Win: Vern West (10-3) Loss: Gary Ignasiak (1-6)
Save: Ray Gates (19)
Inning: 1 Oakland Vern West pitching. Victor Martinez strikes out. Doug Ault grounds out to the second baseman. Ripper Collins lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Gary Ignasiak pitching. Roger Stillwell lines out to the first baseman. Bob Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Cathey lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Sebastian Compton grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmie Foxx walks. Hanley Ramirez walks. Brian Asselstine strikes out. Jimmie Foxx gets picked off second (1-4). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Chicago Daniel Drake pops out to the catcher. Kosei Kakuzen singles to center field. Al Smyres strikes out. Kosei Kakuzen is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Klondike Douglass flies out to the center fielder. Gary Ignasiak strikes out. Victor Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Ike Brady grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Bochy flies out to the left fielder. Vern West grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Doug Ault grounds out to the second baseman. Ripper Collins strikes out. Sebastian Compton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Roger Stillwell singles to left field. Bob Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Ron Cathey walks. Daniel Drake grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ron Cathey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kosei Kakuzen grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Jimmie Foxx flies out to the right fielder. Hanley Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Asselstine pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Al Smyres strikes out. Ike Brady hits a home run. Jake Bochy reached on a fielding error by Sebastian Compton. Jake Bochy gets picked off first. Vern West flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Gary Ignasiak fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Gary Ignasiak pops out to the second baseman. Victor Martinez singles to left field. Klondike Douglass advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Victor Martinez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Doug Ault singles to right field. Klondike Douglass scores. Ripper Collins singles to right field. Doug Ault advances to third on the hit. Sebastian Compton singles to center field. Doug Ault scores. Ripper Collins advances to third on the hit. Jimmie Foxx singles to left field. Ripper Collins scores. Sebastian Compton advances to third on the hit. Hanley Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Chicago Roger Stillwell strikes out. Bob Reynolds walks. Ron Cathey flies out to the right fielder. Daniel Drake walks. Kosei Kakuzen hits an infield single to the shortstop. Al Smyres grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Brian Asselstine pops out to the shortstop. Klondike Douglass doubles to right field. Klondike Douglass steals third. Gary Ignasiak flies out to the center fielder. Victor Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Ike Brady singles to left field. Ike Brady steals second. Jake Bochy singles to right field. Ike Brady scores. John Romano is pinch hitting for Vern West. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Romano flies out to the center fielder. Roger Stillwell reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jimmie Foxx. Bob Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Cathey singles to center field. Jake Bochy scores. Roger Stillwell scores. Armando Linebrink comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Daniel Drake singles to center field. Ron Cathey advances to third on the hit. Kosei Kakuzen walks. Al Smyres doubles to left field. Ron Cathey scores. Daniel Drake scores. Ike Brady pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Hamlin pitching. Doug Ault grounds out to the second baseman. Ripper Collins singles to left field. Sebastian Compton grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ripper Collins is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jimmie Foxx pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Jake Bochy strikes out. Rafael York is pinch hitting for Bob Hamlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rafael York strikes out. Roger Stillwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ray Gates pitching. Matt Holliday is pinch hitting for Hanley Ramirez. Matt Holliday triples. Brian Asselstine strikes out. Klondike Douglass singles to center field. Matt Holliday scores. Steve Christmas is pinch hitting for Armando Linebrink. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Steve Christmas flies out to the center fielder. Victor Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Chicago total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Zeke Etheridge did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Don Feldman improves in arm Woodie Fryman did not respond to coaching in velocity Zeke Etheridge did not respond to coaching in range
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Les Marberry did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Adkins improves in arm Greg Smith did not respond to coaching in control Too few eligible players, Missed Improvement Chance. Ineligible players: Hiromi Kawabata. Steve Smith did not respond to coaching in 1B