Win: Jim Becker (2-0) Loss: Armando Carter (0-1)
Save: Gus Slusarski (3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tiny Malay pitching. Amado Vail strikes out. Bruce Heltzel flies out to the left fielder. Jason Roberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Los Angeles Danel Rodriguez pitching. John Mendoza walks. Ray Strawberry flies out to the right fielder. Red Canavan singles to center field. John Mendoza advances to third on the hit. Ken Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Mendoza is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Parker pops out to the catcher. Toshihide Aoki grounds out to the third baseman. Freddie Conway grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Chris Killilay strikes out. Mark Dykstra flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Trowbridge strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Kindall walks. Ron Woodson pops out to the shortstop. Danel Rodriguez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Danel Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Amado Vail strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Mike Barnes strikes out. Tiny Malay singles to left field. John Mendoza strikes out. Ray Strawberry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bruce Heltzel grounds out to the third baseman. Jason Roberts grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Parker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Red Canavan strikes out. Ken Baker flies out to the left fielder. Chris Killilay doubles to center field. Mark Dykstra grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Toshihide Aoki walks. Freddie Conway lines out to the shortstop. Toshihide Aoki steals second. Mike Kindall grounds out to the second baseman. Toshihide Aoki advances to third on the play. Ron Woodson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Ernie Trowbridge singles to left field. Mike Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Tiny Malay fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tiny Malay strikes out. John Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Danel Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Amado Vail strikes out. Bruce Heltzel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Ray Strawberry pops out to the first baseman. Red Canavan strikes out. Ken Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jason Roberts strikes out. Bob Parker strikes out. Toshihide Aoki grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Billy Murnane 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. Chris Killilay doubles to left field. Mark Dykstra walks. Ernie Trowbridge flies out to the center fielder. Mike Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Tiny Malay pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Buckels is pinch hitting for Freddie Conway. Bill Buckels doubles past the center fielder. Mike Kindall grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Woodson grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Becker 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. Chuck Leon is pinch hitting for Billy Murnane. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Chuck Leon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Armando Carter pitching. Al Eagan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Buckels at 2B. John Mendoza singles to right field. Ray Strawberry flies out to the center fielder. Red Canavan singles past the third baseman. John Mendoza advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Ken Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Mendoza scores. Darnell Hansell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Killilay grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Red Canavan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Gus Slusarski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Amado Vail walks. Amado Vail is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bruce Heltzel strikes out. Jason Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 3 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Turk Siemer improves in power_vs_righty Art Heard improves in arm Stan Frazier did not respond to coaching in arm Ecky Zitzmann improves in control
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jimmy Herrera did not respond to coaching in velocity Gus Wares improves in power_vs_righty Fred Huntz did not respond to coaching in control Rocky Morehead did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty