Win: Tom Veil (6-7) Loss: John Beamon (4-5)
Save: Slick Foster (9)
Inning: 1 Oakland Elmer Mondesi pitching. Ray Hardy strikes out. Rick Patterson grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Meyer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Dave Ramirez pitching. Ed Jackson strikes out. Kip Johnson strikes out. Chris Trout strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ken Mura pops out to the second baseman. Aaron Mangus pops out to the shortstop. John Snyder walks. Sheldon Harrington strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Marcus Pinn strikes out. Harry Elliott walks. Eric Ortegas hits a home run. Harry Elliott scores. Bill Higbee strikes out. Nobuhiro Koike grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Troy Morrill singles to left field. Dave Ramirez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Troy Morrill forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ray Hardy doubles to left field. Dave Ramirez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick Patterson singles to right field. Ray Hardy scores. Rick Patterson steals second. Tim Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Ken Mura singles to left field. Rick Patterson scores. George Narron comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Aaron Mangus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit George Narron grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Jackson singles to center field. Kip Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Chris Trout flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland John Snyder singles to left field. Sheldon Harrington hits a home run. John Snyder scores. Troy Morrill flies out to the center fielder. Dave Ramirez singles to right field. Ray Hardy flies out to the left fielder. Rick Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Marcus Pinn grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Elliott singles to center field. Eric Ortegas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Elliott is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Higbee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Tim Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Ken Mura grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aaron Mangus lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Nobuhiro Koike flies out to the center fielder. Walt Calvert is pinch hitting for George Narron. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Walt Calvert strikes out. Ed Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Doug Busse pitching. John Snyder strikes out. Sheldon Harrington flies out to the center fielder. Troy Morrill walks. Dave Ramirez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Kip Johnson walks. Kip Johnson steals second. Chris Trout strikes out. Marcus Pinn singles to center field. Kip Johnson scores. Harry Elliott grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ray Hardy flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Rick Patterson singles to left field. Rick Patterson steals second. Tim Meyer singles to center field. Rick Patterson scores. Ken Mura strikes out. Aaron Mangus strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Eric Ortegas strikes out. Fernando Torres is pinch hitting for Bill Higbee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fernando Torres flies out to the left fielder. Nobuhiro Koike singles to center field. Don Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Doug Busse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Zimmerman hits a home run. Nobuhiro Koike scores. Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for Ed Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Wohlers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Veil pitching. John Snyder singles to right field. Sheldon Harrington lines out to the shortstop. Troy Morrill pops out to the first baseman. Kewpie Twitty is pinch hitting for Dave Ramirez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Kewpie Twitty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit John Beamon pitching. Russell Telgheder enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Mura at 3B. Kip Johnson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Sheldon Harrington. Chris Trout grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Wortham is pinch hitting for Marcus Pinn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Wortham walks. Harry Elliott walks. Eric Ortegas walks. Kip Johnson scores. Fernando Torres lines out to the shortstop. Nobuhiro Koike walks. Ray Wortham scores. Bert Jordan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Lyons is pinch hitting for Tom Veil. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bobby Lyons singles to left field. Harry Elliott scores. Eric Ortegas scores. Nobuhiro Koike advances to third on the hit. Glen Wohlers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Slick Foster pitching. Ray Hardy strikes out. Rick Patterson walks. Tim Meyer pops out to the shortstop. Russell Telgheder flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Detroit total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Hartley improves in power_vs_righty Billy Murphy improves in range Jake Clutterbuck improves in arm Tex Maltzberger improves in arm Tim Ferrell did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Dick Torres did not respond to coaching in control Timo Roman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gary Gwyndala did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Greene did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Dillman did not respond to coaching in 3B