Inning: 1 Oakland J D Selkirk pitching. Murphy Strange doubles to center field. Alvaro Boone flies out to the center fielder. Bill Torres walks. Harry Alcantara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Torres is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. William Spiezio grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 New York Andre Dollar pitching. Bill Hopper grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Hensiek singles to center field. Ed Kelleher hits a home run. Jim Hensiek scores. Rich Carter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Fred Eayrs singles to center field. Bats Belfry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Beiker Reimer strikes out. Johnny Groskloss singles to center field. John Geronimo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 New York Wally Pruett singles to left field. Galen Ordenana pops out to the second baseman. J D Selkirk lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Hopper walks. Jim Hensiek singles to left field. Wally Pruett scores. Bill Hopper advances to third on the hit. Ed Kelleher hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bill Hopper scores. Rich Carter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Andre Dollar grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Murphy Strange grounds out to the second baseman. Alvaro Boone grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 New York Fred Eayrs pops out to the first baseman. Bats Belfry grounds out to the pitcher. Wally Pruett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Torres pops out to the second baseman. Harry Alcantara flies out to the left fielder. William Spiezio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 New York Galen Ordenana walks. J D Selkirk pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Galen Ordenana steals second. Bill Hopper walks. Jim Hensiek flies out to the right fielder. Ed Kelleher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Beiker Reimer flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Groskloss strikes out. John Geronimo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 New York Rich Carter flies out to the center fielder. Fred Eayrs triples. Bats Belfry flies out to the left fielder. Wally Pruett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Andre Dollar strikes out. Murphy Strange flies out to the right fielder. Alvaro Boone reached on a fielding error by Rich Carter. Bill Torres singles to left field. Harry Alcantara walks. William Spiezio strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 New York Galen Ordenana hits a home run. Jake Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. J D Selkirk strikes out. Bill Hopper flies out to the center fielder. Jim Hensiek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Beiker Reimer hits a home run. Johnny Groskloss grounds out to the third baseman. John Geronimo grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Brittin is pinch hitting for Jake Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Irv Brittin singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Murphy Strange strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 New York Frank Bankhead pitching. Ed Kelleher singles to right field. Rich Carter singles to center field. Ed Kelleher advances to third on the hit. Fred Eayrs grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Ed Kelleher scores. Bats Belfry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Alvaro Boone strikes out. Bill Torres flies out to the left fielder. Harry Alcantara singles to left field. William Spiezio pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 New York Dave Zipfel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Pruett grounds out to the third baseman. Galen Ordenana singles past the first baseman. J D Selkirk pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Galen Ordenana steals second. Bill Hopper strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Beiker Reimer grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Groskloss singles past the shortstop. John Geronimo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 New York total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Irv Brittin is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kenny Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Kenny Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Sloppy Ward did not respond to coaching in control Mike Wilson improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Ronan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Beatty did not respond to coaching in velocity Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in 3B
New York Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Stange improves in speed Marty Shea did not respond to coaching in velocity Wayne Janowicz did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Stange did not respond to coaching in arm Ted Finch did not respond to coaching in control Kim Brown improves in control John Heard did not respond to coaching in 2B