Win: Akira Matsumoto (2-1) Loss: Carlos Bruce (3-3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jake Stafford pitching. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Dick Ruebel pitching. Harold Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Chad Hunt singles to left field. John Magrini strikes out. Paul Ray grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Chad Hunt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Doc Reimer flies out to the right fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Nobuo Kawazoe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Al Kerr flies out to the center fielder. Walter Tiegen flies out to the center fielder. Suds Sperring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the third baseman. Dee Robinson grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Ruebel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Henry Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Stafford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harold Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the third baseman. Ginger Nordyke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Chad Hunt walks. John Magrini grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Paul Ray strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Doc Reimer strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara pops out to the third baseman. Nobuo Kawazoe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Al Kerr grounds out to the shortstop. Walter Tiegen grounds out to the shortstop. Suds Sperring walks. Henry Erickson walks. Jake Stafford grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Henry Erickson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Jef Ceulemans pops out to the second baseman. Dee Robinson strikes out. Dick Ruebel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Harold Phillips hits a home run. Chad Hunt pops out to the shortstop. John Magrini strikes out. Paul Ray flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa singles to right field. Ken Nagatomi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hirokazu Kawa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ginger Nordyke pops out to the shortstop. Doc Reimer singles to center field. Ken Nagatomi advances to third on the hit. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Al Kerr grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Tiegen strikes out. Suds Sperring strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Nobuo Kawazoe flies out to the center fielder. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the shortstop. Dee Robinson singles to right field. Teruhiko Akimoto is pinch hitting for Dick Ruebel. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Teruhiko Akimoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Akira Matsumoto pitching. Henry Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. George McNichol is pinch hitting for Jake Stafford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. George McNichol pops out to the catcher. Harold Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Dick Lewis pitching. Hirokazu Kawa singles to center field. Ken Nagatomi flies out to the right fielder. Hirokazu Kawa steals second. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Reimer singles to center field. Hirokazu Kawa scores. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Chad Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. John Magrini strikes out. Paul Ray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Carlos Bruce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nobuo Kawazoe singles to center field. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the catcher. Nobuo Kawazoe advances to second on the play. Dee Robinson singles to center field. Nobuo Kawazoe scores. Akira Matsumoto fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Akira Matsumoto flies out to the right fielder. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Ken Nagatomi doubles past the center fielder. Dee Robinson scores. Hirokazu Kawa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Eric Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Detroit Mitsuo Yaginuma enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dee Robinson at RF. Al Kerr grounds out to the second baseman. Walter Tiegen strikes out. Suds Sperring bunts for a base hit. Henry Erickson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Art Saverine improves in control Arlie McGunnigle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kevin Piechota did not respond to coaching in velocity Darwin Long did not respond to coaching in speed
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ted Lugo did not respond to coaching in range Hub Schmidt improves in range Alex Trucks did not respond to coaching in control Steve Weimer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty