Inning: 1 Oakland Elmer Mondesi pitching. Ray Hardy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Rick Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Chuck Pittinger pitching. Bill Wathan flies out to the center fielder. Marcus Pinn flies out to the left fielder. Harry Elliott doubles to left field. Walt Calvert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Roger Holdsworth strikes out. Aaron Mangus strikes out. John Snyder singles to right field. Troy Morrill walks. Ed Petkovsek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Chris Trout hits a home run. Ray Wortham singles to center field. Glen Wohlers strikes out. Bill Higbee singles to center field. Elmer Mondesi lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Wathan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Chuck Pittinger grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Hardy flies out to the left fielder. Rick Patterson singles to right field. Rick Patterson steals second. Tim Meyer pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Marcus Pinn singles to center field. Harry Elliott strikes out. Walt Calvert singles to left field. Marcus Pinn advances to third on the hit. Chris Trout grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Roger Holdsworth doubles past the center fielder. Aaron Mangus walks. John Snyder pops out to the third baseman. Troy Morrill singles to center field. Roger Holdsworth scores. Aaron Mangus advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Ed Petkovsek singles to right field. Aaron Mangus scores. Chuck Pittinger lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Hardy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Ray Wortham strikes out. Glen Wohlers strikes out. Bill Higbee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rick Patterson walks. Tim Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Patterson advances to second on the play. Roger Holdsworth strikes out. Aaron Mangus triples. Rick Patterson scores. John Snyder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Elmer Mondesi grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Wathan singles to center field. Marcus Pinn pops out to the pitcher. Harry Elliott grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Wathan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Troy Morrill grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Petkovsek flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Pittinger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Walt Calvert bunts for a base hit. Chris Trout grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Calvert advances to second on the play. Ray Wortham walks. Glen Wohlers strikes out. Bill Higbee grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Walt Calvert is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ray Hardy triples. George Narron 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. Rick Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Hardy scores. Tim Meyer singles to left field. Roger Holdsworth singles to left field. Tim Meyer advances to third on the hit. Aaron Mangus strikes out. John Snyder walks. Troy Morrill walks. Tim Meyer scores. Ed Petkovsek grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Detroit Don Zimmerman is pinch hitting for George Narron. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Zimmerman strikes out. Bill Wathan singles to center field. Bob Lowell is pinch hitting for Marcus Pinn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Wathan steals second. Bob Lowell grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Elliott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Roy Wallace pitching. Chuck Pittinger flies out to the right fielder. Ray Hardy grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rick Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Kip Johnson is pinch hitting for Walt Calvert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kip Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Trout pops out to the shortstop. Ray Wortham pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Tim Meyer flies out to the left fielder. Roger Holdsworth grounds out to the third baseman. Aaron Mangus singles to center field. John Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Glen Wohlers strikes out. Fernando Torres is pinch hitting for Bill Higbee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fernando Torres strikes out. Nobuhiro Koike is pinch hitting for Roy Wallace. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Nobuhiro Koike strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Detroit total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jake Clutterbuck improves in speed Walt Lary did not respond to coaching in range Tim Ferrell improves in arm Walt Lary improves in contact_vs_lefty Tim Ferrell did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Sam Kirk improves in power_vs_righty Howie Smith improves in range Mike Dillman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Rusie improves in range