Win: Joe Rommel (5-4) Loss: Steve Harris (0-4)
Save: Ryozo Wako (3)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Joe Rommel pitching. Bunny Ehmke strikes out. Ted Hernandez singles to left field. Ted Hernandez steals second. Jef Ceulemans throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Emmett Speier strikes out. Ed Owens flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Harris pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ken Nagatomi flies out to the right fielder. Trevor Easterday flies out to the right fielder. Doc Reimer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Doug Phillips strikes out. Al Hart flies out to the right fielder. Albie Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the center fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Ginger Nordyke singles to center field. Jef Ceulemans singles to center field. Ginger Nordyke advances to third on the hit. Joe Rommel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Rick Gumbert flies out to the left fielder. Steve Harris strikes out. Bunny Ehmke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Mitsuo Yaginuma walks. Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the shortstop. Mitsuo Yaginuma advances to second on the play. Trevor Easterday lines out to the second baseman. Doc Reimer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Baltimore Ted Hernandez singles to center field. Emmett Speier grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Hernandez advances to second on the play. Ed Owens flies out to the left fielder. Doug Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara walks. Ginger Nordyke flies out to the center fielder. Jef Ceulemans strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Al Hart flies out to the left fielder. Albie Kennedy singles to left field. Rick Gumbert lines out to the first baseman. Steve Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Rommel flies out to the left fielder. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Bunny Ehmke hits a home run. Ted Hernandez strikes out. Emmett Speier lines out to the shortstop. Ed Owens flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Trevor Easterday grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Reimer hits a home run. Kunihisa Shibata doubles to center field. Daisuke Komatsubara pops out to the first baseman. Ginger Nordyke hits a home run. Kunihisa Shibata scores. Bob Baer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jef Ceulemans strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Doug Phillips walks. Al Hart singles to center field. Doug Phillips is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Albie Kennedy strikes out. Rick Gumbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Rommel grounds out to the third baseman. Mitsuo Yaginuma walks. Mitsuo Yaginuma steals second. Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the shortstop. Trevor Easterday singles to right field. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Hanson Richert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Reimer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Trevor Easterday is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Dee Robinson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mitsuo Yaginuma at 2B. So Yamashita enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ginger Nordyke at CF. Tom McKeithan is pinch hitting for Hanson Richert. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom McKeithan pops out to the second baseman. Bunny Ehmke triples. Ryozo Wako 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. Ted Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bunny Ehmke scores. Emmett Speier strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Redman pitching. Kunihisa Shibata pops out to the third baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara reached on a fielding error by Bunny Ehmke. So Yamashita walks. Jef Ceulemans flies out to the center fielder. Ryozo Wako grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Baltimore Ed Owens flies out to the center fielder. Doug Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Al Hart reached on a fielding error by Dee Robinson. Albie Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Baltimore total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Hanson Richert is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Billy Phelps improves in speed Billy Phelps improves in contact_vs_lefty Ray Santiago improves in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Arlie McGunnigle improves in contact_vs_righty Don Rodriquez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kevin Piechota did not respond to coaching in velocity