Win: Rob Rubick (1-1) Loss: Frank Larkin (1-1)
Save: Ray Bob Oldham (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Frank Larkin pitching. Jerry Golsteyn walks. Luther Blue strikes out. Ken Fantetti grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Golsteyn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Homer Elias walks. Herman Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Rob Rubick pitching. Karl Baldischwiler flies out to the left fielder. Jack Sax strikes out. Fred Higgins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Spuds Mackenzie grounds out to the second baseman. Roscoe P.Coletrain strikes out. Wedge Antilles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Lee Bruce walks. Ray Sundin grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Bruce advances to second on the play. Edgar Blake grounds out to the shortstop. Rickey Betts grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Rob Rubick flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Golsteyn strikes out. Luther Blue doubles to right field. Ken Fantetti flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Marty Slocum strikes out. Frank Larkin flies out to the left fielder. Karl Baldischwiler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Homer Elias grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Weaver grounds out to the second baseman. Spuds Mackenzie walks. Roscoe P.Coletrain flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jack Sax flies out to the left fielder. Fred Higgins grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Bruce flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Wedge Antilles strikes out. Rob Rubick walks. Jerry Golsteyn singles to right field. Rob Rubick advances to third on the hit. Luther Blue doubles to center field. Rob Rubick scores. Jerry Golsteyn is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ken Fantetti flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Sundin strikes out. Edgar Blake strikes out. Rickey Betts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Homer Elias lines out to the pitcher. Herman Weaver flies out to the left fielder. Spuds Mackenzie grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Marty Slocum pops out to the third baseman. Osvaldo Barrabi is pinch hitting for Frank Larkin. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Osvaldo Barrabi singles to center field. Karl Baldischwiler flies out to the center fielder. Jack Sax grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Charlie Busch pitching. Roscoe P.Coletrain singles to right field. Wedge Antilles strikes out. Roscoe P.Coletrain steals second. Rob Rubick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roscoe P.Coletrain advances to third on the play. Jerry Golsteyn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Higgins grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lee Bruce grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ray Sundin singles to center field. Edgar Blake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Luther Blue is hit by a pitch. Ken Fantetti strikes out. Luther Blue steals second. Homer Elias grounds out to the shortstop. Herman Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Rickey Betts reached on a fielding error by Ken Fantetti. Rickey Betts gets picked off first. Marty Slocum flies out to the right fielder. Brant Gillis is pinch hitting for Charlie Busch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Brant Gillis singles to left field. Karl Baldischwiler singles to left field. Brant Gillis advances to third on the hit. Ray Bob Oldham 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. Jack Sax pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Ricky Kealey pitching. Spuds Mackenzie hits a home run. Roscoe P.Coletrain grounds out to the second baseman. Wedge Antilles strikes out. Ray Bob Oldham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Fred Higgins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Bruce strikes out. Ray Sundin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tom Turnure improves in contact_vs_lefty Rich Strenger improves in speed Dre Bly did not respond to coaching in control Amos Fowler improves in control Ken Callicutt did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bert Brown did not respond to coaching in control Dave Shumaker did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Turnbow improves in power_vs_lefty Phil McSorley improves in power_vs_righty