Win: Tyson Canales (2-0) Loss: Les Flick (0-4)
Save: Jeff Rodriguez (6)
Inning: 1 Detroit Dhamel Lily pitching. Luke Cias flies out to the center fielder. Brian Hermansen flies out to the right fielder. Matt Murtaugh walks. Larry Laskey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Les Flick pitching. Bill Bustamante walks. Sean Perez pops out to the catcher. Bobby Marvez hits a home run. Bill Bustamante scores. Dave De Palma reached on a 2-base throwing error by Luke Cias. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Tom Quinces grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Rick Shields walks. Reggie Sutton grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Steve Speer singles to left field. Doc Rittwage strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Evar Murello walks. JianCarlos Soto grounds out to the pitcher. Evar Murello advances to second on the play. Dhamel Lily flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bustamante walks. Sean Perez walks. Bobby Marvez hits a home run. Evar Murello scores. Bill Bustamante scores. Sean Perez scores. German Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave De Palma hits a home run. Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit German Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Luke Cias grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Hermansen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Quinces flies out to the right fielder. Evar Murello hits an infield single to the pitcher. JianCarlos Soto singles past the third baseman. Evar Murello advances to third on the hit. Dhamel Lily grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Matt Murtaugh strikes out. Larry Laskey singles to left field. Rick Shields walks. Reggie Sutton flies out to the left fielder. Steve Speer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rick Shields is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Bustamante grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Easley 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. Sean Perez singles to center field. Bobby Marvez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Doc Rittwage hits a home run. George Easley singles to right field. Luke Cias walks. Brian Hermansen hits a home run. George Easley scores. Luke Cias scores. Tyson Canales comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Murtaugh flies out to the left fielder. Larry Laskey flies out to the left fielder. Rick Shields grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave De Palma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Cangelosi flies out to the right fielder. Tom Quinces strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Reggie Sutton flies out to the right fielder. Steve Speer strikes out. Doc Rittwage singles to left field. George Easley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doc Rittwage is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Evar Murello pops out to the first baseman. JianCarlos Soto walks. Tyson Canales fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tyson Canales strikes out. Bill Bustamante flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Luke Cias singles to center field. Brian Hermansen flies out to the center fielder. Luke Cias is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Matt Murtaugh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Sean Perez lines out to the shortstop. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the third baseman. Dave De Palma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Junior Diaz enters the game as a defensive replacement for JianCarlos Soto at 2B. Larry Laskey strikes out. Rick Shields flies out to the left fielder. Reggie Sutton hits a home run. Steve Speer lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi singles past the third baseman. Ken Woods 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. Tom Quinces singles to center field. Evar Murello singles to center field. Eddie Cangelosi scores. Junior Diaz flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Mario Menendez is pinch hitting for Tyson Canales. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mario Menendez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jeff Rodriguez pitching. Doc Rittwage strikes out. Bob Vaughn is pinch hitting for Ken Woods. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Vaughn lines out to the second baseman. Luke Cias pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Alvarez improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Alvarez improves in contact_vs_lefty Harry Pena improves in control Dick Killian did not respond to coaching in speed Dick Vasquez improves in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marcos Hermano improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Montes improves in contact_vs_righty Rankin Brown improves in speed Pat Willis did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Lopez did not respond to coaching in 2B