Inning: 1 Oakland Geronimo Moore pitching. Allan Schorr grounds out to the second baseman. Garland Quinn flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Ed Siner pitching. Chris Dunham flies out to the center fielder. Jamie McCarver grounds out to the third baseman. Art Sojo singles to right field. Art Sojo steals second. Joe Hoffman doubles to right field. Art Sojo scores. Arnie Johnson hits a home run. Joe Hoffman scores. Keith Gaw flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Paul Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Desi Coumbe strikes out. Tomas Keegan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Quintus Aemilius Lepidus strikes out. Suguru Yamamoto walks. Suguru Yamamoto steals second. Geronimo Moore pops out to the first baseman. Chris Dunham singles to center field. Suguru Yamamoto scores. Jamie McCarver lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Buehrle grounds out to the catcher. Red Kline flies out to the left fielder. Ed Siner walks. Allan Schorr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Chicago Art Sojo walks. Joe Hoffman singles to left field. Arnie Johnson singles to right field. Art Sojo scores. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the hit. Jim Walter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Keith Gaw doubles to center field. Joe Hoffman scores. Quintus Aemilius Lepidus walks. Suguru Yamamoto strikes out. Geronimo Moore grounds out to the shortstop. Arnie Johnson scores. Keith Gaw advances to third on the play. Quintus Aemilius Lepidus advances to second on the play. Chris Dunham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Garland Quinn walks. Ramon Jones strikes out. Paul Kennedy grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Jamie McCarver strikes out. Art Sojo hits a home run. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Arnie Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Desi Coumbe grounds out to the second baseman. Tomas Keegan singles to left field. Tomas Keegan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ray Buehrle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Keith Gaw singles past the shortstop. Quintus Aemilius Lepidus is hit by a pitch. Suguru Yamamoto singles to right field. Keith Gaw scores. Quintus Aemilius Lepidus advances to third on the hit. Geronimo Moore singles to right field. Quintus Aemilius Lepidus scores. Chris Dunham walks. Jamie McCarver grounds out to the pitcher. Suguru Yamamoto scores. Geronimo Moore advances to third on the play. Chris Dunham advances to second on the play. Art Sojo walks. Joe Hoffman walks. Geronimo Moore scores. Bill Stephenson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Arnie Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Chris Dunham scores. Keith Gaw strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Red Kline pops out to the second baseman. John Riedling is pinch hitting for Bill Stephenson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. John Riedling walks. Allan Schorr strikes out. Garland Quinn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Chicago Joe Moore pitching. Quintus Aemilius Lepidus grounds out to the shortstop. Suguru Yamamoto grounds out to the third baseman. Geronimo Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ramon Jones grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Paul Kennedy pops out to the catcher. Desi Coumbe pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Chicago Chris Dunham grounds out to the shortstop. Jamie McCarver flies out to the left fielder. Art Sojo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Tomas Keegan flies out to the right fielder. Ray Buehrle strikes out. Red Kline flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Chicago Joe Hoffman bunts for a base hit. Bert Speraw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Arnie Johnson hits a home run. Joe Hoffman scores. Keith Gaw walks. Quintus Aemilius Lepidus walks. Suguru Yamamoto strikes out. Bill Hoff is pinch hitting for Geronimo Moore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Hoff grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Aelius Hadrianus Marullinus pitching. Geoff Barbee is pinch hitting for Bert Speraw. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Geoff Barbee singles to center field. Tom Toppin is pinch hitting for Allan Schorr. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tom Toppin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Geoff Barbee is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Garland Quinn strikes out. Ramon Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 3 Chicago total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Joe Hoffman (34), Keith Gaw (18).HR - Art Sojo (23), Arnie Johnson 2 (14).SF - Arnie Johnson.GIDP - Bill Hoff.HBP - Quintus Aemilius Lepidus (3). Baserunning: SB - Art Sojo (11), Suguru Yamamoto (10).
Game Notes Quintus Aemilius Lepidus is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Phil Whitt did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Gilmore did not respond to coaching in control Paul Treadway did not respond to coaching in control Don Haller did not respond to coaching in endurance