Win: Gustavo Gonzalez (6-3) Loss: Yoshinori Uchiyama (0-2)
Save: Jay Miller (16)
Inning: 1 Oakland Otto Hernandez pitching. Don Friday flies out to the center fielder. Pascual Elston grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Tovar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Gustavo Gonzalez pitching. Whitey Conovar grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Charlie Lockwood walks. Rod Brown flies out to the center fielder. Hot Heinie Haid singles to left field. Claude West walks. Del Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Kevin Carroll strikes out. Mickey Kahdot flies out to the left fielder. Lew Crosetti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Jim Rock Robinson strikes out. Grover Carney reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Tovar. Otto Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Whitey Conovar grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland John Haney strikes out. Todd Murphy hits a home run. Gustavo Gonzalez strikes out. Don Friday doubles to right field. Pascual Elston flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Charlie Lockwood flies out to the center fielder. Rod Brown triples. Hot Heinie Haid singles to center field. Rod Brown scores. Claude West singles to left field. Del Walsh grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Tovar singles to left field. Kevin Carroll pops out to the third baseman. Mickey Kahdot flies out to the right fielder. Lew Crosetti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jim Rock Robinson singles to center field. Grover Carney flies out to the left fielder. Jim Rock Robinson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Otto Hernandez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland John Haney grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Murphy strikes out. Gustavo Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Whitey Conovar grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Charlie Lockwood singles to left field. Rod Brown grounds out to the catcher. Charlie Lockwood advances to second on the play. Hot Heinie Haid strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Don Friday walks. Don Friday steals second. Pascual Elston grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Tovar flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Claude West grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Balls Eunick is pinch hitting for Del Walsh. Tommy Balls Eunick flies out to the center fielder. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah is pinch hitting for Jim Rock Robinson. Gene Ha-Ha Hannah singles to center field. Grover Carney pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Cliff Dunbar enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tommy Balls Eunick at 2B. Dewayne DD Dorgan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gene Ha-Ha Hannah at C. Mickey Kahdot strikes out. Lew Crosetti walks. John Haney pops out to the catcher. Todd Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Jeff Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Otto Hernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jeff Gonzalez strikes out. Whitey Conovar flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Lockwood walks. Rod Brown grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Charlie Lockwood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Yoshinori Uchiyama pitching. Gustavo Gonzalez pops out to the second baseman. Don Friday walks. Don Friday is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pascual Elston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Hot Heinie Haid singles to center field. Claude West grounds out to the third baseman. Hot Heinie Haid advances to second on the play. Cliff Dunbar strikes out. Dewayne DD Dorgan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Tovar walks. Kevin Carroll hits a home run. Steve Tovar scores. Kevin Masterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Kahdot grounds out to the third baseman. Lew Crosetti strikes out. John Haney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Jay Miller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Grover Carney flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Masterson grounds out to the second baseman. Whitey Conovar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Corbin did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Cohen improves in arm Ossee Fischer did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Scheeren improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Haddie Davison did not respond to coaching in control Mike 'Science Guy' Nye improves in control Ben Cliburn improves in power_vs_righty Leo Brooks did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Fred Ley did not respond to coaching in 3B