Win: Bill Maltzberger (7-4) Loss: Duke Spencer (8-4)
Inning: 1 Chicago Duke Spencer pitching. Roger Stillwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Cathey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Maltzberger pitching. Steve Christmas walks. Ripper Collins grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Sebastian Compton singles to right field. Jimmie Foxx grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Daniel Drake singles past the first baseman. Kosei Kakuzen walks. Al Smyres hits a home run. Daniel Drake scores. Kosei Kakuzen scores. Ike Brady grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Militello pops out to the second baseman. Bill Maltzberger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Hanley Ramirez strikes out. Brian Asselstine grounds out to the second baseman. Klondike Douglass walks. Matt Holliday strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Roger Stillwell hits a home run. Bob Reynolds singles to left field. Ron Cathey strikes out. Daniel Drake walks. Kosei Kakuzen singles to right field. Bob Reynolds scores. Daniel Drake advances to third on the hit. R.J. Aguayo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Smyres strikes out. Ike Brady singles to center field. Daniel Drake scores. Kosei Kakuzen advances to third on the hit. Sam Militello flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland R.J. Aguayo lines out to the third baseman. Steve Christmas grounds out to the second baseman. Ripper Collins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Bill Maltzberger flies out to the left fielder. Roger Stillwell walks. Roger Stillwell gets picked off first. Bob Reynolds doubles to center field. Ron Cathey singles to right field. Bob Reynolds scores. Daniel Drake pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Sebastian Compton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmie Foxx pops out to the shortstop. Hanley Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Kosei Kakuzen singles to center field. Al Smyres singles to center field. Kosei Kakuzen advances to third on the hit. Al Smyres steals second. Ike Brady strikes out. Sam Militello strikes out. Bill Maltzberger singles to center field. Kosei Kakuzen scores. Al Smyres scores. Roger Stillwell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Maltzberger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Brian Asselstine reached on a fielding error by Kosei Kakuzen. Klondike Douglass flies out to the left fielder. Matt Holliday grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Bob Reynolds flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Ron Cathey singles to right field. Daniel Drake strikes out. Ron Cathey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland R.J. Aguayo strikes out. Steve Christmas singles past the second baseman. Steve Christmas steals second. Ripper Collins walks. Sebastian Compton pops out to the third baseman. Jimmie Foxx grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Chicago Kosei Kakuzen flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Al Smyres singles to left field. Al Smyres steals second. Ike Brady hits a home run. Al Smyres scores. Jim Trouppe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Sam Militello triples. Bill Maltzberger grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Militello scores. Roger Stillwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Hanley Ramirez grounds out to the shortstop. Brian Asselstine flies out to the left fielder. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Javier Echevarria is pinch hitting for Bob Reynolds. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Javier Echevarria hits a home run. Ron Cathey singles to center field. Ron Cathey steals second. Daniel Drake flies out to the left fielder. Kosei Kakuzen flies out to the center fielder. Al Smyres strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Matt Holliday strikes out. Frank Pennington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doug Ault is pinch hitting for Jim Trouppe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Ault lines out to the third baseman. Steve Christmas doubles to right field. Ripper Collins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Chicago Harry Gonder pitching. Ike Brady grounds out to the shortstop. John Romano is pinch hitting for Sam Militello. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Romano flies out to the right fielder. Rafael York is pinch hitting for Frank Pennington. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rafael York doubles to center field. Roger Stillwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Hamlin pitching. Sebastian Compton flies out to the right fielder. Jimmie Foxx strikes out. Hanley Ramirez reached on a fielding error by Kosei Kakuzen. Brian Asselstine grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Chicago total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Bob Reynolds (8), Rafael York (12).3B - Sam Militello (2).HR - Roger Stillwell (4), Javier Echevarria (2), Al Smyres (12), Ike Brady (5). Baserunning: SB - Ron Cathey (6), Al Smyres 2 (10).CS - Ron Cathey (2). Fielding: E - Kosei Kakuzen 2.
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Greg Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Rafael Sauer improves in arm Hisakazu Oki did not respond to coaching in control Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tige Jones did not respond to coaching in control Gus Tamulis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alan Knicely did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Denney Collins did not respond to coaching in speed