Win: Bill Hill (8-2) Loss: Robo Rodriguez (7-5)
Save: David Whitted (6)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Bill Hill pitching. Gabe Egan strikes out. Dale Murphy walks. Boogie Woogie grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Robo Rodriguez pitching. Jay Dalrymple flies out to the center fielder. Buck Benedict doubles to right field. Steve Potts walks. Erv Morgan walks. Damian Marak walks. Buck Benedict scores. Billy Ardoin doubles to right field. Steve Potts scores. Erv Morgan scores. Damian Marak is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Fred Poffenberger doubles to left field. Billy Ardoin scores. John Kelly grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Vinny Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Edington walks. Boogie OogieOogie grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Edington advances to second on the play. Yadier Molina flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Hill singles to right field. Jay Dalrymple flies out to the center fielder. Buck Benedict strikes out. Steve Potts singles to center field. Erv Morgan pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay John Swartz walks. Robo Rodriguez lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, John Swartz forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Gabe Egan pops out to the second baseman. Dale Murphy walks. Boogie Woogie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Damian Marak singles to left field. Billy Ardoin strikes out. Fred Poffenberger grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Vinny Brown strikes out. Fred Edington hits a home run. Boogie OogieOogie strikes out. Yadier Molina walks. John Swartz singles past the first baseman. Yadier Molina advances to third on the hit. Robo Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland John Kelly strikes out. Bill Hill strikes out. Jay Dalrymple grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Gabe Egan walks. Dale Murphy grounds out to the second baseman. Gabe Egan advances to second on the play. Boogie Woogie doubles past the center fielder. Gabe Egan scores. Vinny Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Edington reached on a fielding error by Bill Hill. Boogie OogieOogie strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Buck Benedict flies out to the center fielder. Steve Potts flies out to the left fielder. Erv Morgan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Yadier Molina strikes out. John Swartz grounds out to the second baseman. Robo Rodriguez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Damian Marak grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Ardoin flies out to the right fielder. Fred Poffenberger singles to center field. John Kelly flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Gabe Egan strikes out. Dale Murphy grounds out to the pitcher. Boogie Woogie grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Collins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pinky Javier is pinch hitting for Bill Hill. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pinky Javier walks. Jay Dalrymple lines out to the third baseman. Pinky Javier is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Buck Benedict flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay David Whitted pitching. Vinny Brown strikes out. Fred Edington strikes out. Jim Bowie is pinch hitting for Boogie OogieOogie. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bowie singles to right field. Bob Klesko is pinch hitting for Yadier Molina. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Bowie steals second. Bob Klesko flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dan Wilkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Potts grounds out to the pitcher. Erv Morgan grounds out to the shortstop. Damian Marak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay John Swartz strikes out. BobbyBobJimBo is pinch hitting for Dan Wilkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. BobbyBobJimBo strikes out. Gabe Egan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Buck Benedict (9), Billy Ardoin (2), Fred Poffenberger (6).GIDP - Fred Poffenberger. Baserunning: CS - Pinky Javier (3). Fielding: E - Bill Hill.
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lonnie Naples did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Lyman Hamner did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jake Funk did not respond to coaching in speed Jake Funk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tenn Pounds did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lonnie Naples did not respond to coaching in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Horace Drew did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Figueroa improves in control Scott Martin did not respond to coaching in range Gary Figueroa did not respond to coaching in velocity Gracie Valdez did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Kuenn did not respond to coaching in control Scott Martin did not respond to coaching in SS