Win: Dante Cienfuegos (7-5) Loss: Mike Spriggs (4-11)
Save: Tom Hargan (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Spriggs pitching. Jack Samuel pops out to the shortstop. Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Bermudez singles to left field. Ted Roberson walks. Paul Ganzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Toronto Dante Cienfuegos pitching. Billy Rath doubles to left field. Pepper Smith singles to center field. Billy Rath scores. Bill Link walks. Pepper Smith steals third. Bill Link is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Carter Dolan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pepper Smith scores. John Madden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Donal Moreno reached on a fielding error by Bill Link. Jonah Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Donal Moreno advances to second on the play. Mauricio Avila Perez pops out to the shortstop. Dante Cienfuegos singles to left field. Donal Moreno scores. Jack Samuel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dante Cienfuegos is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto Beauty Jones singles to right field. Bob Gonzalez doubles to left field. Beauty Jones is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Bob Gonzalez steals third. Jake Midkiff lines out to the pitcher. Mike Spriggs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Josh Bermudez strikes out. Ted Roberson singles to center field. Paul Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Billy Rath doubles to right field. Pepper Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Link grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Rath advances to third on the play. Carter Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Donal Moreno singles to center field. Jonah Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Mauricio Avila Perez lines out to the shortstop. Dante Cienfuegos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto John Madden singles to right field. Beauty Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Madden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Beauty Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Gonzalez steals second. Jake Midkiff strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jack Samuel grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Napoleon Garcia lines out to the pitcher. Josh Bermudez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Mike Spriggs singles to left field. Billy Rath strikes out. Pepper Smith singles to left field. Bill Link grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ted Roberson hits a home run. Paul Ganzel flies out to the left fielder. Donal Moreno walks. Jonah Hernandez pops out to the shortstop. Donal Moreno steals second. Mauricio Avila Perez doubles to left field. Donal Moreno scores. Dante Cienfuegos flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Carter Dolan singles to left field. John Madden strikes out. Beauty Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carter Dolan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jack Samuel flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Rakers 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. Napoleon Garcia walks. Napoleon Garcia steals second. Josh Bermudez hits a home run. Napoleon Garcia scores. Ted Roberson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Jake Midkiff flies out to the right fielder. Hank Alberts is pinch hitting for Bobby Rakers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hank Alberts walks. Billy Rath singles to right field. Pepper Smith singles to left field. Bill Link strikes out. Carter Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Hiroyuki Ozaki pitching. Donal Moreno strikes out. Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Mauricio Avila Perez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto John Madden strikes out. German Balian comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Beauty Jones pops out to the third baseman. Bob Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Stryker is pinch hitting for German Balian. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bill Stryker grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Samuel grounds out to the third baseman. Napoleon Garcia pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto Wilme Perada pitching. Jake Midkiff singles to left field. Dick Burchart is pinch hitting for Hiroyuki Ozaki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Burchart singles to center field. Jake Midkiff advances to third on the hit. Billy Rath walks. Tom Hargan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pepper Smith singles to right field. Jake Midkiff scores. Bill Link lines out to the second baseman. Carter Dolan singles past the third baseman. Dick Burchart scores. Billy Rath is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Pepper Smith advances to third on the play. John Madden strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Toronto total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Billy Rath 2 (17), Bob Gonzalez (8).GIDP - Bill Link. Baserunning: SB - Pepper Smith (17), Bob Gonzalez 2 (10).CS - Bill Link (10). Fielding: E - Bill Link.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rich Picinich did not respond to coaching in velocity Jovanny Rios improves in power_vs_righty Bob Thomas improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Winn improves in contact_vs_lefty
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Butch Cuellar did not respond to coaching in arm Doug Cassini did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Butch Cuellar did not respond to coaching in 1B