Win: Yordanis Molinet (7-4) Loss: Roy Gillenwater (0-2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Roy Gillenwater pitching. John Lyons pops out to the second baseman. Wayne Handley singles to center field. Ed Maggert strikes out. Charlie Duran grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Wayne Handley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yordanis Molinet pitching. Harry Bowman grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Aurilia flies out to the center fielder. Bernie Pott grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Williams strikes out. Doug McMillan singles to center field. Leo Cermak walks. Chris Seilheimer doubles to left field. Doug McMillan scores. Leo Cermak is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Yordanis Molinet singles to left field. Chris Seilheimer scores. John Lyons grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Yordanis Molinet is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman singles to right field. Richie Smith flies out to the center fielder. Bill Stoviak pops out to the second baseman. Ralph Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Wayne Handley flies out to the center fielder. Ed Maggert flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Duran singles to left field. Mike Williams grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Duran is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Aaron Bigelow lines out to the second baseman. Kitty Jackson is pinch hitting for Roy Gillenwater. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kitty Jackson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Harry Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Gordon Clark pitching. Doug McMillan walks. Leo Cermak grounds out to the shortstop. Doug McMillan advances to second on the play. Chris Seilheimer singles to right field. Doug McMillan scores. Norm Nixon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Seilheimer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yordanis Molinet lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia singles to center field. Bernie Pott flies out to the center fielder. Alex Rossman strikes out. Richie Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland John Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Handley doubles to center field. Ed Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Duran grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Bill Stoviak flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Davis singles to left field. Aaron Bigelow reached on a fielding error by Yordanis Molinet. Mickey Young is pinch hitting for Norm Nixon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mickey Young grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ned Gregory pitching. Mike Williams strikes out. Doug McMillan strikes out. Leo Cermak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Harry Bowman lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Aurilia strikes out. Bernie Pott pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Chris Seilheimer grounds out to the pitcher. Yordanis Molinet grounds out to the shortstop. John Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman grounds out to the pitcher. Richie Smith flies out to the center fielder. Bill Stoviak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Wayne Handley lines out to the second baseman. Ed Maggert flies out to the right fielder. Joe Guiney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Charlie Duran singles to right field. Mike Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ralph Davis flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Bigelow singles to center field. Joe Guiney lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Harry Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Doug McMillan grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Cermak singles to center field. Chris Seilheimer strikes out. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Yordanis Molinet. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jim Johnson singles to left field. Leo Cermak advances to third on the hit. John Lyons singles to left field. Leo Cermak scores. Jim Johnson advances to third on the hit. Wayne Handley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Johnny Fisher pitching. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bernie Pott grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Ray is pinch hitting for Alex Rossman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Ray pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Pickup improves in range Masaya Sugiyama did not respond to coaching in velocity Norio Yokotani did not respond to coaching in control Marty Sankey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Len Parson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kuniyuki Inagaki did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ed Riviere did not respond to coaching in SS
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Hillman did not respond to coaching in speed Kelly Fohl improves in range Artie Stovall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hack Green improves in power_vs_righty Walt Rosenthal improves in power_vs_lefty Fred Wynegar did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty