Dick Sawatski pops out to the shortstop. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Steve Russell flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Beck grounds out to the shortstop. Robersy Garlobo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ben Harris walks. Red Jones singles to left field. Ben Harris advances to third on the hit. Red Jones steals second. Paul Distaso flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ben Harris scores. Trevor Belmont grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Severson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Roberto Fiore grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Gordon grounds out to the second baseman. Dots Ohl strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Nick Johnston singles to center field. Cat Dancing strikes out. Tom Ward is pinch hitting for Dick Sawatski. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Ward flies out to the center fielder. Joel Heinkel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Nick Johnston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Tadao Fukumori pitching. Jim Garciaparra grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Wong singles to right field. Dunier Barcelan is pinch hitting for Frank Reardon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dunier Barcelan flies out to the center fielder. Steve Russell reached on a fielding error by Nick Johnston. Chuck Beck hits an infield single to the third baseman. Robersy Garlobo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Chicago total runners LOB: 10
Batting:HR - Alex Severson (2).SF - Paul Distaso.GIDP - Paul Distaso. Baserunning: SB - Joel Heinkel (7), Ben Harris (5), Red Jones (4).CS - Paul Distaso (1). Fielding: E - Nick Johnston.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Fred Hughes did not respond to coaching in control Johnny White improves in power_vs_lefty Chuck Voigt did not respond to coaching in control Bud Bevil improves in contact_vs_lefty
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chick Wertz did not respond to coaching in speed John Evans improves in control Dan Horton improves in power_vs_righty Ed Freese did not respond to coaching in velocity Phil Danzig did not respond to coaching in CF