Win: Jack Bailey (7-6) Loss: Roy Oswalt (10-6)
Save: Mickey Acosta (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jack Bailey pitching. Tony Gwynn grounds out to the pitcher. Salvi Vina singles to left field. Bobby Higginson strikes out. Ellis Valentine grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Roy Oswalt pitching. Jim Daringer walks. Joe Osborne grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Daringer advances to second on the play. Charlie Schultz lines out to the pitcher. Winston Merloni hits a home run. Jim Daringer scores. Willie Thomson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Joe DiMaggio singles past the second baseman. Matt Holliday flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Simmons strikes out. Joe Nolan walks. Roy Oswalt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Dewey Higham hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bill Saunders singles to center field. Raul Doyle grounds out to the pitcher. Dewey Higham advances to third on the play. Bill Saunders advances to second on the play. Jack Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Dewey Higham scores. Bill Saunders advances to third on the play. Jim Daringer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Tony Gwynn pops out to the shortstop. Salvi Vina grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Higginson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Osborne grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Schultz flies out to the center fielder. Winston Merloni flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Ellis Valentine grounds out to the second baseman. Joe DiMaggio flies out to the center fielder. Matt Holliday flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Willie Thomson pops out to the second baseman. Dewey Higham flies out to the center fielder. Bill Saunders singles past the second baseman. Raul Doyle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Saunders is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Nelson Simmons pops out to the first baseman. Joe Nolan walks. Roy Oswalt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tony Gwynn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jack Bailey flies out to the center fielder. Jim Daringer strikes out. Joe Osborne doubles to right field. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Salvi Vina flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Higginson walks. Ellis Valentine hits a home run. Bobby Higginson scores. Joe DiMaggio strikes out. Matt Holliday flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Winston Merloni flies out to the left fielder. Willie Thomson lines out to the shortstop. Dewey Higham hits a home run. Bill Saunders grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Lou Tepedino is pinch hitting for Nelson Simmons. Lou Tepedino singles to left field. Joe Nolan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Roy Oswalt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mike Piazza enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lou Tepedino at C. Raul Doyle singles to right field. Jack Bailey lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Daringer singles to center field. Joe Osborne reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bobby Higginson. Raul Doyle scores. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Daringer scores. Joe Osborne advances to third on the play. Rob Bohn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Winston Merloni walks. Willie Thomson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Tony Gwynn flies out to the left fielder. Salvi Vina singles to center field. Salvi Vina steals second. Rich Youngblood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bobby Higginson grounds out to the shortstop. Ellis Valentine walks. Joe DiMaggio singles to left field. Salvi Vina scores. Ellis Valentine is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dewey Higham strikes out. Bill Saunders hits an infield single to the pitcher. Raul Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Gary Windle is pinch hitting for Rich Youngblood. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gary Windle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Glenn Perkins pitching. Riley Greene is pinch hitting for Matt Holliday. Riley Greene grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Piazza pops out to the first baseman. Joe Nolan walks. Bobby Abreu is pinch hitting for Rob Bohn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Abreu hits a home run. Joe Nolan scores. Mickey Acosta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Gwynn bunts for a base hit. Salvi Vina singles to right field. Bobby Higginson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Niko Goodrum did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Felix Jose improves in power_vs_lefty Adam Wainwright did not respond to coaching in velocity Barry Zito did not respond to coaching in control Felix Jose did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Carlisle improves in arm Dick Castillo improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Oldfield improves in range Danny Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity