Inning: 1 Oakland Bernie Corvette pitching. Murphy Strange doubles to center field. Passed ball. Murphy Strange advances to third. Alvaro Boone doubles to center field. Murphy Strange scores. Bill Torres singles to right field. Harry Alcantara hits a home run. Alvaro Boone scores. Bill Torres scores. William Spiezio grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Abbott singles to center field. Johnny Groskloss lines out to the third baseman. John Geronimo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Mitch Blankenship pitching. Sumpter Mesa flies out to the center fielder. Dewey Sizzle grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Pitlock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Mitch Blankenship grounds out to the shortstop. Murphy Strange flies out to the right fielder. Alvaro Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Donavan McMaster pops out to the third baseman. Bob Collins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cal Longmire walks. Scott Guillen singles to left field. Peyton Outlaw singles past the shortstop. Cal Longmire scores. Bernie Corvette flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Torres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Alcantara singles to left field. William Spiezio singles to center field. Harry Alcantara advances to third on the hit. Greg Abbott walks. Johnny Groskloss strikes out. John Geronimo singles to center field. Harry Alcantara scores. William Spiezio scores. Shigenobu Osumi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mitch Blankenship strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Sumpter Mesa singles to left field. Dewey Sizzle flies out to the right fielder. Jim Pitlock singles to center field. Sumpter Mesa advances to third on the hit. Donavan McMaster strikes out. Bob Collins grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Murphy Strange flies out to the right fielder. Alvaro Boone flies out to the right fielder. Bill Torres singles to right field. Harry Alcantara triples. Bill Torres scores. Ruben Judge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. William Spiezio singles to center field. Harry Alcantara scores. Greg Abbott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Cal Longmire strikes out. Scott Guillen strikes out. Peyton Outlaw singles to center field. Ruben Judge singles to left field. Peyton Outlaw aggressively advances to third on the hit. Sumpter Mesa walks. Dewey Sizzle pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Johnny Groskloss strikes out. John Geronimo flies out to the center fielder. Mitch Blankenship hits an infield single to the third baseman. Murphy Strange strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jim Pitlock singles to center field. Donavan McMaster pops out to the second baseman. Bob Collins singles to center field. Cal Longmire grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Alvaro Boone hits a home run. Bill Torres pops out to the second baseman. Harry Alcantara strikes out. William Spiezio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Scott Guillen singles in front of the center fielder. Peyton Outlaw flies out to the right fielder. Ruben Judge lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sumpter Mesa walks. Dewey Sizzle singles past the shortstop. Scott Guillen scores. Sumpter Mesa advances to third on the hit. Jim Pitlock grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Josh Tidwell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Abbott flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Groskloss strikes out. John Geronimo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Donavan McMaster singles to right field. Bob Collins flies out to the right fielder. Cal Longmire strikes out. Scott Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Mitch Blankenship strikes out. Murphy Strange singles to center field. Alvaro Boone strikes out. Bill Torres singles to left field. Murphy Strange advances to third on the hit. Harry Alcantara doubles to right field. Murphy Strange scores. Bill Torres uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. William Spiezio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Denny Freeman is pinch hitting for Peyton Outlaw. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Denny Freeman walks. Reggie Rubber is pinch hitting for Josh Tidwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Reggie Rubber reached on a fielding error by Mitch Blankenship. Sumpter Mesa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Reggie Rubber is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dewey Sizzle singles to center field. Denny Freeman scores. Sumpter Mesa advances to third on the hit. Chester Jessup is pinch hitting for Jim Pitlock. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chester Jessup strikes out. Donavan McMaster singles to center field. Sumpter Mesa scores. Dewey Sizzle advances to third on the hit. Bob Bodie is pinch hitting for Bob Collins. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Bodie flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Kiko Horstmann pitching. Greg Abbott grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Groskloss grounds out to the shortstop. John Geronimo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Cal Longmire singles to center field. Scott Guillen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Cal Longmire advances to second on the play. Denny Freeman singles to left field. Cal Longmire scores. Dave Heathcote is pinch hitting for Kiko Horstmann. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Heathcote singles to left field. Sumpter Mesa walks. Dewey Sizzle singles to center field. Denny Freeman scores. Tommy Kutyna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chester Jessup strikes out. Donavan McMaster doubles past the right fielder. Dave Heathcote scores. Sumpter Mesa scores. Dewey Sizzle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Bodie doubles to left field. Donavan McMaster scores. Cal Longmire singles to center field. Bob Bodie scores. Ken Coquillette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Guillen singles to right field. Denny Freeman grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Jasper DuPont pitching. Irv Brittin is pinch hitting for Ken Coquillette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Irv Brittin walks. Murphy Strange grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Irv Brittin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alvaro Boone walks. Bill Torres flies out to the right fielder. Harry Alcantara walks. William Spiezio strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Detroit Dave Zipfel pitching. Jasper DuPont grounds out to the second baseman. Sumpter Mesa strikes out. Dewey Sizzle singles to left field. Chester Jessup walks. Donavan McMaster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Oakland Greg Abbott pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Groskloss strikes out. John Geronimo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Detroit Bob Bodie doubles to left field. Cal Longmire is hit by a pitch. Scott Guillen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Bodie advances to third on the play. Denny Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Sumner Jeltz is pinch hitting for Dave Zipfel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sumner Jeltz flies out to the left fielder. Murphy Strange singles to left field. Alvaro Boone singles past the first baseman. Murphy Strange is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Bill Torres doubles to left field. Harry Alcantara strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Detroit Jake Jones pitching. Jasper DuPont grounds out to the shortstop. Sumpter Mesa hits a home run. Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Detroit total runners left on base: 18
Game Notes Dave Zipfel is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kenny Thomas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Wilson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sloppy Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity Red Gladu did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Turkey Hegman improves in power_vs_righty Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in range Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pedro Moreno did not respond to coaching in range Shane Kuzava did not respond to coaching in range Mike Mercedes improves in power_vs_lefty P.K. Lischenko did not respond to coaching in control Yasunaga Kasuga did not respond to coaching in speed Holiday Rhodes did not respond to coaching in control Loyd Turner did not respond to coaching in 3B