Win: Ed Rollins (1-0) Loss: Joe Rommel (0-1)
Save: Lee Isales (1)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Joe Rommel pitching. Jim Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Al House flies out to the center fielder. Emmett Speier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Ed Rollins pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Ed Owens pops out to the second baseman. Doug Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Albie Kennedy doubles to left field. Tom McKeithan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Doc Reimer walks. Doc Reimer steals second. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the center fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Reimer advances to third on the play. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Rick Gumbert flies out to the center fielder. Ed Rollins strikes out. Jim Hernandez walks. Al House flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jef Ceulemans singles to right field. Joe Rommel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Rommel grounds out to the shortstop. Jef Ceulemans advances to second on the play. Mitsuo Yaginuma strikes out. Ken Nagatomi singles to center field. Hirokazu Kawa singles to right field. Jef Ceulemans scores. Ken Nagatomi advances to third on the hit. Doc Reimer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Baltimore Emmett Speier strikes out. Ed Owens singles to left field. Doug Phillips singles to center field. Ed Owens advances to third on the hit. Albie Kennedy singles past the second baseman. Ed Owens scores. Tom McKeithan lines out to the shortstop. Rick Gumbert triples. Doug Phillips scores. Albie Kennedy scores. Ed Rollins triples. Rick Gumbert scores. Jim Hernandez singles past the second baseman. Ed Rollins scores. Al House singles past the second baseman. Jim Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Emmett Speier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Owens flies out to the center fielder. Doug Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Albie Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Morris singles to center field. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Tom McKeithan grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Gumbert singles to left field. Ed Rollins fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ed Rollins strikes out. Rick Gumbert steals second. Jim Hernandez singles to left field. Rick Gumbert scores. Ron Houser comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al House strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ken Nagatomi flies out to the right fielder. Hirokazu Kawa reached on a fielding error by Al House. Doc Reimer singles to center field. Hirokazu Kawa advances to third on the hit. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hirokazu Kawa scores. Doc Reimer advances to second on the play. Daisuke Komatsubara hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ginger Nordyke doubles to left field. Doc Reimer scores. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Baltimore Emmett Speier flies out to the left fielder. Ed Owens flies out to the right fielder. Doug Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Teruhiko Akimoto is pinch hitting for Ron Houser. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Teruhiko Akimoto flies out to the center fielder. Mitsuo Yaginuma strikes out. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore Ryozo Wako pitching. Albie Kennedy walks. Tom McKeithan strikes out. Rick Gumbert lines out to the third baseman. Ed Rollins walks. Jim Hernandez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Rollins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bunny Ehmke enters the game as a defensive replacement for Albie Kennedy at 3B. Sig Carney enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rick Gumbert at SS. Hirokazu Kawa hits an infield single to the second baseman. Doc Reimer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Hirokazu Kawa advances to second on the play. Hanson Richert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the pitcher. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore Al House grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Emmett Speier singles past the shortstop. Ed Owens flies out to the center fielder. Doug Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Lee Isales comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ginger Nordyke pops out to the first baseman. Jef Ceulemans singles to left field. Calvin Unser is pinch hitting for Ryozo Wako. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Calvin Unser grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jef Ceulemans is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. So Yamashita is pinch hitting for Mitsuo Yaginuma. So Yamashita pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lefty Davison did not respond to coaching in control Jack Goetz improves in velocity Jack Goetz improves in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Karim Jordan did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Becquer did not respond to coaching in range Arlie McGunnigle improves in contact_vs_righty