Win: Sam Mullane (1-2) Loss: Cade Hinchliffe (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Cade Hinchliffe pitching. Jo Kink singles to right field. IM S Lutz strikes out. GD Smite grounds out to the second baseman. Jo Kink advances to second on the play. Lo Snipe grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Sam Mullane pitching. Mark Zaske strikes out. Bill Lindsay flies out to the center fielder. Tom Lindeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland CB Gally singles to center field. Laurie Hamilton singles to left field. CB Gally advances to third on the hit. Silly Ponce strikes out. Gene Easterly is pinch hitting for Dusty Allen. Gene Easterly strikes out. Sam Mullane singles to left field. CB Gally scores. Laurie Hamilton advances to third on the hit. Jo Kink singles to center field. Laurie Hamilton scores. IM S Lutz grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jo Kink is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Rube Christopher enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Easterly at RF. Jose Dustal pops out to the first baseman. Harry Reuschel walks. Jaylon Taylor strikes out. Jason Young grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Harry Reuschel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland GD Smite strikes out. Lo Snipe singles to right field. CB Gally grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Howie Walkup strikes out. Cade Hinchliffe walks. Mark Zaske grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Laurie Hamilton strikes out. Silly Ponce walks. Rube Christopher grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Bill Lindsay hits a home run. Tom Lindeman singles to right field. Jose Dustal walks. Harry Reuschel singles to right field. Jaylon Taylor grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Tom Lindeman is out at home. Jason Young strikes out. Howie Walkup grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Sam Mullane strikes out. Jo Kink grounds out to the third baseman. IM S Lutz hits a home run. GD Smite grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Cade Hinchliffe flies out to the left fielder. Mark Zaske pops out to the third baseman. Bill Lindsay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Lo Snipe pops out to the shortstop. CB Gally flies out to the left fielder. Laurie Hamilton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Tom Lindeman pops out to the second baseman. Jose Dustal flies out to the right fielder. Harry Reuschel walks. Jaylon Taylor doubles to right field. Harry Reuschel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jason Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Eric Hobbie is pinch hitting for Silly Ponce. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eric Hobbie hits an infield single to the third baseman. Rube Christopher singles to right field. Eric Hobbie advances to third on the hit. Sam Mullane flies out to the left fielder. Jo Kink singles to center field. Eric Hobbie scores. Rube Christopher advances to third on the hit. John Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. IM S Lutz walks. GD Smite singles to center field. Rube Christopher scores. Jo Kink scores. IM S Lutz advances to third on the hit. Lo Snipe walks. CB Gally grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Howie Walkup singles to right field. Mark Jaster is pinch hitting for John Graham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mark Jaster grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Howie Walkup is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mark Zaske singles to right field. Bill Lindsay grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Zaske is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Lindeman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jake Thielman pitching. Laurie Hamilton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Hobbie pops out to the shortstop. Rube Christopher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Doug Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Dustal singles to center field. Harry Reuschel singles to right field. Jaylon Taylor strikes out. Jason Young grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Dustal advances to third on the play. Harry Reuschel advances to second on the play. Howie Walkup grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Ducky Quinn is pinch hitting for Doug Graham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ducky Quinn singles to right field. Jo Kink singles to left field. Ducky Quinn advances to third on the hit. Jo Kink steals second. IM S Lutz flies out to the center fielder. GD Smite is hit by a pitch. Lo Snipe strikes out. CB Gally pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Ry Key pitching. Charlie McNally is pinch hitting for Jake Thielman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charlie McNally flies out to the right fielder. Mark Zaske pops out to the third baseman. Bill Lindsay walks. Tom Lindeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Zmich did not respond to coaching in control Bill Zmich did not respond to coaching in control Craig Brovia improves in velocity Roxie Collins did not respond to coaching in speed J HamHam did not respond to coaching in 1B
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Llenas did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Howell did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Donahue improves in arm George Mitchell improves in speed JJ Johnson did not respond to coaching in 1B