Win: Denny Wardle (4-6) Loss: Pete Carden (1-3)
Save: Art Gehrig (7)
Inning: 1 Oakland John Schnell pitching. Buck Benedict singles to left field. Charley Lewis walks. Steve Potts lines out to the first baseman. Erv Morgan pops out to the shortstop. Damian Marak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Baltimore Chauncey Sandlock pitching. Tom Figueroa singles to center field. T.J. Towns flies out to the left fielder. Eric Lawry walks. Wayne Griner pops out to the first baseman. Luis Pena walks. Kenny Doit singles in front of the center fielder. Tom Figueroa scores. Eric Lawry scores. Bobby Webster strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Billy Ardoin walks. Fred Poffenberger strikes out. Billy Ardoin steals second. Kazuhisa Hida singles to left field. Billy Ardoin scores. Chauncey Sandlock lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Todd Oakly grounds out to the second baseman. John Schnell grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Figueroa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Buck Benedict flies out to the right fielder. Charley Lewis strikes out. Steve Potts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore T.J. Towns doubles to center field. Eric Lawry flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Griner lines out to the shortstop. Luis Pena pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Erv Morgan hits a home run. Damian Marak pops out to the second baseman. Billy Ardoin pops out to the third baseman. Fred Poffenberger grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Kenny Doit pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Webster pops out to the first baseman. Todd Oakly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Kazuhisa Hida grounds out to the third baseman. Chauncey Sandlock grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Benedict singles to center field. Charley Lewis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Buck Benedict is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore John Schnell singles to center field. Tom Figueroa pops out to the shortstop. T.J. Towns strikes out. Eric Lawry walks. Wayne Griner pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Steve Potts strikes out. Erv Morgan singles to right field. Damian Marak walks. Billy Ardoin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Damian Marak is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Poffenberger hits a home run. Erv Morgan scores. Billy Ardoin scores. Denny Wardle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazuhisa Hida strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Luis Pena strikes out. Kenny Doit strikes out. Bobby Webster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Chauncey Sandlock pops out to the first baseman. Buck Benedict flies out to the center fielder. Charley Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Todd Oakly flies out to the left fielder. Denny Wardle grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Figueroa walks. T.J. Towns singles to left field. Tom Figueroa advances to third on the hit. Eric Lawry singles to right field. Tom Figueroa scores. Wayne Griner singles to right field. Luis Pena doubles to left field. T.J. Towns scores. Eric Lawry scores. Pete Carden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenny Doit pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Steve Potts strikes out. Erv Morgan flies out to the right fielder. Damian Marak singles to left field. Pinky Javier is pinch hitting for Billy Ardoin. Pinky Javier hits an infield single to the third baseman. Gene Ingersoll is pinch hitting for Fred Poffenberger. Gene Ingersoll grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pinky Javier is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Buddy Lyden enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pinky Javier at LF. Johnny Hearn enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Ingersoll at C. Bobby Webster singles to left field. Todd Oakly grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Bobby Webster is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Rice is pinch hitting for Denny Wardle. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Rice flies out to the right fielder. Tom Figueroa walks. T.J. Towns triples. Todd Oakly scores. Tom Figueroa scores. David Whitted comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Lawry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Art Gehrig pitching. Benny Batts enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Pena at 1B. Kazuhisa Hida lines out to the shortstop. John Kelly is pinch hitting for David Whitted. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Buck Benedict grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Baltimore total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Pete Carden is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Klein improves in arm Ron Jones did not respond to coaching in control Gary Figueroa did not respond to coaching in control Dick Andrews did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Alex Bold improves in range Ricardo Dickerson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Scott Martin did not respond to coaching in SS
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Walter Moeller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Don Reese improves in contact_vs_lefty George Helfrich improves in power_vs_righty Mark Arnovich did not respond to coaching in arm John Reynolds improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Arnovich improves in speed George Helfrich did not respond to coaching in CF