Win: John Spencer (2-2) Loss: Desi McMichael (1-4)
Save: Red Criscola (5)
Inning: 1 Detroit Desi McMichael pitching. Bombo Beckett grounds out to the third baseman. Raul Douglass walks. Roger Peerson flies out to the left fielder. Mike Pickering flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland John Spencer pitching. Joel Heinkel grounds out to the third baseman. Fusoya Hiramasu grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Red Jones hits a home run. Paul Distaso hits a home run. Alex Severson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bob Thomas strikes out. Tom Manush grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Pazik walks. Ron Bartley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Nick Johnston lines out to the third baseman. Cat Dancing triples. Ben Harris flies out to the center fielder. Desi McMichael pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit John Spencer singles to center field. Bombo Beckett doubles to left field. Raul Douglass grounds out to the second baseman. John Spencer scores. Bombo Beckett advances to third on the play. Roger Peerson strikes out. Mike Pickering strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Joel Heinkel flies out to the center fielder. Fusoya Hiramasu reached on a fielding error by Ron Bartley. Red Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Fusoya Hiramasu advances to second on the play. Paul Distaso flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Thomas pops out to the first baseman. Tom Manush singles to left field. Ed Pazik singles to center field. Ron Bartley doubles to right field. Tom Manush scores. John Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Bombo Beckett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Alex Severson singles to left field. Nick Johnston flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Cat Dancing strikes out. Ben Harris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alex Severson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Raul Douglass grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Peerson strikes out. Mike Pickering hits a home run. Bob Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Desi McMichael grounds out to the third baseman. Joel Heinkel singles to right field. Fusoya Hiramasu walks. Red Jones singles to right field. Joel Heinkel scores. Paul Distaso strikes out. Alex Severson singles to right field. Nick Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Tom Manush grounds out to the shortstop. Roger Butler is pinch hitting for Ed Pazik. Roger Butler walks. Joe Cohen is pinch hitting for Ron Bartley. Joe Cohen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jack Giallombardo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roger Butler at C. Cat Dancing grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Harris flies out to the center fielder. Desi McMichael grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit George Ostermueller is pinch hitting for John Spencer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Ostermueller doubles to left field. Frank Yankowski 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. Bombo Beckett strikes out. Raul Douglass grounds out to the second baseman. George Ostermueller advances to third on the play. Roger Peerson doubles to center field. George Ostermueller scores. Mike Pickering grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Glenn Holmes pitching. Jerry Bacsik enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bombo Beckett at SS. Joel Heinkel singles to left field. Fusoya Hiramasu grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Red Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Bob Thomas strikes out. Tom Manush flies out to the center fielder. Jack Giallombardo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Paul Distaso strikes out. Alex Severson flies out to the center fielder. Nick Johnston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe Cohen singles to center field. John Leonard is pinch hitting for Glenn Holmes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Leonard grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joe Cohen is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Bacsik grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Red Criscola pitching. Cat Dancing strikes out. Ben Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Ward is pinch hitting for Frank Yankowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Ward flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bombo Beckett (3), Roger Peerson (9), Ron Bartley (4), George Ostermueller (5).HR - Mike Pickering (3).GIDP - Jerry Bacsik, Joe Cohen. Fielding: E - Ron Bartley.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: George Blattner improves in power_vs_lefty Steve Bates improves in range Ken Halicki did not respond to coaching in velocity Walker Kelly improves in speed George Blattner improves in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Doug McDowell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Lezcano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Cal Beazley did not respond to coaching in control Ben Henderson did not respond to coaching in arm