Win: Beau Distaso (6-11) Loss: Al Krehmeyer (4-13)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Al Krehmeyer pitching. Spencer Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Cactus Bakenhaster grounds out to the third baseman. Red Hughes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Beau Distaso pitching. Jim Daringer singles to center field. Joe Osborne strikes out. Charlie Schultz flies out to the right fielder. Winston Merloni walks. Willie Thomson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Mike Rollins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Myron Urbani grounds out to the second baseman. Rob Brockett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dewey Higham singles to right field. Art Dunne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dewey Higham advances to second on the play. Bill Saunders grounds out to the second baseman. Dewey Higham advances to third on the play. Al Krehmeyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Ted Upshaw strikes out. Wayne Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Beau Distaso flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Daringer strikes out. Joe Osborne pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Schultz pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Spencer Johnson strikes out. Cactus Bakenhaster grounds out to the shortstop. Red Hughes walks. Mike Rollins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Winston Merloni flies out to the center fielder. Willie Thomson doubles to center field. Dewey Higham walks. Art Dunne grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dewey Higham is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Saunders grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Myron Urbani pops out to the second baseman. Rob Brockett grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Upshaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Al Krehmeyer strikes out. Jim Daringer singles to center field. Joe Osborne grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Daringer advances to second on the play. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Wayne Murray bunts for a base hit. Beau Distaso fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Beau Distaso strikes out. Spencer Johnson strikes out. Cactus Bakenhaster pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Winston Merloni walks. Willie Thomson doubles to center field. Dewey Higham flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Winston Merloni scores. Art Dunne flies out to the center fielder. Bill Saunders grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Red Hughes hits a home run. Mike Rollins strikes out. Myron Urbani strikes out. Rob Brockett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Al Krehmeyer flies out to the center fielder. Jim Daringer strikes out. Joe Osborne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ted Upshaw grounds out to the third baseman. Wayne Murray hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gerry Mattingly is pinch hitting for Beau Distaso. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gerry Mattingly singles to left field. Dorsey Prudhomme 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. Spencer Johnson walks. Cactus Bakenhaster lines out to the third baseman. Red Hughes doubles to left field. Wayne Murray scores. Gerry Mattingly scores. Spencer Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Rollins walks. Myron Urbani grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Rollins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland King Sweeney pitching. Harry Greer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Myron Urbani at 3B. Charlie Schultz singles to center field. Winston Merloni strikes out. Willie Thomson strikes out. Charlie Schultz steals second. Dewey Higham pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rob Brockett grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Youngblood comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Upshaw singles to left field. Wayne Murray hits a home run. Ted Upshaw scores. Mickey Acosta comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Rabbitt is pinch hitting for King Sweeney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Don Rabbitt singles to right field. Spencer Johnson strikes out. Cactus Bakenhaster flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bobby Konstanty pitching. Art Dunne strikes out. Bill Saunders reached on a fielding error by Spencer Johnson. Gary Windle is pinch hitting for Mickey Acosta. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gary Windle grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Saunders is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Daringer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Gerner did not respond to coaching in speed Ox Sorrells did not respond to coaching in range Myron Schmidt improves in contact_vs_lefty Roy Hacker improves in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howard Rudolph improves in speed Dick Carlisle improves in range Alex Brett improves in power_vs_righty Danny Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity