Win: Carlos Trillo (5-3) Loss: Mark Donovan (7-23)
Save: Vance Cubbage (47)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ernie Bishop pitching. Denney Perdue singles to left field. Denney Perdue gets picked off first. Harry Wendell singles to center field. Matt Cook grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Wendell advances to second on the play. Woody Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Mark Donovan pitching. Joel Briley flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ed Masters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Pearson singles to left field. Junior Estes singles to right field. Jose Palmer hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Clancy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Stewart singles to center field. Bill Autry flies out to the right fielder. Bob Henke flies out to the center fielder. Frank Stewart is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Keefe Wise singles past the second baseman. Karl Davis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Keefe Wise is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ernie Bishop fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ernie Bishop flies out to the center fielder. Joel Briley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Franklin Redmon singles to right field. Mark Donovan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Denney Perdue strikes out. Harry Wendell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Baltimore Ed Masters pops out to the second baseman. George Pearson strikes out. Junior Estes pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Matt Cook strikes out. Woody Kirby walks. Frank Stewart doubles to left field. Woody Kirby uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Autry grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Jose Palmer reached on a 2-base throwing error by Franklin Redmon. Joe Clancy flies out to the center fielder. Keefe Wise strikes out. Karl Davis singles to center field. Jose Palmer scores. Karl Davis steals second. Ernie Bishop strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Franklin Redmon singles to center field. Mark Donovan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Denney Perdue singles to left field. Franklin Redmon scores. Denney Perdue is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Wendell hits an infield single to the third baseman. Harry Wendell steals second. Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Joel Briley flies out to the left fielder. Ed Masters strikes out. George Pearson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Woody Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Stewart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Autry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Junior Estes grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Palmer grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Clancy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dana Norris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bob Henke strikes out. Franklin Redmon flies out to the left fielder. Mark Donovan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Keefe Wise doubles to right field. Karl Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Kiki Norman is pinch hitting for Dana Norris. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Kiki Norman flies out to the right fielder. Joel Briley doubles to center field. Keefe Wise scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ed Masters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Carlos Trillo pitching. Denney Perdue flies out to the left fielder. Harry Wendell grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Baltimore George Pearson walks. Junior Estes singles to center field. Jose Palmer walks. Joe Clancy flies out to the center fielder. Keefe Wise walks. George Pearson scores. Stew Just 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. Karl Davis pops out to the third baseman. Sal Rabinowitz is pinch hitting for Carlos Trillo. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sal Rabinowitz grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Junior Estes is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Vance Cubbage pitching. John Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joel Briley at LF. Felix Moreira enters the game as a defensive replacement for Keefe Wise at C. Woody Kirby singles to right field. Frank Stewart singles to center field. Woody Kirby is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Bill Autry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Baltimore total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Frank Stewart (10).GIDP - Bill Autry. Baserunning: SB - Harry Wendell (16).CS - Denney Perdue (12), Frank Stewart (5). Fielding: E - Franklin Redmon.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Parris improves in range Roy Lerchen did not respond to coaching in velocity Manuel Rockenfield improves in contact_vs_lefty Homer Ussat did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Homer Ussat improves in speed Dan Sears improves in power_vs_lefty Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in C
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Prudhomme did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Stein improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Taylor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Brant Brynan did not respond to coaching in control Willis Davis improves in arm Joe Difelice did not respond to coaching in control Jim Taylor improves in 2B