Win: Dhamel Lily (5-1) Loss: Charlie Paepke (2-3)
Save: Jeff Rodriguez (8)
Inning: 1 Detroit Dhamel Lily pitching. Bob Vaughn singles to center field. Doc Rittwage flies out to the right fielder. Brian Hermansen grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Charlie Paepke pitching. Junior Diaz triples. Tom Quinces hits a home run. Junior Diaz scores. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Dave De Palma singles to left field. Sean Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Les Daniels grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Murtaugh singles to center field. Steve Speer grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Matt Murtaugh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Dalcanton singles to center field. Steve Speer advances to third on the hit. Rick Shields walks. Charlie Paepke strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Bustamante doubles to center field. Mario Menendez grounds out to the third baseman. Dhamel Lily grounds out to the pitcher. Junior Diaz singles to left field. Bill Bustamante scores. Junior Diaz steals second. Tom Quinces singles to center field. Junior Diaz scores. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Bob Vaughn walks. Doc Rittwage strikes out. Brian Hermansen doubles to right field. Bob Vaughn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Les Daniels strikes out. Matt Murtaugh pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi flies out to the left fielder. Dave De Palma grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Perez walks. Sean Perez steals second. Bill Bustamante singles to center field. Sean Perez scores. German Sanders comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mario Menendez singles to left field. Dhamel Lily strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Detroit Steve Speer grounds out to the shortstop. George Dalcanton grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Shields grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Junior Diaz singles to right field. Tom Quinces flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Marvez flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit German Sanders grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Vaughn singles to right field. Doc Rittwage grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave De Palma grounds out to the second baseman. George Easley 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. Sean Perez walks. Bill Bustamante doubles to center field. Sean Perez uses his aggressiveness and scores. John Scott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mario Menendez flies out to the right fielder. Dhamel Lily strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Brian Hermansen flies out to the left fielder. Les Daniels singles to center field. Matt Murtaugh grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Junior Diaz walks. Tom Quinces flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Marvez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Junior Diaz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Marvez steals second. Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Steve Speer grounds out to the third baseman. George Dalcanton singles to center field. Pat Willis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Rick Shields singles to center field. George Dalcanton is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. 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 pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jimmie Harrington pitching. Dave De Palma singles past the second baseman. Dave De Palma steals second. Sean Perez strikes out. Bill Bustamante walks. Mario Menendez pops out to the second baseman. Pat Willis singles to center field. Dave De Palma is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Bob Vaughn singles to right field. Bob Vaughn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Doc Rittwage walks. Doc Rittwage is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brian Hermansen singles to center field. Les Daniels hits a home run. Brian Hermansen scores. Arturo Milanes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Murtaugh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Junior Diaz strikes out. Tom Quinces singles to left field. Bobby Marvez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tom Quinces is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Cangelosi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bobby Marvez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Jeff Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Steve Speer strikes out. George Dalcanton strikes out. Rick Shields lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Detroit total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Brian Hermansen (7).HR - Les Daniels (6).GIDP - Doc Rittwage, Brian Hermansen, Matt Murtaugh. Baserunning: CS - Bob Vaughn (2), Doc Rittwage (1).
Batting:2B - Bill Bustamante 2 (3).3B - Junior Diaz (1).HR - Tom Quinces (4). Baserunning: SB - Junior Diaz (2), Bobby Marvez (3), Dave De Palma (6), Sean Perez (2).
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Mahaffey did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Mahaffey did not respond to coaching in range Herman Pipgras did not respond to coaching in control Harry Pena did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Mahaffey did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jose Montes improves in speed Rich Dowell did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Montes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Smith improves in arm Radamel Beto did not respond to coaching in 3B