Inning: 1 Detroit Dick Sawatski pitching. Bombo Beckett grounds out to the third baseman. Raul Douglass grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Pickering singles to right field. Mike George pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Frank Todd pitching. Joel Heinkel grounds out to the pitcher. Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the center fielder. Red Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit George Ostermueller lines out to the second baseman. Bob Thomas strikes out. Ron Bartley singles to center field. Jack Giallombardo singles to right field. Frank Todd walks. Bombo Beckett strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Severson pops out to the shortstop. Nick Johnston doubles to left field. Cat Dancing strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Raul Douglass strikes out. Mike Pickering strikes out. Mike George walks. George Ostermueller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ryan Metkovich grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Sawatski singles to center field. Joel Heinkel walks. Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the center fielder. Red Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Thomas grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Bartley grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Giallombardo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Ward strikes out. Alex Severson triples. Nick Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Severson scores. Cat Dancing strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Todd flies out to the left fielder. Bombo Beckett strikes out. Raul Douglass flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ryan Metkovich singles to left field. Dick Sawatski lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joel Heinkel singles to right field. Ryan Metkovich scores. Joel Heinkel steals second. Fusoya Hiramasu strikes out. Red Jones hits a home run. Joel Heinkel scores. Glenn Holmes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Ward singles to right field. Alex Severson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Ward is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Mike Pickering hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike George flies out to the left fielder. George Ostermueller walks. Bob Thomas strikes out. Roger Peerson is pinch hitting for Ron Bartley. Roger Peerson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Roger Butler enters the game as a defensive replacement for Roger Peerson at 2B. Nick Johnston strikes out. Cat Dancing hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ryan Metkovich singles to right field. Cat Dancing advances to third on the hit. Paul Hudson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Metkovich steals second. Dick Sawatski grounds out to the second baseman. Cat Dancing scores. Ryan Metkovich advances to third on the play. Joel Heinkel hits a home run. Ryan Metkovich scores. Randy Turner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fusoya Hiramasu grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Jack Giallombardo grounds out to the catcher. Joe Cohen is pinch hitting for Randy Turner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Cohen flies out to the left fielder. John Leonard is pinch hitting for Bombo Beckett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Leonard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kazuya Sasaki pitching. Red Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Ward grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Severson hits a home run. Nick Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Raul Douglass flies out to the right fielder. Mike Pickering flies out to the left fielder. Tom Manush is pinch hitting for Mike George. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Manush singles to right field. George Ostermueller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Cat Dancing strikes out. Ryan Metkovich grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Sawatski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Bob Thomas walks. Roger Butler hits a home run. Bob Thomas scores. Jack Giallombardo grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Bacsik is pinch hitting for Kazuya Sasaki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Bacsik flies out to the left fielder. John Leonard flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Nick Johnston (4).3B - Alex Severson (2).HR - Joel Heinkel (4), Red Jones (5), Alex Severson (5).SF - Nick Johnston. Baserunning: SB - Joel Heinkel (16), Ryan Metkovich (3).
Game Notes Dick Sawatski is injured and is expected to be out 50 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Bates improves in range Charlie Woods improves in arm Charlie Woods improves in contact_vs_righty Larry Samuel did not respond to coaching in velocity George Blattner did not respond to coaching 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 arm Doug McDowell improves in contact_vs_righty Freddie Heimueller improves in power_vs_lefty Johnny White improves in power_vs_lefty