Win: Dave Ramirez (11-0) Loss: Tom Veil (3-6)
Save: John Beamon (23)
Inning: 1 Detroit Dave Ramirez pitching. Harry Elliott lines out to the second baseman. Ed Jackson walks. Chris Trout grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ed Jackson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marcus Pinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Elmer Mondesi pitching. Ray Hardy grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Patterson flies out to the left fielder. Tim Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Bill Higbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nobuhiro Koike singles to right field. Bill Wathan grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Nobuhiro Koike is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Walt Calvert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Roger Holdsworth singles to left field. Aaron Mangus singles to left field. Roger Holdsworth advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. John Snyder strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Aaron Mangus steals second. Bill Higbee throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Roger Holdsworth scores. Sheldon Harrington singles to center field. Aaron Mangus scores. Troy Morrill singles to center field. Sheldon Harrington advances to third on the hit. Dave Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Ray Hardy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Elmer Mondesi doubles to center field. Harry Elliott walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ed Jackson walks. Chris Trout strikes out. Marcus Pinn walks. Elmer Mondesi scores. Bill Higbee singles to center field. Harry Elliott scores. Nobuhiro Koike strikes out. Bill Wathan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Rick Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Tim Meyer lines out to the second baseman. Roger Holdsworth pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Walt Calvert lines out to the second baseman. Elmer Mondesi strikes out. Harry Elliott hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ed Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Aaron Mangus flies out to the left fielder. John Snyder flies out to the center fielder. Sheldon Harrington walks. Sheldon Harrington steals second. Troy Morrill singles to right field. Sheldon Harrington scores. Tom Veil comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Chris Trout strikes out. Marcus Pinn flies out to the center fielder. Bill Higbee grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Hardy grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Patterson strikes out. Tim Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Nobuhiro Koike reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ray Hardy. Bill Wathan singles to right field. Nobuhiro Koike uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walt Calvert lines out to the third baseman. Tom Veil lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Elliott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Roger Holdsworth flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Mangus walks. Aaron Mangus steals second. John Snyder doubles to center field. Aaron Mangus scores. Sheldon Harrington lines out to the shortstop. Troy Morrill lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for Ed Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Wohlers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chris Trout singles to center field. Ray Wortham is pinch hitting for Marcus Pinn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Wortham strikes out. Fernando Torres is pinch hitting for Bill Higbee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fernando Torres strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Kewpie Twitty is pinch hitting for Dave Ramirez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kewpie Twitty lines out to the shortstop. Ray Hardy strikes out. Rick Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit John Beamon pitching. Nobuhiro Koike singles to left field. Bill Wathan strikes out. Kip Johnson is pinch hitting for Walt Calvert. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kip Johnson singles to center field. Nobuhiro Koike aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bob Lowell is pinch hitting for Tom Veil. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kip Johnson steals second. Bob Lowell strikes out. Harry Elliott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Slick Foster pitching. Tim Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Roger Holdsworth flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Mangus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Glen Wohlers grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Trout flies out to the center fielder. Ray Wortham flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Alten did not respond to coaching in speed George Alten did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe Lavender did not respond to coaching in control Howie Smith improves in arm Mike Dillman did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Paul Hartley improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Koch did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken Koch improves in contact_vs_righty Jake Clutterbuck improves in contact_vs_lefty Tim Ferrell did not respond to coaching in 2B