Win: Bobby Rakers (11-5) Loss: German Balian (9-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Sadao Shiraishi pitching. Rafa Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Jack Samuel singles to right field. Napoleon Garcia singles to right field. Jack Samuel advances to third on the hit. Napoleon Garcia steals second. Josh Bermudez grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Samuel scores. Napoleon Garcia advances to third on the play. Paul Ganzel walks. Dave Molina strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Toronto John Brockington pitching. Billy Rath walks. Ezra Alston flies out to the left fielder. Billy Rath steals second. Pepper Smith hits a home run. Billy Rath scores. Bill Link singles to left field. John Madden grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Link is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Beauty Jones pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Yoshiharu Nagakawa flies out to the left fielder. Donal Moreno flies out to the left fielder. John Brockington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Toronto Bill Cripe strikes out. Frank Jaha strikes out. Sadao Shiraishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Rafa Garcia grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Samuel flies out to the left fielder. Napoleon Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Billy Rath grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ezra Alston flies out to the center fielder. Pepper Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Josh Bermudez singles to center field. Josh Bermudez steals second. Paul Ganzel singles to left field. Josh Bermudez scores. Dave Molina grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Yoshiharu Nagakawa hits a home run. Donal Moreno singles to left field. John Brockington grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Donal Moreno is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Bill Link walks. John Madden walks. Beauty Jones strikes out. Bill Cripe singles to right field. Bill Link scores. John Madden advances to third on the hit. Ty Knots comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Jaha singles to left field. John Madden scores. Bill Cripe advances to third on the hit. Sadao Shiraishi strikes out. Frank Jaha is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Rafa Garcia strikes out. Jack Samuel grounds out to the third baseman. Clay Vuckovich 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. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Billy Rath singles to center field. Billy Rath is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ezra Alston grounds out to the shortstop. Pepper Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Josh Bermudez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Paul Ganzel doubles to right field. Dave Molina strikes out. Yoshiharu Nagakawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Toronto Bill Link is hit by a pitch. John Madden grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Beauty Jones walks. Bill Cripe singles to center field. Beauty Jones advances to third on the hit. Frank Jaha grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Donal Moreno strikes out. Bill Stryker is pinch hitting for Ty Knots. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Stryker singles past the second baseman. Rafa Garcia singles to left field. Bill Stryker advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jack Samuel flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Stryker scores. Napoleon Garcia hits a home run. Rafa Garcia scores. Paul Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Josh Bermudez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Tom Hargan pitching. Jake Midkiff is pinch hitting for Paul Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Midkiff strikes out. Billy Rath singles to right field. Billy Rath steals second. Ezra Alston doubles to center field. Billy Rath scores. Wilme Perada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pepper Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Ezra Alston advances to third on the play. Bill Link strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Don Relic pitching. Paul Ganzel flies out to the center fielder. Ted Roberson is pinch hitting for Dave Molina. Ted Roberson lines out to the second baseman. Yoshiharu Nagakawa walks. Donal Moreno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Mauricio Avila Perez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ted Roberson at RF. John Madden strikes out. Beauty Jones strikes out. Bill Cripe grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ginger Deering is pinch hitting for Wilme Perada. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ginger Deering strikes out. Rafa Garcia grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Samuel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Toronto John Lade pitching. Frank Jaha flies out to the right fielder. Bob Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Don Relic. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Gonzalez singles to left field. Billy Rath grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Gonzalez advances to second on the play. Ezra Alston singles to right field. Bob Gonzalez scores. German Balian comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pepper Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Bobby Rakers pitching. Napoleon Garcia doubles to left field. Josh Bermudez pops out to the shortstop. Paul Ganzel singles to right field. Napoleon Garcia scores. Mauricio Avila Perez strikes out. Yoshiharu Nagakawa singles to left field. Donal Moreno pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Toronto Bill Link strikes out. John Madden singles to center field. Beauty Jones hits a home run. John Madden scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Toronto total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Napoleon Garcia (20), Paul Ganzel (11).HR - Napoleon Garcia (19), Yoshiharu Nagakawa (3).SF - Jack Samuel.GIDP - Dave Molina. Baserunning: SB - Napoleon Garcia (19), Josh Bermudez (22).
Batting:2B - Ezra Alston (20).HR - Pepper Smith (28), Beauty Jones (23).GIDP - John Madden.HBP - Bill Link (4). Baserunning: SB - Billy Rath 2 (23).CS - Billy Rath (13), Frank Jaha (10).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Thomas improves in power_vs_lefty Jimmy Montes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bob Thomas improves in range Tommy Roarke improves in range
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pep Misuraca did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Orlando Rivera did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Masaru Minami did not respond to coaching in speed Seth Ott did not respond to coaching in control Doug Cassini did not respond to coaching in CF