Win: James Hoffman (4-5) Loss: Jackie Cabrera (4-7)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Jackie Cabrera pitching. John Mendoza singles to right field. Red Canavan triples. John Mendoza scores. Ryan Stynes strikes out. Ken Baker flies out to the center fielder. Billy Carreno hits a home run. Red Canavan scores. Lindsay Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ray Strawberry singles to right field. Mark Dykstra pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland James Hoffman pitching. Mike Kindall grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Toshihide Aoki singles to right field. Bob Parker grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Toshihide Aoki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Craig Corey grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Parker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Ernie Trowbridge singles to right field. James Hoffman lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Ernie Trowbridge forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). John Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Red Canavan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Amado Vail strikes out. Harry Beville doubles to left field. Jason Roberts grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Al Eagan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Ryan Stynes hits a home run. Ken Baker strikes out. Billy Carreno grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ray Strawberry flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Lindsay Smith strikes out. Mike Kindall grounds out to the shortstop. Toshihide Aoki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Mark Dykstra pops out to the third baseman. Ernie Trowbridge walks. James Hoffman lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Mendoza singles to right field. Red Canavan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Parker strikes out. Craig Corey hits a home run. Amado Vail strikes out. Harry Beville singles to right field. Jason Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Tinsley Hinton 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. Ryan Stynes strikes out. Ken Baker hits an infield single to the shortstop. Billy Carreno strikes out. Ken Baker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Al Eagan singles in front of the right fielder. Tinsley Hinton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Kindall hits a home run. Al Eagan scores. Toshihide Aoki singles to center field. Bob Parker flies out to the center fielder. Craig Corey singles to left field. Toshihide Aoki advances to third on the hit. Amado Vail grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Ray Strawberry flies out to the right fielder. Mark Dykstra strikes out. Ernie Trowbridge hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Barnes is pinch hitting for James Hoffman. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Mike Barnes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Yonel Zamora pitching. Harry Beville flies out to the left fielder. Jason Roberts walks. Al Eagan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jason Roberts is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Buckels is pinch hitting for Tinsley Hinton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Buckels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Armando Carter pitching. John Mendoza singles to center field. Red Canavan strikes out. Ryan Stynes flies out to the left fielder. Ken Baker singles to left field. John Mendoza advances to third on the hit. Billy Carreno flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Mike Kindall walks. Toshihide Aoki strikes out. Bob Parker singles to right field. Mike Kindall advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Craig Corey grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Parker advances to second on the play. Amado Vail is hit by a pitch. Harry Beville grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Ray Strawberry is hit by a pitch. Mark Dykstra singles to right field. Ernie Trowbridge walks. Nick McHenry is pinch hitting for Yonel Zamora. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Nick McHenry strikes out. John Mendoza walks. Ray Strawberry scores. Red Canavan walks. Mark Dykstra scores. Darnell Hansell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Stynes walks. Ernie Trowbridge scores. Ken Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, John Mendoza scores. Billy Carreno hits a home run. Red Canavan scores. Ryan Stynes scores. Ray Strawberry singles to center field. Mark Dykstra walks. Ernie Trowbridge strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Billy Kelly pitching. Jason Roberts strikes out. Chuck Leon is pinch hitting for Al Eagan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chuck Leon grounds out to the second baseman. Darnell Hansell singles to center field. Mike Kindall lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Syd Llenas is pinch hitting for Billy Kelly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Syd Llenas strikes out. John Mendoza grounds out to the third baseman. Red Canavan singles to left field. Ryan Stynes singles past the second baseman. Ken Baker walks. Billy Carreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland George Stratton pitching. Toshihide Aoki singles to left field. Sam Caceres is pinch hitting for Bob Parker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Sam Caceres doubles to right field. Freddie Conway is pinch hitting for Craig Corey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Freddie Conway singles to right field. Toshihide Aoki scores. Sam Caceres scores. Amado Vail flies out to the left fielder. Bruce Heltzel is pinch hitting for Harry Beville. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bruce Heltzel flies out to the right fielder. Jason Roberts grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Los Angeles total runners LOB: 12 Oakland total runners LOB: 11
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jimmy Herrera did not respond to coaching in velocity Gus Wares improves in contact_vs_lefty Ron Jackson improves in velocity Billy Mitchell improves in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Art Heard did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Petrocelli improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Jestadt did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Sullivan improves in contact_vs_righty