Win: Hachiro Yonemura (2-1) Loss: Mark Donovan (2-5)
Save: Al Desjardien (1)
Inning: 1 Baltimore Mark Donovan pitching. Joel Briley hits a home run. Ed Masters strikes out. George Pearson grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Schall singles to center field. Jim Kane grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jeff Schall is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Hachiro Yonemura pitching. Mike Parris lines out to the pitcher. Juan Lopez singles to center field. Alex Alexander grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Baltimore Bill Jorgens flies out to the center fielder. Joe Clancy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Junior Estes pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Matt Cook grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Stewart walks. Trevor Harman singles to center field. Frank Stewart aggressively advances to third on the hit. Scott Upchurch grounds out to the catcher. Trevor Harman advances to second on the play. Dave Dexter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Baltimore Hachiro Yonemura pops out to the catcher. Joel Briley singles to center field. Ed Masters flies out to the center fielder. Joel Briley steals second. George Pearson doubles to center field. Joel Briley scores. Jeff Schall hits a home run. George Pearson scores. Jim Kane singles to center field. Bill Jorgens triples. Jim Kane scores. Joe Clancy walks. Junior Estes singles to left field. Bill Jorgens scores. Joe Clancy advances to third on the hit. Pete Hawke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hachiro Yonemura singles to center field. Joe Clancy scores. Joel Briley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Pete Hawke flies out to the left fielder. Mike Parris flies out to the center fielder. Juan Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Baltimore Ed Masters strikes out. George Pearson singles to center field. Jeff Schall flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Jim Kane pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Alex Alexander strikes out. Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Frank Stewart hits an infield single to the second baseman. Trevor Harman doubles to right field. Frank Stewart uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Upchurch doubles to left field. Trevor Harman scores. Dave Dexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Baltimore Bill Jorgens grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Clancy grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Estes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Pete Hawke lines out to the second baseman. Mike Parris grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Juan Lopez singles to left field. Alex Alexander grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Baltimore Hachiro Yonemura strikes out. Joel Briley singles to left field. Ed Masters grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joel Briley advances to second on the play. George Pearson singles to left field. Joel Briley scores. Stew Just comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Schall pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Matt Cook strikes out. Frank Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Trevor Harman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Baltimore Jose Palmer is pinch hitting for Jim Kane. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jose Palmer grounds out to the third baseman. Keefe Wise is pinch hitting for Bill Jorgens. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Keefe Wise grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Clancy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Scott Upchurch flies out to the right fielder. Dave Dexter singles to center field. Bill Autry is pinch hitting for Stew Just. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Autry singles to center field. Mike Parris grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Autry is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Juan Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Baltimore Billy Arntzen pitching. Karl Davis is pinch hitting for Junior Estes. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Karl Davis walks. Karl Davis is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Hachiro Yonemura strikes out. John Brown is pinch hitting for Joel Briley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Brown singles past the shortstop. Ed Masters grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Alex Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Cook strikes out. Frank Stewart walks. Trevor Harman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Baltimore George Pearson strikes out. Jeff Schall singles to left field. Jose Palmer singles to right field. Jeff Schall advances to third on the hit. Steve Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Keefe Wise strikes out. Joe Clancy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Scott Upchurch reached on a fielding error by Joe Clancy. Harry Wendell is pinch hitting for Dave Dexter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harry Wendell pops out to the second baseman. Bob Henke is pinch hitting for Steve Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Henke hits a home run. Scott Upchurch scores. Vance Cubbage comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Parris singles to right field. Juan Lopez singles to center field. Mike Parris advances to third on the hit. Alex Alexander hits a home run. Mike Parris scores. Juan Lopez scores. Al Desjardien comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Cook pops out to the second baseman. Frank Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Baltimore total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - George Pearson (9).3B - Bill Jorgens (1).HR - Joel Briley (5), Jeff Schall (7). Baserunning: SB - Joel Briley (8).CS - Karl Davis (1). Fielding: E - Joe Clancy.
Baltimore Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ricky Sugden improves in contact_vs_lefty Rod Alyea did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ed Stein did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny Lee did not respond to coaching in arm Rod Alyea improves in range Joe Wilson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Brenly improves in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Homer Ussat did not respond to coaching in speed John Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Lewis did not respond to coaching in endurance Dan Sears improves in contact_vs_righty Manuel Rockenfield improves in speed Al Ash did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C