Win: Norihiro Matsuura (4-3) Loss: Jason Higginbotham (4-5)
Save: George Kusnyer (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jason Higginbotham pitching. Bill Ludolph strikes out. Bill Terry flies out to the center fielder. Footsie DeJesus singles to right field. Maria Fenner singles to right field. Footsie DeJesus advances to third on the hit. Bob Quillen pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Norihiro Matsuura pitching. Wally DeVogt strikes out. Jack Shannon pops out to the first baseman. Masanori Kobayashi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Fred Seerey singles to right field. Charlie Hinzo flies out to the center fielder. Bert Gentry flies out to the left fielder. Norihiro Matsuura pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Justin Seilheimer grounds out to the third baseman. Carlos Santana strikes out. Hal McGee singles to center field. Jackie Sheehan singles to center field. Hal McGee advances to third on the hit. Roy Underhill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Ludolph flies out to the right fielder. Bill Terry walks. Bill Terry is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Footsie DeJesus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Jason Higginbotham strikes out. Wally DeVogt flies out to the left fielder. Jack Shannon reached on a fielding error by Bert Gentry. Jack Shannon steals second. Masanori Kobayashi singles to center field. Jack Shannon scores. Justin Seilheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Maria Fenner singles to right field. Bob Quillen doubles to right field. Maria Fenner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Seerey singles to right field. Bob Quillen scores. Charlie Hinzo pops out to the second baseman. Bert Gentry strikes out. Norihiro Matsuura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Carlos Santana singles to right field. Hal McGee pops out to the second baseman. Jackie Sheehan singles to center field. Roy Underhill pops out to the first baseman. Jason Higginbotham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Ludolph strikes out. Bill Terry singles to right field. Footsie DeJesus doubles to left field. Maria Fenner grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Terry scores. Footsie DeJesus advances to third on the play. Bob Quillen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Wally DeVogt pops out to the third baseman. Jack Shannon singles to center field. Masanori Kobayashi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Shannon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Justin Seilheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Fred Seerey strikes out. Charlie Hinzo singles to center field. Bert Gentry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Carlos Santana strikes out. Hal McGee flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Jackie Sheehan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Norihiro Matsuura grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Ludolph singles to right field. Bill Terry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Roy Underhill pops out to the first baseman. Jason Higginbotham grounds out to the pitcher. Wally DeVogt walks. Jack Shannon singles to left field. Wally DeVogt advances to third on the hit. Masanori Kobayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Footsie DeJesus hits a home run. Johnny Bates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Maria Fenner singles to right field. Bob Quillen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Maria Fenner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Seerey doubles to center field. Bob Quillen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Hinzo grounds out to the third baseman. Bert Gentry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Justin Seilheimer flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Santana walks. Hal McGee triples. Carlos Santana scores. Jackie Sheehan flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Hal McGee is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bart Tuero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenny Ketchum is pinch hitting for Norihiro Matsuura. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kenny Ketchum flies out to the center fielder. Bill Ludolph grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Terry walks. Footsie DeJesus walks. Maria Fenner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay George Kusnyer pitching. Roy Underhill flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Cedeno is pinch hitting for Bart Tuero. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman. Wally DeVogt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Bartling did not respond to coaching in control Bob Bartling did not respond to coaching in control Magnus 'Skarp' Blyant did not respond to coaching in velocity Igoy Berra did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Torvald Brennende did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jesse Grieve did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Zimmerman improves in range Gene Serena improves in control Dusty Horan did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Hayes did not respond to coaching in CF