Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Al Krehmeyer pitching. Brian Ganzel grounds out to the second baseman. Spencer Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Cactus Bakenhaster pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Parsons pitching. Jim Daringer flies out to the right fielder. Joe Osborne flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Schultz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Red Hughes grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mike Rosenfeld walks. Mike Rollins grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Winston Merloni grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Thomson walks. Dewey Higham singles to left field. Art Dunne grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Dick Rodriguez grounds out to the catcher. Myron Urbani grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Parsons pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Saunders grounds out to the shortstop. Al Krehmeyer walks. Jim Daringer reached on a fielding error by Red Hughes. Joe Osborne flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Schultz singles to center field. Winston Merloni singles to center field. Al Krehmeyer scores. Jim Daringer scores. Willie Thomson singles to center field. Dewey Higham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Brian Ganzel walks. Brian Ganzel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Spencer Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Cactus Bakenhaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Art Dunne pops out to the second baseman. Bill Saunders walks. Al Krehmeyer fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Al Krehmeyer flies out to the left fielder. Jim Daringer singles to right field. Bill Saunders advances to third on the hit. Joe Osborne lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Red Hughes strikes out. Mike Rosenfeld flies out to the right fielder. Mike Rollins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Charlie Schultz doubles to right field. Winston Merloni singles to left field. Charlie Schultz scores. Willie Thomson strikes out. Dewey Higham strikes out. Art Dunne grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Dick Rodriguez walks. Myron Urbani pops out to the second baseman. Jim Parsons lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brian Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Saunders lines out to the second baseman. Al Krehmeyer grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Daringer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Spencer Johnson doubles to center field. Cactus Bakenhaster hits a home run. Spencer Johnson scores. Red Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Rosenfeld grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Rollins flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Osborne singles to center field. Charlie Schultz grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Osborne is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Winston Merloni triples. Charlie Schultz scores. King Sweeney 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. Willie Thomson grounds out to the third baseman. Winston Merloni scores. Dewey Higham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Gary Windle enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dewey Higham at 2B. Dick Rodriguez doubles to left field. Myron Urbani hits a home run. Dick Rodriguez scores. Eddie Sabel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Upshaw is pinch hitting for King Sweeney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Ted Upshaw walks. Brian Ganzel singles to right field. Spencer Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ted Upshaw advances to third on the play. Brian Ganzel advances to second on the play. Cactus Bakenhaster pops out to the second baseman. Red Hughes triples. Ted Upshaw scores. Brian Ganzel scores. Dorsey Prudhomme comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Rosenfeld strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland John Bako pitching. Gerry Mattingly enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dick Rodriguez at 1B. Harry Greer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Myron Urbani at 3B. Art Dunne lines out to the first baseman. Bill Saunders doubles past the third baseman. Masao Kunito is pinch hitting for Dorsey Prudhomme. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masao Kunito strikes out. Jim Daringer hits a home run. Bill Saunders scores. Steve Kirrene comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Osborne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Glenn Perkins pitching. Mike Rollins flies out to the center fielder. Gerry Mattingly flies out to the center fielder. Harry Greer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Spencer Johnson (7), Dick Rodriguez (2).3B - Red Hughes (4).HR - Cactus Bakenhaster (4), Myron Urbani (2).GIDP - Mike Rollins. Baserunning: CS - Brian Ganzel (2). Fielding: E - Red Hughes.
Game Notes Bill Saunders is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Stokes improves in power_vs_righty Bill Gerner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Myron Schmidt improves in range Pete Hess improves in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bugs Ramsey did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rey Kennedy improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Brett improves in arm Jim Cronin improves in range