Inning: 1 Detroit Cory Sheely pitching. Tom Stricklett strikes out. Dan Kauffman singles to left field. Joe Stone flies out to the left fielder. Larry Baker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Kikuo Ohtonei pitching. Jonah Shinault grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Rand grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Sheridan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Al Palmer flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Duke Sims strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Scott Fitzgerald singles to left field. Lefty Dixon singles to right field. Bobby Helton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lefty Dixon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Phil Swander singles to right field. Scott Fitzgerald scores. Bobby Helton is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Spike Malone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Raul Morrill grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Kikuo Ohtonei pops out to the shortstop. Tom Stricklett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Cory Sheely strikes out. Jonah Shinault singles to right field. Dick Rand doubles past the left fielder. Jonah Shinault uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Sheridan doubles to center field. Dick Rand scores. Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Dixon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Dan Kauffman triples. Joe Stone pops out to the second baseman. Larry Baker walks. Al Palmer flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lynn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Bobby Helton flies out to the right fielder. Phil Swander singles past the shortstop. Spike Malone strikes out. Cory Sheely pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Duke Sims flies out to the left fielder. Raul Morrill singles to right field. Kikuo Ohtonei lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Stricklett walks. Dan Kauffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Jonah Shinault singles to left field. Dick Rand walks. Mike Sheridan walks. Scott Fitzgerald strikes out. Lefty Dixon singles past the shortstop. Jonah Shinault scores. Dick Rand is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Mike Sheridan advances to third on the play. Bobby Helton flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Joe Stone grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Baker singles to center field. Al Palmer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Larry Baker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Lynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Phil Swander singles to center field. Spike Malone strikes out. Cory Sheely fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Cory Sheely grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Duke Sims flies out to the center fielder. Raul Morrill flies out to the left fielder. Kikuo Ohtonei grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jonah Shinault grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Rand pops out to the second baseman. Mike Sheridan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Tom Stricklett grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Kauffman flies out to the center fielder. Joe Stone pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Steve Clark 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. Scott Fitzgerald pops out to the shortstop. Lefty Dixon strikes out. Bobby Helton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Larry Baker walks. Al Palmer grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Fred Lynn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Zach Ewing did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tom Cromer did not respond to coaching in velocity Milt Keener improves in velocity Mike Gregg did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Art Campbell did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Aloma improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Sutter did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Platte improves in arm