Win: Nerio Byrnes (2-0) Loss: Paul Hassler (0-2)
Save: Jeff Rodriguez (3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Hassler pitching. Junior Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Quinces grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Vic Ramirez pitching. Bob Vaughn grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Rittwage walks. Doc Rittwage steals second. Brian Hermansen flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Les Daniels grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi singles to right field. Dave De Palma grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Sean Perez hits a home run. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Murtaugh walks. Steve Speer singles to left field. George Dalcanton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Matt Murtaugh advances to third on the play. Rick Shields walks. Rick Shields steals second. Paul Hassler singles to right field. Matt Murtaugh scores. Rick Shields scores. Bob Vaughn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Evar Murello grounds out to the second baseman. Vic Ramirez strikes out. Junior Diaz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Doc Rittwage walks. Brian Hermansen walks. Les Daniels pops out to the shortstop. Matt Murtaugh grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brian Hermansen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Speer walks. George Dalcanton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Quinces flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Marvez doubles to center field. Eddie Cangelosi singles to center field. Bobby Marvez scores. Dave De Palma singles to right field. Sean Perez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Rick Shields singles past the shortstop. Nerio Byrnes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Hassler fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Paul Hassler grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Vaughn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Bustamante grounds out to the second baseman. Evar Murello pops out to the first baseman. Nerio Byrnes pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Doc Rittwage singles to right field. Brian Hermansen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Les Daniels singles to center field. Matt Murtaugh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Junior Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Tom Quinces doubles to center field. Bobby Marvez singles to center field. Tom Quinces scores. Eddie Cangelosi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Steve Speer grounds out to the pitcher. George Dalcanton grounds out to the third baseman. Rick Shields grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland German Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave De Palma hits a home run. Charlie Paepke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sean Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Bustamante grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Evar Murello hits a home run. John Scott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nerio Byrnes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Lou Archer is pinch hitting for John Scott. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lou Archer singles to right field. Bob Vaughn pops out to the second baseman. Doc Rittwage strikes out. Brian Hermansen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland George Easley pitching. Junior Diaz singles to center field. Tom Quinces lines out to the shortstop. Bobby Marvez walks. Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Diaz advances to third on the play. Bobby Marvez advances to second on the play. Dave De Palma strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Detroit Les Daniels hits a home run. Matt Murtaugh grounds out to the third baseman. Arturo Milanes 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. Steve Speer singles to left field. Steve Speer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). George Dalcanton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Sean Perez flies out to the left fielder. Bill Bustamante reached on a 2-base throwing error by Brian Hermansen. Evar Murello strikes out. Jimmy Bucha is pinch hitting for Arturo Milanes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jimmy Bucha singles to right field. Bill Bustamante scores. Junior Diaz walks. Tom Quinces flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Detroit Jeff Rodriguez pitching. Rick Shields strikes out. George Easley strikes out. Bob Vaughn singles to right field. Doc Rittwage walks. Brian Hermansen grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Doc Rittwage is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Detroit total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Tom Quinces (3), Bobby Marvez (2).HR - Dave De Palma (1), Sean Perez (1), Evar Murello (1).GIDP - Eddie Cangelosi, Dave De Palma, Sean Perez.
Batting:HR - Les Daniels (1).GIDP - Brian Hermansen, George Dalcanton, Paul Hassler. Baserunning: SB - Doc Rittwage (1), Rick Shields (2).CS - Steve Speer (2). Fielding: E - Brian Hermansen.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jose Montes improves in contact_vs_lefty Radamel Beto improves in contact_vs_righty Rube Chris did not respond to coaching in endurance Jim Lopez improves in power_vs_righty Jim Lopez did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Mahaffey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Wachtel improves in endurance Jimmie Harrington improves in velocity Charlie Alvarez improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Alvarez did not respond to coaching in SS