Win: Ed Estalella (4-1) Loss: Blackie Lawless Jr. (2-1)
Save: Major Payne (20)
Inning: 1 Los Angeles Frank Gakeler pitching. Joe Baines reached on a fielding error by Sudden Sam LaRoche. Jim Nunez walks. Mad Max doubles to right field. Joe Baines scores. Dave Stewart pops out to the second baseman. Mark Snover grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Nunez scores. Mad Max advances to third on the play. Carlos Billings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Walter Walton pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the shortstop. Boom Boom Washington hits a home run. Joe Hoffman pops out to the third baseman. John Souza singles in front of the left fielder. Terry Johnson hits a home run. John Souza scores. Dan Cunningham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Los Angeles Josh Reardon flies out to the center fielder. Tommy Lee grounds out to the third baseman. Walter Walton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Hal Plank singles to center field. Joe Shannon lines out to the shortstop. Hal Plank is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Gakeler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Los Angeles Joe Baines singles past the third baseman. Jim Nunez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Mad Max singles to right field. Dave Stewart singles to left field. Mad Max advances to third on the hit. Mark Snover singles to center field. Mad Max scores. Dave Stewart advances to third on the hit. Carlos Billings pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the center fielder. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman singles to left field. John Souza hits a home run. Joe Hoffman scores. Blackie Lawless Jr. comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Johnson singles to right field. Dan Cunningham grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Terry Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Los Angeles Josh Reardon triples. Tommy Lee pops out to the first baseman. Blackie Lawless Jr. strikes out. Joe Baines pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Hal Plank strikes out. Joe Shannon flies out to the center fielder. Frank Gakeler grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Los Angeles Jim Nunez doubles to left field. Mad Max singles to center field. Jim Nunez scores. Dave Stewart grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mad Max is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mark Snover strikes out. Carlos Billings grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the left fielder. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Los Angeles Josh Reardon flies out to the left fielder. Tommy Lee flies out to the right fielder. Ed Estalella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Blackie Lawless Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland John Souza strikes out. Terry Johnson strikes out. Dan Cunningham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Los Angeles Joe Baines doubles to center field. Jim Nunez strikes out. Mad Max singles to right field. Joe Baines scores. Mad Max is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dave Stewart pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Hal Plank walks. Bob Hinton is pinch hitting for Joe Shannon. Bob Hinton flies out to the center fielder. Bob Stein is pinch hitting for Ed Estalella. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Stein triples. Hal Plank scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Stein scores. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Los Angeles Bill Hutchinson pitching. Magglio Kida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Hinton at LF. Yoshio Yanagida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Terry Johnson at 1B. Mark Snover flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Billings strikes out. Josh Reardon pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Hoffman strikes out. John Souza flies out to the center fielder. Yoshio Yanagida flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Los Angeles Major Payne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tommy Lee grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Boyd is pinch hitting for Blackie Lawless Jr.. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ray Boyd flies out to the center fielder. Joe Baines grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Los Angeles total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 1
Batting:3B - Bob Stein (1).HR - Boom Boom Washington (8), John Souza (5), Terry Johnson (8). Baserunning: CS - Hal Plank (2). Fielding: E - Sudden Sam LaRoche.
Los Angeles Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Cole improves in range Angel Pfister improves in range Vance Gagliano improves in range Scott Kelly improves in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Garey Sorensen improves in contact_vs_righty Lee Fletcher improves in control Garey Sorensen improves in power_vs_lefty Ducky Wagner improves in power_vs_righty Garey Sorensen improves in 1B