Win: Gomer Pope (8-7) Loss: Mike Ponce (5-9)
Save: Rich Hurst (16)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Etsuo Nakagawa pitching. Tom Welch singles to center field. Tom Welch is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Marlon Fields flies out to the left fielder. Rey Dobson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Ponce pitching. Don Silverio flies out to the left fielder. Terry Boyle grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshitaka Nakada singles past the shortstop. Manuel Saverine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Wheezer Corridon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yorkis Dreke strikes out. George Plank flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Milt Shires singles to left field. Jimmy Prim grounds out to the pitcher. Milt Shires advances to second on the play. Tom Oliver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Milt Shires advances to third on the play. Billy Misse strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Moises Dustal singles to left field. Willard Michalak singles to right field. Moises Dustal advances to third on the hit. Mike Ponce grounds out to the shortstop. Willard Michalak advances to second on the play. Tom Welch doubles to center field. Moises Dustal scores. Willard Michalak scores. Marlon Fields flies out to the right fielder. Rey Dobson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Etsuo Nakagawa doubles to right field. Don Silverio singles to right field. Etsuo Nakagawa is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Terry Boyle singles to left field. Yoshitaka Nakada walks. Manuel Saverine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Silverio scores. Terry Boyle advances to third on the play. Yoshitaka Nakada advances to second on the play. Milt Shires singles to left field. Terry Boyle scores. Jimmy Prim strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Wheezer Corridon singles to center field. Yorkis Dreke singles to left field. George Plank grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Wheezer Corridon advances to third on the play. Moises Dustal walks. Willard Michalak singles to left field. Wheezer Corridon scores. Mike Ponce pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Billy Misse singles to center field. Phil Leonard is pinch hitting for Etsuo Nakagawa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Phil Leonard reached on a 2-base fielding error by Willard Michalak. Don Silverio strikes out. Terry Boyle hits a home run. Billy Misse scores. Phil Leonard scores. Yoshitaka Nakada singles to left field. Manuel Saverine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Gomer Pope pitching. Tom Welch flies out to the center fielder. Marlon Fields strikes out. Rey Dobson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Milt Shires walks. Milt Shires steals second. Jimmy Prim grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Shires advances to third on the play. Tom Oliver singles to center field. Milt Shires scores. Billy Misse grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Wheezer Corridon flies out to the left fielder. Yorkis Dreke lines out to the third baseman. George Plank grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jesse Tatis 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. Gomer Pope grounds out to the second baseman. Don Silverio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Terry Boyle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Moises Dustal pops out to the third baseman. Willard Michalak flies out to the center fielder. Les Moren is pinch hitting for Jesse Tatis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Les Moren grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Scott Nichol pitching. Yoshitaka Nakada grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Manuel Saverine strikes out. Milt Shires grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Tom Welch singles to right field. Marlon Fields walks. Rey Dobson flies out to the left fielder. Wheezer Corridon singles to center field. Tom Welch scores. Marlon Fields advances to third on the hit. Yorkis Dreke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marlon Fields scores. Wheezer Corridon advances to second on the play. Frank Perdue comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Plank strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jimmy Prim pops out to the third baseman. Tom Oliver flies out to the center fielder. Billy Misse grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Rich Hurst comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Moises Dustal singles to center field. Willard Michalak strikes out. Zip Hill is pinch hitting for Scott Nichol. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Zip Hill strikes out. Tom Welch singles to center field. Moises Dustal advances to third on the hit. Marlon Fields pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mark Karchner did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Enright improves in power_vs_righty Ryan Hunt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Karchner did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Lefevre did not respond to coaching in control Dennis Regan improves in range Fred Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Chick Pappas did not respond to coaching in control