Win: Frank Gakeler (7-5) Loss: Charlie Reninger (6-9)
Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Reninger pitching. Joe Hoffman hits a home run. Bob Hinton triples. John Souza grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Hinton scores. Bob Stein pops out to the third baseman. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Seattle Frank Gakeler pitching. Mario Cripe grounds out to the shortstop. Fenton Phillips hits a home run. Barney Downey grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Rivera doubles to right field. Mark Weber grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Boom Boom Washington doubles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche doubles to right field. Boom Boom Washington scores. Dan Cunningham flies out to the left fielder. Frank Gakeler grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Seattle Greg Pierotti strikes out. Adrian Abbott flies out to the right fielder. Al Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Hinton singles to right field. John Souza grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Hinton advances to second on the play. Bob Stein singles past the shortstop. Bob Hinton scores. Terry Johnson strikes out. Boom Boom Washington doubles to center field. Bob Stein uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Charlie Reninger is hit by a pitch. Mario Cripe flies out to the left fielder. Fenton Phillips walks. Barney Downey flies out to the center fielder. Frank Rivera singles to right field. Charlie Reninger scores. Fenton Phillips advances to third on the hit. Frank Rivera steals second. Mark Weber grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Dan Cunningham singles to right field. Frank Gakeler lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Bob Hinton walks. John Souza grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Cunningham scores. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the play. Bob Hinton advances to second on the play. Akihiko Ota comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Stein hits a home run. Joe Hoffman scores. Bob Hinton scores. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Seattle Greg Pierotti strikes out. Adrian Abbott grounds out to the shortstop. Al Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Boom Boom Washington flies out to the left fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Dan Cunningham walks. Frank Gakeler singles to center field. Dan Cunningham advances to third on the hit. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Seattle Akihiko Ota strikes out. Mario Cripe grounds out to the shortstop. Fenton Phillips pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Hinton doubles to center field. John Souza grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Barney Downey flies out to the center fielder. Frank Rivera strikes out. Mark Weber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Boom Boom Washington walks. Sudden Sam LaRoche doubles to right field. Boom Boom Washington uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Dantonio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sudden Sam LaRoche is out trying to steal third. Dan Cunningham strikes out. Frank Gakeler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Seattle Greg Pierotti grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Henderson is pinch hitting for Adrian Abbott. Russ Henderson grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Spikes is pinch hitting for Al Bell. Bob Spikes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Doug Bluejacket enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Spikes at 3B. Joe Hoffman doubles to right field. Bob Hinton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Hoffman advances to third on the play. John Souza strikes out. Bob Stein singles to right field. Joe Hoffman scores. Rocky Jonnard is pinch hitting for Terry Johnson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rocky Jonnard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Seattle Bob Dantonio flies out to the left fielder. Mario Cripe grounds out to the third baseman. Fenton Phillips flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Boom Boom Washington walks. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Dan Cunningham lines out to the third baseman. Frank Gakeler grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Boom Boom Washington is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Barney Downey singles to left field. Frank Rivera singles to right field. Mark Weber singles past the second baseman. Greg Pierotti strikes out. Russ Henderson grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Downey scores. Frank Rivera advances to third on the play. Mark Weber advances to second on the play. Dave Richardson is pinch hitting for Doug Bluejacket. Dave Richardson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Seattle total runners LOB: 5
Batting:2B - Joe Hoffman (9), Bob Hinton (7), Boom Boom Washington 2 (7), Sudden Sam LaRoche 2 (11).3B - Bob Hinton (2).HR - Joe Hoffman (9), Bob Stein (11). Baserunning: CS - Sudden Sam LaRoche (4).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lenny Buehrle did not respond to coaching in arm Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Lombard did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Matthewson did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Daley improves in 2B
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Alex Engel did not respond to coaching in speed Jesse Terrell did not respond to coaching in velocity Adam Heidemann improves in contact_vs_righty Matt McRae improves in power_vs_lefty