Win: Craig Nelson (5-10) Loss: Dick Ruebel (5-14)
Save: J.P. Drysdale (23)
Inning: 1 Oakland Craig Nelson pitching. Dee Robinson walks. Jazz Bilzen strikes out. So Yamashita strikes out. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Dick Ruebel pitching. Gary Winkelman flies out to the center fielder. Kane Candini strikes out. Art Baker singles to right field. Kiyoitsu Aiba doubles to left field. Art Baker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Curtis Romano walks. Bill Rooks strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata singles to left field. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Ginger Nordyke lines out to the second baseman. Jef Ceulemans walks. Dick Ruebel grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jef Ceulemans is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 New York Deacon Chance singles to center field. Greg Hutchings walks. Craig Nelson fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Craig Nelson singles to center field. Deacon Chance scores. Greg Hutchings advances to third on the hit. Gary Winkelman singles to center field. Greg Hutchings scores. Craig Nelson advances to third on the hit. Kane Candini strikes out. Gary Winkelman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Art Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dee Robinson grounds out to the third baseman. Jazz Bilzen hits a home run. So Yamashita walks. Trevor Easterday grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Kiyoitsu Aiba walks. Curtis Romano flies out to the center fielder. Bill Rooks pops out to the second baseman. Kiyoitsu Aiba is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata singles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara walks. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the third baseman. Kunihisa Shibata advances to third on the play. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to second on the play. Jef Ceulemans strikes out. Dick Ruebel walks. Dee Robinson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 New York Deacon Chance strikes out. Greg Hutchings grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jazz Bilzen singles to right field. So Yamashita walks. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Kunihisa Shibata grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Gary Winkelman flies out to the center fielder. Kane Candini grounds out to the shortstop. Art Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara walks. Daisuke Komatsubara steals second. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the third baseman. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Ruebel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 New York Kiyoitsu Aiba doubles to center field. Curtis Romano lines out to the first baseman. Bill Rooks pops out to the shortstop. Mike Morris 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. Deacon Chance singles to right field. Greg Hutchings strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Dee Robinson strikes out. Jazz Bilzen grounds out to the shortstop. So Yamashita pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 New York Craig Nelson grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Winkelman singles to center field. Kane Candini grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Winkelman advances to second on the play. Art Baker is hit by a pitch. Kiyoitsu Aiba grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Art Baker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Trevor Easterday flies out to the center fielder. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the right fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 New York Curtis Romano strikes out. Bill Rooks singles to left field. Bill Rooks is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Deacon Chance walks. Greg Hutchings pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland J.P. Drysdale comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ginger Nordyke hits a home run. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Teruhiko Akimoto is pinch hitting for Mike Morris. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Teruhiko Akimoto singles past the shortstop. Dee Robinson singles to left field. Jazz Bilzen grounds out to the shortstop. Teruhiko Akimoto advances to third on the play. Dee Robinson advances to second on the play. So Yamashita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 New York total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Arlie McGunnigle improves in range Gil Bohne improves in power_vs_lefty Hiroaki Hoshi improves in power_vs_lefty Darwin Long did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Scalzi did not respond to coaching in arm Chuck Birdsall improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Stefero did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ed Stefero improves in speed