Win: German Sanders (1-0) Loss: Allan Barbaro (0-2)
Save: John Scott (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ken Woods pitching. Junior Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Tom Quinces grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Cangelosi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Detroit Allan Barbaro pitching. Luke Cias triples. Larry Laskey grounds out to the third baseman. Luke Cias scores. Brian Hermansen flies out to the center fielder. Les Daniels strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave De Palma strikes out. Sean Perez walks. Bill Bustamante grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Detroit Matt Murtaugh singles to right field. Steve Speer singles to right field. Matt Murtaugh advances to third on the hit. George Dalcanton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Matt Murtaugh scores. Rick Shields strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Evar Murello lines out to the second baseman. Mario Menendez flies out to the left fielder. Allan Barbaro grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Detroit Ken Woods grounds out to the shortstop. Luke Cias singles to right field. Larry Laskey singles to center field. Luke Cias advances to third on the hit. Brian Hermansen flies out to the center fielder. Les Daniels singles to center field. Luke Cias scores. Chris Chamberlan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Murtaugh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Les Daniels is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Junior Diaz hits a home run. Tom Quinces flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Dave De Palma singles to left field. Sean Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Speer strikes out. George Dalcanton flies out to the right fielder. Rick Shields doubles to right field. Bob Vaughn is pinch hitting for Ken Woods. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bob Vaughn singles past the shortstop. Rick Shields scores. Luke Cias reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tom Quinces. Larry Laskey walks. Brian Hermansen singles to left field. Bob Vaughn scores. Luke Cias scores. Larry Laskey advances to third on the hit. Les Daniels walks. Matt Murtaugh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland German Sanders pitching. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the second baseman. Evar Murello singles to left field. Mario Menendez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Steve Speer flies out to the left fielder. George Dalcanton lines out to the second baseman. Rick Shields grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Riccardo Alvarez is pinch hitting for Chris Chamberlan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Riccardo Alvarez flies out to the left fielder. Junior Diaz pops out to the catcher. Tom Quinces flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Detroit Pat Willis pitching. German Sanders grounds out to the third baseman. Luke Cias grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Larry Laskey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi singles to center field. John Scott 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. Dave De Palma pops out to the third baseman. Sean Perez grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Brian Hermansen flies out to the right fielder. Les Daniels walks. Matt Murtaugh grounds out to the third baseman. Les Daniels advances to second on the play. Steve Speer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Bustamante flies out to the left fielder. Evar Murello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mario Menendez singles to center field. Jimmy Bucha is pinch hitting for Pat Willis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jimmy Bucha strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Tyson Canales pitching. George Dalcanton grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Shields grounds out to the pitcher. John Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Junior Diaz pops out to the third baseman. Tom Quinces singles to right field. Eddie Cangelosi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Quinces is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobo Barreto is pinch hitting for Dave De Palma. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobo Barreto singles to center field. Sean Perez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bobo Barreto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Detroit total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tony Krausse improves in control John Aragon did not respond to coaching in control Tony Krausse improves in control Marcos Hermano improves in range Jim Lopez did not respond to coaching in 2B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Jok did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Mahaffey improves in power_vs_lefty George Carswell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bobby Ballard improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Alvarez improves in SS