Win: Jim Moses (16-4) Loss: Rod Smith (4-7)
Save: John Beamon (35)
Inning: 1 Detroit Jim Moses pitching. Harry Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Don Zimmerman grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Rod Smith pitching. Ray Hardy grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Meyer hits a home run. Roger Holdsworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Marcus Pinn grounds out to the pitcher. Chris Trout strikes out. Eric Ortegas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Aaron Mangus doubles to right field. Sheldon Harrington flies out to the left fielder. John Snyder grounds out to the second baseman. Aaron Mangus advances to third on the play. Kewpie Twitty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Kip Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Bill Higbee is hit by a pitch. Rod Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rod Smith strikes out. Harry Elliott grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Higbee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Moses grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Hardy strikes out. Rick Patterson walks. Tim Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Don Zimmerman strikes out. Ed Jackson strikes out. Marcus Pinn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Roger Holdsworth flies out to the center fielder. Aaron Mangus is hit by a pitch. Sheldon Harrington singles to left field. Aaron Mangus advances to third on the hit. John Snyder strikes out. Kewpie Twitty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Chris Trout grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Ortegas singles past the shortstop. Kip Johnson strikes out. Eric Ortegas steals second. Bill Higbee singles to left field. Eric Ortegas scores. Rod Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Moses singles to center field. Ray Hardy grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Moses is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rick Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Tim Meyer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Hardy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Harry Elliott grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Don Zimmerman flies out to the left fielder. Ed Jackson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Roger Holdsworth grounds out to the shortstop. Aaron Mangus pops out to the second baseman. Sheldon Harrington doubles past the first baseman. George Narron 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. John Snyder reached on a 2-base fielding error by Don Zimmerman. Sheldon Harrington scores. Ken Mura is pinch hitting for Kewpie Twitty. Ken Mura walks. Jim Moses strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Troy Morrill enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Mura at C. Ray Wortham is pinch hitting for Marcus Pinn. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Wortham singles to left field. Chris Trout walks. Eric Ortegas grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ray Wortham advances to third on the play. Kip Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ray Hardy singles to right field. Rick Patterson hits a home run. Ray Hardy scores. Tim Meyer hits a home run. Roger Holdsworth singles to center field. Roger Holdsworth steals second. Aaron Mangus grounds out to the shortstop. Sheldon Harrington flies out to the right fielder. John Snyder walks. Troy Morrill walks. Jim Moses flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Detroit Fernando Torres is pinch hitting for Bill Higbee. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fernando Torres reached on a fielding error by Roger Holdsworth. Walt Calvert is pinch hitting for George Narron. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walt Calvert strikes out. Harry Elliott walks. Don Zimmerman doubles to left field. Fernando Torres scores. Glen Wohlers is pinch hitting for Ed Jackson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Glen Wohlers grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Elliott scores. Don Zimmerman advances to third on the play. John Beamon 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. Ray Wortham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Veil pitching. Ray Hardy grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Patterson strikes out. Tim Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Chris Trout flies out to the left fielder. Eric Ortegas pops out to the first baseman. Kip Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 10
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Murfee improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Lowell improves in range Dick Torres did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Rusie did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Dillman did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Denny Rader improves in velocity John Brubaker did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Ferrell improves in power_vs_righty Ken Koch improves in contact_vs_lefty Tim Ferrell improves in 2B