Win: Joe McGee (1-0) Loss: Brad Pena (0-1)
Save: Joe Gingras (2)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Brad Pena pitching. Bill Tyree lines out to the shortstop. Gene Herrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Folkers singles to center field. Ray Jok strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe McGee pitching. Jim Niebergall grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Lawton reached on a fielding error by Brad Hughes. Buck Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Mack Campbell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Baltimore Preston Steengrafe doubles to right field. Brad Hughes singles to center field. Reggie Davis strikes out. Brad Hughes steals second. Dick Grieve strikes out. Joe McGee singles past the second baseman. Preston Steengrafe scores. Brad Hughes is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Curt Moreland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walter Kleinow grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Dittmer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Bill Tyree flies out to the right fielder. Gene Herrera flies out to the left fielder. Mike Folkers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Rube Spencer lines out to the first baseman. Brad Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Niebergall pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Ray Jok flies out to the center fielder. Preston Steengrafe reached on a fielding error by Walter Kleinow. Brad Hughes singles to center field. Reggie Davis flies out to the right fielder. Dick Grieve grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Charlie Lawton strikes out. Buck Ramirez grounds out to the pitcher. Mack Campbell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Baltimore Joe McGee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Tyree singles to left field. Gene Herrera lines out to the shortstop. Bill Tyree gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Curt Moreland flies out to the right fielder. Walter Kleinow flies out to the center fielder. Bob Dittmer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Mike Folkers grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ray Jok flies out to the left fielder. Preston Steengrafe walks. Brad Hughes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Preston Steengrafe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Rube Spencer strikes out. Brad Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Niebergall strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Reggie Davis walks. Reggie Davis steals second. Dick Grieve grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe McGee strikes out. Bill Tyree reached on a fielding error by Bob Dittmer. Gene Herrera doubles to right field. Reggie Davis scores. Matt Pillion comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Mike Folkers walks. Ray Jok flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Charlie Lawton walks. Buck Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Lawton steals second. Mack Campbell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Charlie Lawton advances to third on the play. Curt Moreland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Preston Steengrafe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie Davis hits a home run. Dick Grieve pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Walter Kleinow pops out to the shortstop. Bob Dittmer hits a home run. Rube Spencer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Lamabe is pinch hitting for Matt Pillion. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Art Lamabe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Carl Mattis pitching. Travis Johnson is pinch hitting for Joe McGee. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Travis Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Tyree walks. Bill Tyree steals second. Rube Spencer throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Gene Herrera strikes out. Mike Folkers pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Gingras pitching. Jim Niebergall flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Lawton grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 2
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Jim Ostrowski did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Bickham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Larry Mata did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Robinson improves in arm Boots Willis did not respond to coaching in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lefty Lillard improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Stairs did not respond to coaching in control Lefty Lillard improves in range Mike Mahlberg improves in arm Johnny Duvall did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Stairs improves in control