Inning: 1 Oakland Rick Geraghty pitching. Jack Samuel grounds out to the third baseman. Napoleon Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Jonah Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Anaheim John Lade pitching. Alex Fosse grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Eric Arroyo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Vineyard pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ted Roberson grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Stryker strikes out. Paul Ganzel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Anaheim Speed Dammann grounds out to the second baseman. Yukio Yoshizawa flies out to the center fielder. Frank Ehrlacher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Donal Moreno strikes out. Tim DiSarcina grounds out to the second baseman. John Lade grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Anaheim Ben Mora strikes out. Jerry Pack grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Rick Geraghty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jack Samuel grounds out to the third baseman. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Anaheim Alex Fosse singles to left field. Alex Fosse steals second. Eric Arroyo grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Fosse advances to third on the play. Mike Vineyard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Speed Dammann flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ted Roberson strikes out. Bill Stryker walks. Bill Stryker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Paul Ganzel singles to center field. Paul Ganzel steals second. Donal Moreno flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Anaheim Yukio Yoshizawa grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Ehrlacher strikes out. Ben Mora strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tim DiSarcina singles to right field. John Lade lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Samuel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim DiSarcina advances to third on the play. Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Anaheim Jerry Pack singles to right field. Rick Geraghty lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Fosse flies out to the right fielder. Eric Arroyo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jonah Hernandez singles to right field. Ted Roberson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jonah Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Stryker walks. Paul Ganzel walks. Marty Schneider 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. Donal Moreno grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Roberson scores. Bill Stryker advances to third on the play. Paul Ganzel advances to second on the play. Tim DiSarcina singles to center field. Bill Stryker scores. Paul Ganzel scores. John Lade grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tim DiSarcina is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Anaheim Mike Vineyard singles to left field. Speed Dammann strikes out. Yukio Yoshizawa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Vineyard is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Yukio Yoshizawa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jack Samuel strikes out. Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the pitcher. Jonah Hernandez walks. Ted Roberson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Anaheim Ginger Deering enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jonah Hernandez at 1B. Frank Ehrlacher flies out to the left fielder. Ben Mora pops out to the first baseman. Jerry Pack singles to right field. Brad McCrea is pinch hitting for Marty Schneider. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Brad McCrea grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jerry Pack is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Don Pruitt pitching. Bill Stryker walks. Paul Ganzel walks. Donal Moreno singles to right field. Bill Stryker scores. Paul Ganzel advances to third on the hit. Tim DiSarcina grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Paul Ganzel scores. Jumbo Fette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshiharu Nagakawa is pinch hitting for John Lade. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yoshiharu Nagakawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Anaheim Rich Picinich pitching. Alex Fosse flies out to the left fielder. Eric Arroyo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ralph Young is pinch hitting for Mike Vineyard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ralph Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Anaheim total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Speed Dammann is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Mathews improves in power_vs_lefty Jewel Warner improves in contact_vs_righty Jeff Naulty did not respond to coaching in control Dave Mathews did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Anaheim Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Johnny Spence improves in power_vs_righty Ike King did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Spence improves in speed Harry Tovar did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Elliott Dumont did not respond to coaching in 2B