Win: Charlie Merena (1-0) Loss: "Wind" Shear (0-2)
Inning: 1 Toronto Ed Siner pitching. Shag Flies singles to right field. Corey Moroney pops out to the third baseman. Dick Irvine strikes out. Jim Zettlein grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shag Flies is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Goeckel pitching. Garland Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Earl Duckworth grounds out to the third baseman. Orlando Cruz singles to left field. Ramon Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Toronto John Kelleher singles to left field. Bill Drescher strikes out. Chris Liebhardt grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Paul Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Tomas Keegan singles to left field. Orator Young grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Takeo Kawada flies out to the right fielder. Bill Goeckel grounds out to the third baseman. Shag Flies flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Paciorek walks. Ed Siner lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Garland Quinn pops out to the second baseman. Earl Duckworth lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Corey Moroney doubles to left field. Dick Irvine strikes out. Jim Zettlein singles to center field. Corey Moroney scores. John Kelleher strikes out. Bill Drescher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Orlando Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Jones flies out to the center fielder. Paul Kennedy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Chris Liebhardt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takeo Kawada singles to center field. Bill Goeckel lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Takeo Kawada forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Shag Flies pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Tomas Keegan walks. Orator Young strikes out. John Paciorek walks. Ed Siner lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Garland Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Toronto Corey Moroney grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Irvine strikes out. Jim Zettlein walks. John Kelleher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Earl Duckworth grounds out to the shortstop. Orlando Cruz flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Bill Drescher walks. Chris Liebhardt strikes out. Takeo Kawada singles to left field. Bill Goeckel lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Takeo Kawada advances to second on the play. Takeo Kawada advances to second on the play. Shag Flies reached on a 2-base fielding error by Earl Duckworth. Takeo Kawada scores. Corey Moroney pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Paul Kennedy strikes out. Tomas Keegan pops out to the first baseman. John Riedling is pinch hitting for Orator Young. John Riedling singles to right field. Eiji Hongo 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. John Paciorek singles to center field. Barney Louden is pinch hitting for Ed Siner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Barney Louden grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Toronto Charlie Merena pitching. Red Kline enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Riedling at CF. Dick Irvine grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Zettlein flies out to the right fielder. John Kelleher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Garland Quinn singles to left field. Earl Duckworth strikes out. Orlando Cruz pops out to the third baseman. Ramon Jones singles to center field. Paul Kennedy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ramon Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Toronto Bill Drescher flies out to the center fielder. Chris Liebhardt flies out to the left fielder. Peter Cook is pinch hitting for Takeo Kawada. Peter Cook singles past the shortstop. Phil Wendell is pinch hitting for Eiji Hongo. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Phil Wendell walks. Shag Flies grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Phil Wendell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Wind Shear pitching. Tomas Keegan walks. Red Kline singles to right field. John Paciorek flies out to the left fielder. Mike Starr is pinch hitting for Charlie Merena. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Starr doubles to center field. Tomas Keegan scores. Red Kline uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hector James comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Garland Quinn doubles to right field. Mike Starr scores. Toronto total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Jim Zettlein is injured and is expected to be out 31 days. John Paciorek is injured and is expected to be out 12 days.
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Marr did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Hulswitt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Marr did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Glenn Olson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Karl Manning improves in speed Paul Treadway improves in control Darrell Bielecki improves in velocity Darrell Bielecki did not respond to coaching in velocity