Win: Frank Gakeler (4-2) Loss: Al Bass (3-4)
Save: Major Payne (14)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Frank Gakeler pitching. Lew Almonte grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Nunez grounds out to the second baseman. Mad Max singles past the shortstop. Dave Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Bass pitching. Joe Hoffman walks. Joe Hoffman steals second. Bob Hinton doubles to left field. Joe Hoffman scores. Magglio Kida flies out to the right fielder. Bob Stein singles to right field. Bob Hinton scores. Terry Johnson strikes out. Yoshio Yanagida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Johnny Laxton flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Billings strikes out. Josh Reardon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Gakeler hits a home run. Joe Hoffman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Tommy Lee grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Al Bass singles to center field. Lew Almonte pops out to the second baseman. Jim Nunez singles to right field. Mad Max strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Hinton hits a home run. Magglio Kida singles to right field. Bobby Rosecrans comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Stein grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Magglio Kida is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Stein is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Terry Johnson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Dave Stewart singles to left field. Johnny Laxton singles to left field. Dave Stewart advances to third on the hit. Carlos Billings pops out to the first baseman. Josh Reardon strikes out. Tommy Lee doubles to right field. Dave Stewart scores. Johnny Laxton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby Rosecrans grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Yoshio Yanagida flies out to the center fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Lew Almonte grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Nunez flies out to the left fielder. Mad Max flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Gakeler grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Bob Hinton strikes out. Magglio Kida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Dave Stewart strikes out. Johnny Laxton strikes out. Carlos Billings flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Stein strikes out. Terry Johnson strikes out. Yoshio Yanagida pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Josh Reardon grounds out to the second baseman. Tommy Lee singles to center field. Ray Boyd is pinch hitting for Bobby Rosecrans . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ray Boyd singles to center field. Lew Almonte pops out to the second baseman. Jim Nunez doubles to center field. Tommy Lee scores. Bill Hutchinson 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. Mad Max strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Blackie Lawless Jr. pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Dan Cunningham flies out to the right fielder. Hal Plank is pinch hitting for Bill Hutchinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Rich Napoleon pitching. Dave Stewart singles to left field. Johnny Laxton flies out to the right fielder. Carlos Billings strikes out. Dave Stewart steals second. Josh Reardon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Joe Hoffman steals second. Bob Hinton flies out to the left fielder. Magglio Kida singles to right field. Joe Hoffman scores. Sam McDavid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Stein lines out to the second baseman. Terry Johnson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Josh Reardon. Yoshio Yanagida walks. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Major Payne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tommy Lee grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Halladay is pinch hitting for Sam McDavid. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mike Halladay grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Almonte singles to right field. Jim Nunez singles to left field. Lew Almonte advances to third on the hit. Mad Max flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Al Bass is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hub Nettles did not respond to coaching in arm Hub Nettles improves in speed Scott Kelly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Nap Holman did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jim Daley improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Schoeneweis did not respond to coaching in control Garey Sorensen improves in contact_vs_lefty Garey Sorensen improves in range Doc Pinkney did not respond to coaching in 2B