Win: Takehiko Takeuchi (2-8) Loss: Dale Williams (4-4)
Inning: 1 Detroit Takehiko Takeuchi pitching. Alex Cora flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Burgmeier grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Simpson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Brenner pitching. Chet Lown doubles to center field. Jim Critz singles to center field. Bud Yvars strikes out. Tom Rijo strikes out. Turkey McCrea strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Detroit Chris LePine grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Macleod grounds out to the second baseman. Joe McCabe walks. Ray Jensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Charlie Downey singles to left field. Jose Kennedy hits a home run. Charlie Downey scores. Harry Hartsel pops out to the shortstop. Takehiko Takeuchi strikes out. Chet Lown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Andy Colton singles to center field. Bill Brenner fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Brenner pops out to the first baseman. Alex Cora grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Critz walks. Bud Yvars grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jim Critz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Rijo singles to center field. Turkey McCrea strikes out. Charlie Downey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Rijo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Jerry Burgmeier singles to right field. Tom Simpson pops out to the second baseman. Chris LePine flies out to the right fielder. Bob Macleod strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jose Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Harry Hartsel flies out to the right fielder. Takehiko Takeuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Joe McCabe grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Jensen flies out to the right fielder. Andy Colton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Chet Lown walks. Jim Critz flies out to the center fielder. Bud Yvars doubles to center field. Tom Rijo strikes out. Dale Williams 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. Turkey McCrea walks. Charlie Downey strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Detroit Dale Williams pops out to the shortstop. Alex Cora singles to right field. Jerry Burgmeier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Cora advances to second on the play. Tom Simpson doubles to center field. Alex Cora scores. Tom Simpson steals third. Chris LePine singles to center field. Tom Simpson scores. Bob Macleod flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jose Kennedy reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Simpson. Harry Hartsel grounds out to the third baseman. Takehiko Takeuchi strikes out. Chet Lown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Joe McCabe grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Jensen singles to right field. Andy Colton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Critz singles to center field. Bud Yvars strikes out. Tom Rijo singles to right field. Turkey McCrea singles to right field. Jim Critz scores. Charlie Downey singles to right field. Vic Schang comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Kennedy doubles to center field. Tom Rijo scores. Turkey McCrea scores. Harry Hartsel walks. Takehiko Takeuchi singles to center field. Charlie Downey scores. Chet Lown grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Jose Kennedy is out at home. Jim Critz walks. Harry Hartsel scores. Rick Cooney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Yvars strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Irv Hammaker is pinch hitting for Rick Cooney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Irv Hammaker singles to center field. Alex Cora grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Irv Hammaker is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jerry Burgmeier walks. Tom Simpson walks. Chris LePine flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Cora scores. Bob Macleod grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tom Simpson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Doug Holle pitching. Tom Rijo singles to right field. Turkey McCrea hits an infield single to the pitcher. Charlie Downey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tom Rijo advances to third on the play. Jose Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Joe McCabe strikes out. Ray Jensen singles to center field. Cloy Tollberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Colton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 12
Game Notes Tom Rijo is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Scott Irwin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Henry Freehan did not respond to coaching in control Joe Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube Davis did not respond to coaching in velocity Kyle Wurm did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Russ Pena improves in arm Steve Miller did not respond to coaching in control Russ Pena improves in power_vs_lefty Oscar Chapman did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Traynor did not respond to coaching in 1B