Win: Jackie Bell (13-10) Loss: Yordanis Molinet (13-15)
Save: Rudy Stewart (30)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jackie Bell pitching. John Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kuniyuki Inagaki grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Gregg strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Tampa Bay Yordanis Molinet pitching. Harry Bowman grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Aurilia pops out to the catcher. Kitty Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Chris Seilheimer strikes out. Ed Maggert singles to right field. Leo Cermak strikes out. Doug McMillan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman singles to right field. John Brown strikes out. Hack Green hits a home run. Alex Rossman scores. Kelly Fohl singles to center field. Kelly Fohl steals second. Don Goodwin pops out to the shortstop. Jackie Bell singles to left field. Kelly Fohl scores. Harry Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Bader grounds out to the second baseman. Yordanis Molinet grounds out to the third baseman. John Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Tampa Bay Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the third baseman. Kitty Jackson doubles to center field. Alex Rossman hits a home run. Kitty Jackson scores. John Brown strikes out. Hack Green singles to center field. Kelly Fohl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kuniyuki Inagaki grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Gregg grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Seilheimer lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Tampa Bay Don Goodwin singles to right field. Jackie Bell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Bowman singles to center field. Don Goodwin scores. Henry Jacobus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Aurilia pops out to the shortstop. Kitty Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Leo Cermak doubles to left field. Doug McMillan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Leo Cermak advances to third on the play. Tom Bader strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Tampa Bay Alex Rossman grounds out to the second baseman. John Brown strikes out. Norio Yokotani 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. Hack Green grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Norio Yokotani strikes out. John Lyons pops out to the second baseman. Kuniyuki Inagaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Tampa Bay Kelly Fohl strikes out. Don Goodwin flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Richie Smith is pinch hitting for Jackie Bell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Richie Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ned Gregory pitching. Danny Gregg singles to center field. Chris Seilheimer walks. Ed Maggert grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Gregg advances to third on the play. Chris Seilheimer advances to second on the play. Leo Cermak flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Danny Gregg scores. Doug McMillan pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Tampa Bay Harry Bowman grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Aurilia grounds out to the third baseman. Kitty Jackson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Greg Moraga is pinch hitting for Tom Bader. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Moraga hits a home run. Brad DeSilva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Norio Yokotani. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Johnson flies out to the right fielder. John Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Kuniyuki Inagaki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Tampa Bay Will Kramer pitching. Bill Ray is pinch hitting for Alex Rossman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Ray singles to center field. Bill Ray is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Brown pops out to the second baseman. Hack Green strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Danny Gregg doubles to center field. Chris Seilheimer walks. Rudy Stewart comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ed Maggert flies out to the left fielder. Leo Cermak doubles to center field. Danny Gregg scores. Doug McMillan walks. Greg Moraga grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Tampa Bay total runners left on base: 3
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Red Magee improves in range Masaya Sugiyama did not respond to coaching in control Leo Crawford did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Len Parson did not respond to coaching in speed Luis Young did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Murnane improves in range
Tampa Bay Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Artie Stovall did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brent Kremers improves in power_vs_righty Brent Kremers did not respond to coaching in arm Brian Baecht improves in power_vs_lefty Brian Baecht improves in contact_vs_righty Gordon Clark did not respond to coaching in control