Win: Joe Rommel (12-9) Loss: Charlie Rackley (5-7)
Save: Akira Matsumoto (12)
Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Rackley pitching. Dee Robinson walks. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa pops out to the third baseman. Doc Reimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Baltimore Joe Rommel pitching. Bunny Ehmke walks. Bryan Nagy strikes out. Bunny Ehmke steals second. Emmett Speier strikes out. Ed Owens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata singles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the center fielder. Ginger Nordyke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore John Burke flies out to the center fielder. Al Hart flies out to the left fielder. Albie Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jef Ceulemans hits a home run. Joe Rommel flies out to the center fielder. Dee Robinson pops out to the third baseman. Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Baltimore Rick Gumbert grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Rackley flies out to the left fielder. Bunny Ehmke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Reimer singles to left field. Doc Reimer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Bryan Nagy grounds out to the third baseman. Emmett Speier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Owens singles past the shortstop. John Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara doubles to center field. Ginger Nordyke flies out to the left fielder. Jef Ceulemans flies out to the right fielder. Joe Rommel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Al Hart flies out to the left fielder. Albie Kennedy lines out to the first baseman. Rick Gumbert singles to center field. Charlie Rackley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dee Robinson doubles to center field. Ken Nagatomi singles to right field. Dee Robinson scores. Ken Nagatomi steals second. Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Doc Reimer grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Nagatomi advances to third on the play. Kunihisa Shibata hits a home run. Ken Nagatomi scores. Jim Thornton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daisuke Komatsubara singles past the first baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Baltimore Bunny Ehmke singles to right field. Bryan Nagy grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Emmett Speier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Jef Ceulemans flies out to the right fielder. Joe Rommel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Ed Owens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Burke grounds out to the shortstop. Al Hart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dee Robinson strikes out. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa doubles to left field. Doc Reimer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Baltimore Albie Kennedy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Gumbert flies out to the right fielder. Al House is pinch hitting for Jim Thornton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al House walks. Bunny Ehmke grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Al House is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ramon Stephenson pitching. Kunihisa Shibata pops out to the third baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the center fielder. Ginger Nordyke flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Baltimore Bryan Nagy flies out to the right fielder. Emmett Speier hits a home run. Ed Owens singles to center field. Akira Matsumoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. John Burke grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ed Owens is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Al Hart grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Burke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 3 Baltimore total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Ken Nagatomi is injured and is expected to be out 16 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Kevin Piechota did not respond to coaching in control Jazz Bilzen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Armbrister improves in power_vs_lefty
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Goetz improves in velocity Mark White improves in power_vs_lefty Crese Baptist did not respond to coaching in speed