Win: Ruben Kirkpatrick (2-0) Loss: Art Fussell (0-2)
Save: Chris Williamson (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Powell pitching. Shaun Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Woodling hits a home run. Julian Martin walks. Frank Grubb flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hasson hits a home run. Julian Martin scores. Mike Dessau singles to center field. Dario Weaver grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Dessau is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Seattle Ramon Winston pitching. Larry Maksudian doubles to right field. Ray Hart singles past the shortstop. Larry Maksudian scores. Dick Haid strikes out. Ezra Rocker grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Donell Aguirre strikes out. Ramon Winston grounds out to the shortstop. Shaun Walsh walks. Shaun Walsh is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Seattle Mike Swaggerty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Heinzman walks. Ernest Wingo grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Heinzman advances to second on the play. Sean Cole flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Woodling flies out to the left fielder. Julian Martin hits a home run. Frank Grubb grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hasson doubles to center field. Mike Dessau pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Seattle Mike Powell strikes out. Larry Maksudian grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Hart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dario Weaver strikes out. Donell Aguirre doubles past the left fielder. Ramon Winston strikes out. Shaun Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Seattle Dick Haid singles to center field. Ezra Rocker pops out to the third baseman. Mike Swaggerty singles to center field. Dave Heinzman strikes out. Ernest Wingo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Tom Woodling pops out to the first baseman. Julian Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Grubb flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Seattle Sean Cole grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Powell flies out to the left fielder. Larry Maksudian flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Hasson strikes out. Mike Dessau grounds out to the second baseman. Dario Weaver is hit by a pitch. Bill Kippert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Donell Aguirre doubles past the third baseman. Dario Weaver uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ramon Winston strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Seattle Ray Hart lines out to the pitcher. Dick Haid grounds out to the second baseman. Ezra Rocker hits a home run. Mike Swaggerty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Shaun Walsh hits a home run. Tom Woodling flies out to the center fielder. Julian Martin strikes out. Frank Grubb hits an infield single to the shortstop. Joe Hasson singles to left field. Frank Grubb advances to third on the hit. Henry Murray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Dessau strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Seattle Dave Heinzman hits a home run. Ernest Wingo grounds out to the pitcher. Sean Cole flies out to the right fielder. Ed Fitzmaurice is pinch hitting for Henry Murray. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Fitzmaurice doubles to center field. Larry Maksudian walks. Ray Hart pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Grover Leyritz pitching. Dario Weaver grounds out to the pitcher. Donell Aguirre strikes out. Ramon Winston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Seattle Gerry Foytack enters the game as a defensive replacement for Donell Aguirre at LF. Dick Haid singles to center field. Ezra Rocker singles to right field. Ruben Kirkpatrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Swaggerty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Haid advances to third on the play. Ezra Rocker advances to second on the play. Dave Heinzman strikes out. Ernest Wingo doubles to left field. Dick Haid scores. Ezra Rocker scores. Sean Cole singles to right field. Ernest Wingo scores. Joe Cimorelli is pinch hitting for Grover Leyritz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Cimorelli walks. Larry Maksudian singles to right field. Sean Cole is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jeff Handley pitching. Shaun Walsh flies out to the right fielder. Tom Woodling singles to left field. Julian Martin flies out to the center fielder. Frank Grubb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Seattle Ray Hart grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dick Haid strikes out. Ezra Rocker singles to left field. Mike Swaggerty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Joe Hasson strikes out. Mike Dessau grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dario Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Seattle Dave Heinzman grounds out to the shortstop. Ernest Wingo singles to right field. Sean Cole strikes out. Russ Smith is pinch hitting for Jeff Handley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Russ Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Art Fussell pitching. Gerry Foytack singles to left field. Jim Woodson is pinch hitting for Ruben Kirkpatrick. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Woodson walks. Shaun Walsh singles to right field. Gerry Foytack scores. Juan Bryden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Woodling flies out to the center fielder. Julian Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Woodson advances to third on the play. Shaun Walsh advances to second on the play. Frank Grubb singles to right field. Jim Woodson scores. Shaun Walsh scores. Joe Hasson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Seattle Chris Williamson pitching. Larry Maksudian strikes out. Ray Hart doubles to right field. Dick Haid strikes out. Ezra Rocker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Seattle total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Ruben Kirkpatrick is injured and is expected to be out 47 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brett Warren improves in arm Vic Minnick improves in arm Jack Geis did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Baumgartner improves in power_vs_righty Admiral Hinton did not respond to coaching in 1B
Seattle Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Perry Werden did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Queen improves in contact_vs_righty Jose Queen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnny Ferrer improves in velocity Frank Buzhardt did not respond to coaching in RF