Win: Joe Rommel (1-1) Loss: Charlie Fitzgerald (1-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Fitzgerald pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma flies out to the left fielder. Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the second baseman. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 New York Joe Rommel pitching. Gary Winkelman strikes out. Kane Candini pops out to the third baseman. Joe Bell walks. Art Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Doc Reimer flies out to the left fielder. Kunihisa Shibata walks. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to left field. Ginger Nordyke flies out to the center fielder. Jef Ceulemans singles to right field. Joe Rommel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 New York Curtis Romano flies out to the center fielder. Kiyoitsu Aiba singles to center field. Kiyoitsu Aiba steals second. Bill Rooks strikes out. Deacon Chance flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa is hit by a pitch. Doc Reimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Charlie Fitzgerald strikes out. Gary Winkelman flies out to the right fielder. Kane Candini singles to center field. Joe Bell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kane Candini is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Ginger Nordyke singles to left field. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Art Baker flies out to the right fielder. Curtis Romano strikes out. Kiyoitsu Aiba strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Rommel flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Mitsuo Yaginuma strikes out. Ken Nagatomi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Bill Rooks strikes out. Deacon Chance strikes out. Charlie Fitzgerald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa walks. Doc Reimer flies out to the center fielder. Hirokazu Kawa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Kunihisa Shibata walks. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to left field. Ginger Nordyke walks. Jef Ceulemans singles to left field. Kunihisa Shibata scores. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. Joe Rommel pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 New York Gary Winkelman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kane Candini flies out to the center fielder. Joe Bell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to right field. Ken Nagatomi singles to right field. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Doc Reimer hits a home run. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Ken Nagatomi scores. Hirokazu Kawa scores. Clayton Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the left fielder. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Art Baker strikes out. Curtis Romano grounds out to the shortstop. Kiyoitsu Aiba singles to left field. Bill Rooks strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Rommel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dee Robinson is pinch hitting for Mitsuo Yaginuma. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dee Robinson triples. Teruhiko Akimoto is pinch hitting for Ken Nagatomi. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Teruhiko Akimoto singles to right field. Dee Robinson scores. Jose Farmer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hirokazu Kawa triples. Teruhiko Akimoto scores. Doc Reimer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Deacon Chance flies out to the left fielder. Ray Cedeno is pinch hitting for Jose Farmer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman. Darrin Tiemeyer is pinch hitting for Gary Winkelman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Darrin Tiemeyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Donie Oldham pitching. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the center fielder. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 New York Kane Candini singles to left field. Joe Bell strikes out. Art Baker flies out to the center fielder. Curtis Romano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Kane Candini is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 New York total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Kane Candini is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Darwin Long did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Rodriquez did not respond to coaching in speed Jan Nackerts improves in velocity Art Saverine did not respond to coaching in control
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jared McCarren improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Powell improves in power_vs_lefty Art Fitzsimmons did not respond to coaching in velocity Hal Stires did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty