Win: Bobby Torres (8-7) Loss: Joe Berkman (2-11)
Save: Rich Picinich (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Berkman pitching. Rafa Garcia walks. Rafa Garcia steals second. Jack Samuel walks. Napoleon Garcia singles to right field. Rafa Garcia scores. Josh Bermudez strikes out. Jonah Hernandez walks. Johnny Caballo lines out to the first baseman. Bill Stryker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Detroit Dante Cienfuegos pitching. Tatsuya Mimura strikes out. Kunio Togano strikes out. Herm Creel lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tim DiSarcina grounds out to the shortstop. Dante Cienfuegos grounds out to the third baseman. Rafa Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Steve Brown pops out to the shortstop. Kazuo Nakajima pops out to the first baseman. Bill Raffensberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Samuel strikes out. Napoleon Garcia triples. Josh Bermudez walks. Josh Bermudez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jonah Hernandez doubles to left field. Napoleon Garcia scores. Johnny Caballo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Ken Gladd singles to center field. Ken Gladd steals second. Jaime Welch grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Joe Berkman singles to center field. Ken Gladd scores. Tatsuya Mimura grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Berkman advances to second on the play. Kunio Togano singles to left field. Herm Creel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Stryker singles to center field. Tim DiSarcina strikes out. Dante Cienfuegos fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dante Cienfuegos grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Brown singles to center field. Kazuo Nakajima flies out to the center fielder. Bill Raffensberger hits a home run. Steve Brown scores. Bobby Torres comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Gladd lines out to the pitcher. Jaime Welch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rafa Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Jack Samuel is hit by a pitch. Napoleon Garcia walks. Bryan Onis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Josh Bermudez walks. Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Johnny Caballo singles to left field. Jack Samuel scores. Napoleon Garcia scores. Josh Bermudez advances to third on the hit. Johnny Caballo steals second. Bill Stryker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Detroit Bryan Onis strikes out. Tatsuya Mimura grounds out to the second baseman. Kunio Togano doubles to right field. Herm Creel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tim DiSarcina strikes out. Bobby Torres grounds out to the third baseman. Rafa Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Brown flies out to the right fielder. Kazuo Nakajima strikes out. Bill Raffensberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jack Samuel singles to left field. Napoleon Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Josh Bermudez grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Samuel advances to second on the play. Jonah Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Ken Gladd strikes out. Jaime Welch grounds out to the third baseman. Bryan Onis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Johnny Caballo grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Stryker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tim DiSarcina hits a home run. Boris Pasternak comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Ganzel is pinch hitting for Bobby Torres. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Paul Ganzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Detroit Ty Knots pitching. Tatsuya Mimura grounds out to the shortstop. Kunio Togano grounds out to the catcher. Herm Creel singles to left field. Steve Brown flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rafa Garcia hits a home run. Jack Samuel singles past the third baseman. Jack Samuel is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Bermudez lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Red Battle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Kazuo Nakajima flies out to the left fielder. Bill Raffensberger hits a home run. Rich Picinich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Gladd singles to center field. Jaime Welch strikes out. Bob Main is pinch hitting for Boris Pasternak. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Main singles to left field. Ken Gladd advances to third on the hit. Tatsuya Mimura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Detroit total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tommy Roarke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jimmy Montes did not respond to coaching in speed Eddie Hehl did not respond to coaching in speed Raull Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in range
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Reggie Morris improves in endurance Bill White did not respond to coaching in control Yank Howard did not respond to coaching in endurance Chris Lefebvre improves in velocity