Win: Andy Benes (3-6) Loss: R.C. Haad (1-3)
Save: Rob Dibble (12)
Inning: 1 Oakland Andy Benes pitching. Minoru Matsui flies out to the center fielder. Horace Jones singles to right field. Pat Ewing flies out to the center fielder. Dave Triplett pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 New York Tadayoshi Kawai pitching. Jason Kendall walks. Brook Jacoby walks. Pedro Hughes singles to left field. Jason Kendall scores. Steve Lombardozzi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Brook Jacoby advances to third on the play. Donell Nixon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Tony Armas walks. Rafael Harris flies out to the right fielder. Tony Armas steals second. Clarence Dillard grounds out to the pitcher. Glen Mathews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 New York Miles Reddington grounds out to the shortstop. Dale Murphy reached on a fielding error by Glen Mathews. Mike Pagliarulo strikes out. Andy Benes grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Tadayoshi Kawai grounds out to the shortstop. Minoru Matsui singles to left field. Horace Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Minoru Matsui is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pat Ewing flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 New York Jason Kendall grounds out to the pitcher. Brook Jacoby hits a home run. Pedro Hughes walks. Steve Lombardozzi lines out to the third baseman. Donell Nixon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave Triplett strikes out. Tony Armas bunts for a base hit. Rafael Harris flies out to the right fielder. Clarence Dillard strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 New York Miles Reddington flies out to the center fielder. Dale Murphy flies out to the center fielder. Mike Pagliarulo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Glen Mathews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tadayoshi Kawai pops out to the second baseman. Minoru Matsui singles to left field. Minoru Matsui steals second. Horace Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 New York Andy Benes grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Kendall flies out to the right fielder. Brook Jacoby grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Pat Ewing lines out to the shortstop. Dave Triplett grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Armas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 New York Pedro Hughes walks. Steve Lombardozzi strikes out. Donell Nixon grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pedro Hughes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Miles Reddington strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Rafael Harris walks. Rafael Harris steals second. Clarence Dillard strikes out. Glen Mathews flies out to the left fielder. Ren Smith is pinch hitting for Tadayoshi Kawai. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ren Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York R.C. Haad pitching. Dale Murphy singles to right field. Mike Pagliarulo walks. Andy Benes lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Jason Kendall pops out to the third baseman. Brook Jacoby strikes out. Pedro Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Minoru Matsui singles to center field. Horace Jones doubles to right field. Minoru Matsui uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pat Ewing strikes out. Dave Triplett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Horace Jones advances to third on the play. Tony Armas triples. Horace Jones scores. Rafael Harris walks. Clarence Dillard flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 New York Steve Lombardozzi flies out to the right fielder. Donell Nixon strikes out. Miles Reddington singles to right field. Hank Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Murphy doubles to center field. Miles Reddington uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Pagliarulo walks. Chris Sabo is pinch hitting for Andy Benes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chris Sabo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Rob Dibble pitching. Glen Mathews flies out to the left fielder. Hayduke Yoder is pinch hitting for Hank Davis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hayduke Yoder grounds out to the shortstop. Minoru Matsui doubles to center field. Horace Jones walks. Pat Ewing strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 New York total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Minoru Matsui (8), Horace Jones (7).3B - Tony Armas (1). Baserunning: SB - Minoru Matsui (2), Tony Armas (4), Rafael Harris (3). Fielding: E - Glen Mathews.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ernest Caffie improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Gray improves in power_vs_righty Joe Meinke did not respond to coaching in velocity Pop Fielder improves in range
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bruce Hurst did not respond to coaching in control Tim Birtsas did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Birtsas improves in control Eric Plunk improves in control Jose Lind did not respond to coaching in LF