Win: Shane Bittle (5-4) Loss: Andre Dollar (6-8)
Save: Jasper DuPont (27)
Inning: 1 Detroit Andre Dollar pitching. Jim Pitlock pops out to the shortstop. Scott Guillen grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Longmire pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Shane Bittle pitching. Murphy Strange flies out to the right fielder. Alvaro Boone singles to left field. Alvaro Boone is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Donavan McMaster pops out to the catcher. Reggie Rubber pops out to the first baseman. Bob Bodie grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Elliott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Sumner Jeltz grounds out to the second baseman. Beiker Reimer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Dewey Sizzle pops out to the shortstop. Peyton Outlaw singles to center field. Shane Bittle lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Pitlock grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Johnny Groskloss singles to center field. John Geronimo singles to right field. Johnny Groskloss advances to third on the hit. John Geronimo steals second. Andre Dollar grounds out to the third baseman. Murphy Strange walks. Alvaro Boone grounds into a fielders choice to the third baseman. Johnny Groskloss is out at home. Norihiro Egawa grounds into a fielders choice to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Geronimo is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Detroit Scott Guillen grounds out to the third baseman. Cal Longmire singles to right field. Donavan McMaster grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Longmire advances to second on the play. Reggie Rubber strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Elliott strikes out. Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Beiker Reimer pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Bob Bodie is hit by a pitch. Dewey Sizzle walks. Peyton Outlaw strikes out. Shane Bittle fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shane Bittle singles to left field. Bob Bodie scores. Dewey Sizzle advances to third on the hit. Jim Pitlock grounds out to the second baseman. Dewey Sizzle scores. Shane Bittle advances to second on the play. Scott Guillen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Johnny Groskloss singles to left field. John Geronimo strikes out. Andre Dollar fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Andre Dollar strikes out. Murphy Strange flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Cal Longmire grounds out to the third baseman. Donavan McMaster strikes out. Reggie Rubber singles to left field. Bob Bodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Alvaro Boone singles to right field. Alvaro Boone is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Norihiro Egawa pops out to the second baseman. Bob Elliott doubles to right field. Sumner Jeltz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Dewey Sizzle strikes out. Peyton Outlaw flies out to the center fielder. Shane Bittle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Beiker Reimer pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Groskloss strikes out. John Geronimo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Pitlock grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Guillen flies out to the center fielder. Cal Longmire grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Andre Dollar strikes out. Murphy Strange flies out to the right fielder. Alvaro Boone walks. Norihiro Egawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Donavan McMaster flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Rubber grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Bodie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jasper DuPont comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Beiker Reimer singles to center field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Johnny Groskloss doubles to left field. Beiker Reimer scores. John Geronimo singles to right field. Irv Brittin is pinch hitting for Andre Dollar. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Irv Brittin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Doug Kitsos did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Lundgren did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Wine did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty P.K. Lischenko did not respond to coaching in control P.K. Lischenko did not respond to coaching in velocity Garrett Salazar did not respond to coaching in range Loyd Turner did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Steve Perez improves in control Turkey Hegman improves in power_vs_lefty Roy House did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Smith improves in arm Garvin Small did not respond to coaching in range Roy House did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in 3B