Inning: 1 Toronto John Best pitching. Billy Rath grounds out to the third baseman. Ezra Alston strikes out. Pepper Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Spriggs pitching. Rafa Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Jack Samuel singles to left field. Napoleon Garcia doubles to center field. Jack Samuel uses his aggressiveness and scores. Josh Bermudez pops out to the second baseman. Jonah Hernandez doubles to left field. Napoleon Garcia scores. Johnny Caballo walks. Bill Stryker singles to right field. Paul Ganzel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Toronto Bill Link walks. Carter Dolan walks. John Madden singles to left field. Bill Link scores. Carter Dolan aggressively advances to third on the hit. Beauty Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Carter Dolan scores. Bill Cripe strikes out. Mike Spriggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland John Best singles to left field. Rafa Garcia grounds into a force play to the pitcher. John Best is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Samuel hits a home run. Rafa Garcia scores. Napoleon Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Josh Bermudez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Toronto Billy Rath walks. Ezra Alston strikes out. Pepper Smith hits a home run. Billy Rath scores. John Brockington comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Link walks. Carter Dolan singles to left field. John Madden singles to center field. Bill Link scores. Rich Picinich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Beauty Jones strikes out. Bill Cripe grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Jonah Hernandez hits a home run. Bobby Rakers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Caballo singles to right field. Bill Stryker lines out to the second baseman. Paul Ganzel singles to left field. Rich Picinich fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rich Picinich grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Toronto Bobby Rakers grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Rath flies out to the center fielder. Ezra Alston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Rafa Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Jack Samuel strikes out. Napoleon Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Toronto Pepper Smith singles to right field. Bill Link walks. Carter Dolan singles to right field. Pepper Smith is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Bill Link advances to third on the play. John Madden flies out to the right fielder. Carter Dolan steals second. Beauty Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Josh Bermudez strikes out. Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Johnny Caballo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Toronto Bill Cripe grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Rakers grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Rath walks. Ezra Alston singles to left field. Ty Knots 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. Pepper Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Stryker flies out to the left fielder. Paul Ganzel triples. Ty Knots grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Ganzel scores. Rafa Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Toronto Bill Link doubles to center field. Carter Dolan pops out to the second baseman. John Madden grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Link advances to third on the play. Beauty Jones singles to center field. Bill Link scores. Bill Cripe lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jack Samuel singles past the second baseman. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Josh Bermudez singles to left field. Jack Samuel is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jonah Hernandez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Josh Bermudez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Toronto Jake Midkiff is pinch hitting for Bobby Rakers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Midkiff grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Rath walks. Ezra Alston singles to center field. Billy Rath advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Pepper Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Ezra Alston advances to second on the play. Bill Link walks. Carter Dolan hits a home run. Billy Rath scores. Ezra Alston scores. Bill Link scores. Red Battle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Madden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Hiroyuki Ozaki pitching. Johnny Caballo singles to right field. Bill Stryker singles to center field. Paul Ganzel pops out to the second baseman. Ted Roberson is pinch hitting for Red Battle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ted Roberson flies out to the right fielder. Rafa Garcia singles to center field. Jack Samuel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Toronto Roy Leon pitching. Beauty Jones flies out to the center fielder. Bill Cripe strikes out. Frank Jaha is pinch hitting for Hiroyuki Ozaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Jaha strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Don Relic pitching. Napoleon Garcia singles to center field. Josh Bermudez doubles to right field. Napoleon Garcia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jonah Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Josh Bermudez advances to third on the play. Johnny Caballo singles to left field. Josh Bermudez scores. Bill Stryker singles past the shortstop. Paul Ganzel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Stryker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yoshiharu Nagakawa is pinch hitting for Roy Leon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Ganzel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Toronto total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Toronto Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Seth Ott improves in velocity Rex Gehrig improves in arm Angel Murtaugh did not respond to coaching in speed Butch Cuellar improves in power_vs_lefty Doug Cassini did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Hehl improves in arm Eddie Hehl improves in range Jeff Naulty did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Mathews improves in range