Win: Shane Bittle (13-6) Loss: Andre Dollar (10-16)
Save: Jasper DuPont (47)
Inning: 1 Oakland Shane Bittle pitching. Murphy Strange strikes out. Norihiro Egawa singles to center field. Bill Torres grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Norihiro Egawa advances to second on the play. Harry Alcantara singles to right field. William Spiezio grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Andre Dollar pitching. Sumpter Mesa doubles to left field. Scott Guillen grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Heathcote strikes out. Jim Pitlock walks. Reggie Rubber singles to left field. Sumpter Mesa scores. Jim Pitlock advances to third on the hit. Bob Collins singles to center field. Jim Pitlock scores. Reggie Rubber advances to third on the hit. Dewey Sizzle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Beiker Reimer grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Groskloss singles to center field. John Geronimo flies out to the right fielder. Andre Dollar strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Otis Bittiger strikes out. Shane Bittle grounds out to the shortstop. Sumpter Mesa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Murphy Strange grounds out to the shortstop. Norihiro Egawa flies out to the left fielder. Bill Torres flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Scott Guillen flies out to the right fielder. Dave Heathcote grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Pitlock walks. Reggie Rubber grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Harry Alcantara walks. William Spiezio flies out to the center fielder. Beiker Reimer strikes out. Johnny Groskloss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Bob Collins walks. Dewey Sizzle hits a home run. Bob Collins scores. Otis Bittiger grounds out to the third baseman. Shane Bittle flies out to the left fielder. Sumpter Mesa singles to left field. Sumpter Mesa is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland John Geronimo strikes out. Andre Dollar flies out to the right fielder. Murphy Strange hits an infield single to the pitcher. Murphy Strange is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Scott Guillen flies out to the left fielder. Dave Heathcote grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Pitlock grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Norihiro Egawa flies out to the right fielder. Bill Torres grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Alcantara doubles to right field. William Spiezio singles to right field. Harry Alcantara scores. Beiker Reimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Reggie Rubber strikes out. Bob Collins flies out to the right fielder. Dewey Sizzle singles to center field. Dewey Sizzle steals second. Otis Bittiger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Johnny Groskloss strikes out. John Geronimo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sumner Jeltz is pinch hitting for Andre Dollar. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Sumner Jeltz walks. Murphy Strange flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ken Coquillette pitching. Shane Bittle strikes out. Sumpter Mesa walks. Scott Guillen strikes out. Dave Heathcote pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Norihiro Egawa singles to center field. Bill Torres triples. Norihiro Egawa scores. Harry Alcantara flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bill Torres is thrown out at the plate. William Spiezio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Jim Pitlock flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Rubber strikes out. Bob Collins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jasper DuPont comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Beiker Reimer grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Groskloss strikes out. John Geronimo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Detroit total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Hall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Roy House did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Wilson improves in power_vs_righty Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dizzy James improves in speed Clay Derby improves in control Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Yasunaga Kasuga did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Shane Kuzava did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Doug Kitsos did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Gerald Altizer improves in range Shane Kuzava did not respond to coaching in range Holiday Rhodes did not respond to coaching in control Mike Mercedes did not respond to coaching in SS