Inning: 1 Oakland Tamotsu Hirota pitching. Allan Schorr grounds out to the second baseman. Garland Quinn pops out to the second baseman. Earl Duckworth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Toronto Bill Wiltse pitching. Shag Flies grounds out to the shortstop. Corey Moroney singles to right field. Corey Moroney is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dick Irvine walks. Jim Zettlein hits a home run. Dick Irvine scores. John Kelleher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ramon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Paul Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Tomas Keegan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Bill Drescher flies out to the right fielder. Izzy Grate is hit by a pitch. Izzy Grate is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). John Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Orator Young grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Haeffner walks. Bill Wiltse lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Alan Haeffner forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Allan Schorr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Toronto Tamotsu Hirota grounds out to the shortstop. Shag Flies walks. Shag Flies is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Corey Moroney hits a home run. Dick Irvine strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Garland Quinn flies out to the right fielder. Earl Duckworth flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Jones doubles to center field. Paul Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Jim Zettlein walks. John Kelleher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bill Drescher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tomas Keegan doubles to right field. Orator Young flies out to the center fielder. Alan Haeffner flies out to the center fielder. Bill Wiltse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Izzy Grate flies out to the right fielder. John Williams strikes out. Tamotsu Hirota strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Allan Schorr flies out to the center fielder. Garland Quinn singles past the shortstop. Earl Duckworth flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Jones pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Shag Flies strikes out. Corey Moroney singles to right field. Corey Moroney steals second. Dick Irvine strikes out. Jim Zettlein triples. Corey Moroney scores. John Kelleher hits a home run. Jim Zettlein scores. Bill Drescher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Paul Kennedy reached on a fielding error by Tamotsu Hirota. Tomas Keegan strikes out. John Riedling is pinch hitting for Orator Young. John Riedling grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Red Kline enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Riedling at CF. Izzy Grate singles to right field. John Williams flies out to the center fielder. Tamotsu Hirota fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tamotsu Hirota grounds out to the second baseman. Izzy Grate advances to second on the play. Shag Flies flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Alan Haeffner flies out to the left fielder. Barney Louden is pinch hitting for Bill Wiltse. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Barney Louden walks. Allan Schorr hits an infield single to the second baseman. Garland Quinn is hit by a pitch. Earl Duckworth grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Barney Louden is out at home. Stan Ripple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ramon Jones doubles to left field. Allan Schorr scores. Garland Quinn scores. Earl Duckworth uses his aggressiveness and scores. Paul Kennedy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Joe Moore pitching. Corey Moroney grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Irvine hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jim Zettlein grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Irvine advances to second on the play. John Kelleher walks. Bill Drescher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Wind Shear comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tomas Keegan grounds out to the shortstop. Red Kline flies out to the right fielder. Alan Haeffner grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Toronto total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Wind Shear is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Treadway did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Castilla improves in range Bill Nipper improves in power_vs_lefty Bruce Law did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Toppin did not respond to coaching in 2B
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vern Trujillo improves in arm Fred Birrer improves in arm Javier Minnick did not respond to coaching in control Jermaine Sutherland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty