Inning: 1 Oakland Doc Smith pitching. Ray Hardy grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Meyer hits a home run. Aaron Mangus walks. Sheldon Harrington grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Detroit Lynn Olwine pitching. Ed Jackson pops out to the second baseman. Eric Ortegas grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Trout flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland John Snyder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bruce Hemmer grounds out to the third baseman. Kewpie Twitty singles to center field. Lynn Olwine grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Marcus Pinn doubles to right field. Harry Elliott strikes out. Bill Wathan grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Higbee singles to center field. Marcus Pinn scores. Nobuhiro Koike pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Hardy grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Patterson doubles to center field. Tim Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Mangus walks. Sheldon Harrington singles to left field. Rick Patterson scores. Aaron Mangus advances to third on the hit. Sheldon Harrington steals second. John Snyder hits an infield single to the pitcher. Aaron Mangus scores. Tom Veil comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Hemmer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Detroit Tom Veil doubles to center field. Ed Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Veil advances to third on the play. Eric Ortegas pops out to the third baseman. Chris Trout singles to left field. Tom Veil scores. Marcus Pinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kewpie Twitty strikes out. Lynn Olwine singles to center field. Ray Hardy flies out to the left fielder. Rick Patterson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Harry Elliott strikes out. Bill Wathan doubles to right field. Bill Higbee flies out to the right fielder. Nobuhiro Koike pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Tim Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Mangus grounds out to the third baseman. Sheldon Harrington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Tom Veil flies out to the right fielder. Ed Jackson singles to left field. Eric Ortegas strikes out. Chris Trout flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland John Snyder singles to center field. Troy Morrill is pinch hitting for Bruce Hemmer. Troy Morrill singles to center field. John Snyder advances to third on the hit. Kewpie Twitty flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Snyder scores. Lynn Olwine lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Hardy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Russell Telgheder enters the game as a defensive replacement for Troy Morrill at 3B. Marcus Pinn pops out to the shortstop. Harry Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Wathan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Rick Patterson singles to right field. Slick Foster comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Meyer walks. Aaron Mangus grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Patterson advances to third on the play. Tim Meyer advances to second on the play. Sheldon Harrington flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick Patterson scores. John Snyder hits a home run. Tim Meyer scores. Russell Telgheder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Fernando Torres is pinch hitting for Bill Higbee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fernando Torres flies out to the center fielder. Nobuhiro Koike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walt Calvert is pinch hitting for Slick Foster. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walt Calvert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Roy Wallace pitching. Kewpie Twitty strikes out. Lynn Olwine grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Hardy singles past the shortstop. Rick Patterson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for Ed Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Wohlers flies out to the left fielder. Eric Ortegas doubles to center field. Chris Trout flies out to the right fielder. Ray Wortham is pinch hitting for Marcus Pinn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Wortham singles to left field. Eric Ortegas scores. Harry Elliott walks. Bill Wathan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Tim Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Mangus is hit by a pitch. Sheldon Harrington flies out to the center fielder. John Snyder grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Aaron Mangus is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Fernando Torres flies out to the left fielder. Nobuhiro Koike grounds out to the shortstop. Don Zimmerman is pinch hitting for Roy Wallace. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Don Zimmerman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ernie Smaza did not respond to coaching in velocity Barry Sicking improves in contact_vs_righty Jake Clutterbuck improves in arm Gordon Garcia did not respond to coaching in control Tim Ferrell did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gary Gwyndala improves in control Gary Gwyndala did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Torres did not respond to coaching in velocity Kelvim Banks did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Dillman did not respond to coaching in 3B