Inning: 1 Toronto John Lade pitching. Billy Rath strikes out. Ezra Alston strikes out. Pepper Smith singles to right field. Bill Link singles to left field. Pepper Smith advances to third on the hit. Carter Dolan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Shigenori Aoyama pitching. Rafa Garcia strikes out. Jack Samuel grounds out to the third baseman. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto John Madden grounds out to the second baseman. Beauty Jones walks. Bill Cripe reached on a fielding error by Rafa Garcia. Shigenori Aoyama lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Billy Rath grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Josh Bermudez strikes out. Paul Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Caballo doubles to center field. Dave Molina singles to left field. Yoshiharu Nagakawa singles to center field. Johnny Caballo scores. Dave Molina advances to third on the hit. John Lade strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Toronto Ezra Alston strikes out. Pepper Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Link singles to right field. Carter Dolan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Rafa Garcia reached on a 2-base throwing error by Billy Rath. Jack Samuel pops out to the third baseman. Napoleon Garcia singles to center field. Rafa Garcia scores. Napoleon Garcia steals second. Josh Bermudez grounds out to the second baseman. Napoleon Garcia advances to third on the play. Paul Ganzel singles to center field. Napoleon Garcia scores. Johnny Caballo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto John Madden doubles to right field. Beauty Jones strikes out. Bill Cripe grounds out to the shortstop. Shigenori Aoyama grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave Molina grounds out to the pitcher. Yoshiharu Nagakawa singles to center field. John Lade fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Lade flies out to the center fielder. Rafa Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Toronto Billy Rath pops out to the second baseman. Ezra Alston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pepper Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jack Samuel pops out to the second baseman. Napoleon Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Josh Bermudez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Bill Link grounds out to the shortstop. Carter Dolan strikes out. John Madden flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Paul Ganzel singles past the shortstop. Johnny Caballo strikes out. Dave Molina grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Beauty Jones singles to center field. Bill Cripe pops out to the first baseman. Shigenori Aoyama lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Beauty Jones forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Rath grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shigenori Aoyama is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Yoshiharu Nagakawa flies out to the center fielder. Ted Roberson is pinch hitting for John Lade. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ted Roberson pops out to the first baseman. Rafa Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Toronto German Balian pitching. Tim DiSarcina enters the game as a defensive replacement for Paul Ganzel at 3B. Ezra Alston walks. Pepper Smith grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ezra Alston is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Link strikes out. Carter Dolan doubles to center field. Pepper Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Hargan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Madden singles to right field. Carter Dolan scores. Beauty Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jack Samuel reached on a fielding error by Bill Link. Napoleon Garcia grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jack Samuel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Paul Smith 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. Josh Bermudez singles to center field. Napoleon Garcia advances to third on the hit. Tim DiSarcina strikes out. Johnny Caballo walks. Bill Stryker is pinch hitting for Dave Molina. Bill Stryker strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Toronto Wilme Perada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Cripe strikes out. Jake Midkiff is pinch hitting for Paul Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jake Midkiff flies out to the center fielder. Billy Rath grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Toronto total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rex Gehrig improves in range Angel Murtaugh improves in speed Butch Cuellar improves in speed Ramon Parent did not respond to coaching in range Angel Murtaugh improves in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Mille did not respond to coaching in control Jim Schroeder improves in arm Jimmy Montes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Stan Broskie did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty