Win: Steve Chance (5-7) Loss: Frank Edge (8-11)
Save: Keisuke Sakai (16)
Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Frank Edge pitching. Bill Draper singles to left field. Shigeo Ube singles to left field. Bill Draper aggressively advances to third on the hit. Joe Inks flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Draper scores. Rusty Christopher flies out to the left fielder. Milt Zauchin singles to center field. Shigeo Ube advances to third on the hit. Jose Sarcona doubles to right field. Shigeo Ube scores. Art Mota grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Chance pitching. Naoyuki Takatsuki flies out to the right fielder. Calvin Dill grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Knepper grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Dan Bass strikes out. Steve Chance strikes out. Bill Draper singles past the shortstop. Bill Draper is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Kevin Faeth walks. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Dave Beecher flies out to the right fielder. Ellis Barry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube strikes out. Joe Inks singles past the second baseman. Rusty Christopher singles to left field. Joe Inks advances to third on the hit. Milt Zauchin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Luis Orace strikes out. Frank Edge flies out to the center fielder. Naoyuki Takatsuki walks. Calvin Dill triples. Naoyuki Takatsuki scores. Ed Knepper singles to right field. Calvin Dill scores. Kevin Faeth grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Knepper is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Jose Sarcona strikes out. Art Mota singles to right field. Dan Bass singles to center field. Steve Chance fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Steve Chance singles to right field. Bill Draper grounds out to the shortstop. Art Mota scores. Dan Bass advances to third on the play. Steve Chance advances to second on the play. Shigeo Ube flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ed Bellarino lines out to the third baseman. Dave Beecher singles to right field. Ellis Barry flies out to the right fielder. Luis Orace flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Joe Inks walks. Rusty Christopher doubles to center field. Joe Inks uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joaquin Arias comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Milt Zauchin grounds out to the second baseman. Rusty Christopher advances to third on the play. Jose Sarcona walks. Art Mota singles to right field. Rusty Christopher scores. Jose Sarcona advances to third on the hit. Dan Bass grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Steven St. John is pinch hitting for Joaquin Arias. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Steven St. John singles to left field. Steven St. John is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the shortstop. Calvin Dill flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Lou Knight pitching. Steve Chance grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Draper singles to left field. Bill Draper steals second. Shigeo Ube doubles to center field. Bill Draper scores. Joe Inks grounds out to the second baseman. Shigeo Ube advances to third on the play. Rusty Christopher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ed Knepper flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Faeth hits a home run. Ed Bellarino flies out to the center fielder. Dave Beecher singles to center field. Ellis Barry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Lute Weaver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Milt Zauchin lines out to the first baseman. Jose Sarcona flies out to the left fielder. Art Mota strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Syd House enters the game as a defensive replacement for Joe Inks at SS. Luis Orace flies out to the right fielder. Garland Clay is pinch hitting for Lute Weaver. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Garland Clay strikes out. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Ken Beville pitching. Dan Bass grounds out to the third baseman. Allen Johnson is pinch hitting for Steve Chance. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Allen Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Draper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Larry Spriggs pitching. Calvin Dill doubles to left field. Ed Knepper strikes out. Kevin Faeth grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Bellarino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Tampa Bay Shigeo Ube strikes out. Syd House doubles past the left fielder. Rusty Christopher strikes out. Milt Zauchin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Keisuke Sakai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dave Beecher walks. Ellis Barry strikes out. Luis Orace grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dave Beecher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Ramirez is pinch hitting for Ken Beville. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Ramirez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Tampa Bay total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Shigeo Ube (20), Syd House (4), Rusty Christopher (13), Jose Sarcona (15).SF - Joe Inks.GIDP - Milt Zauchin, Dan Bass. Baserunning: SB - Bill Draper (17).CS - Bill Draper (7).
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Sherrill did not respond to coaching in velocity Van Gibson did not respond to coaching in range Elmer Little improves in contact_vs_righty Hardy Washburn did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Frank Taylor improves in power_vs_righty Mike Ryan improves in power_vs_righty Allan Youngblood did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Taylor improves in range Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C