Win: George Stairs (5-5) Loss: Joe Ernaga (2-6)
Save: Ed Gonzalez (2)
Inning: 1 Detroit George Stairs pitching. Roy Creeden walks. John Kealey strikes out. Ernie Haydel singles to center field. Roy Creeden advances to third on the hit. John Fermin flies out to the left fielder. Mike Young grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Ernaga pitching. Harlin Muncrief singles to right field. Vicente Wehrmeister pops out to the shortstop. Ray Ford singles to right field. Harlin Muncrief advances to third on the hit. Ken Sallee singles to left field. Harlin Muncrief scores. Ray Ford advances to third on the hit. Bernardo Pfeffer singles to left field. Ray Ford scores. Elam Mingori flies out to the right fielder. Red Shirey doubles to right field. Ken Sallee scores. Bernardo Pfeffer scores. Doc Mele doubles to center field. Red Shirey scores. George Stairs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Hidenori Chikazawa strikes out. Jesse Bushey strikes out. Mark Wright pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Harlin Muncrief grounds out to the shortstop. Vicente Wehrmeister flies out to the right fielder. Ray Ford walks. Ken Sallee grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Ford is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Joe Ernaga grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Creeden walks. John Kealey grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Creeden advances to second on the play. Ernie Haydel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bernardo Pfeffer flies out to the right fielder. Elam Mingori flies out to the right fielder. Red Shirey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Detroit John Fermin lines out to the third baseman. Mike Young singles to left field. Hidenori Chikazawa grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Doc Mele walks. George Stairs lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Harlin Muncrief strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Detroit Jesse Bushey lines out to the shortstop. Mark Wright strikes out. Joe Ernaga pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Vicente Wehrmeister walks. Ray Ford strikes out. Ken Sallee flies out to the right fielder. Bernardo Pfeffer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Roy Creeden strikes out. John Kealey flies out to the center fielder. Ernie Haydel singles to right field. John Fermin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Elam Mingori flies out to the right fielder. Bill Rutner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Red Shirey singles to right field. Doc Mele singles to left field. Red Shirey advances to third on the hit. George Stairs grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Detroit Mike Young singles past the shortstop. Hidenori Chikazawa flies out to the left fielder. Jesse Bushey strikes out. Mike Young steals second. Mark Wright singles to center field. Mike Young scores. Fred Jourdan is pinch hitting for Bill Rutner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Jourdan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Pascual Difelice pitching. Harlin Muncrief flies out to the left fielder. Vicente Wehrmeister grounds out to the pitcher. Ray Ford singles to center field. Ken Sallee singles in front of the center fielder. Ray Ford advances to third on the hit. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ray Ford scores. Bernardo Pfeffer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Roy Creeden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Kealey flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Haydel singles to center field. John Fermin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Elam Mingori reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Kealey. Red Shirey strikes out. Doc Mele grounds out to the second baseman. Elam Mingori advances to third on the play. Norm Foster 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. George Stairs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Detroit Mike Young singles to left field. Hidenori Chikazawa singles to center field. Jesse Bushey singles to center field. Mike Young scores. Ed Gonzalez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mark Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Hidenori Chikazawa advances to third on the play. Jesse Bushey advances to second on the play. Rudy Rodriguez is pinch hitting for Norm Foster. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rudy Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Roy Creeden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Detroit total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Keith Schwartz improves in speed Joe Sinatro improves in arm Happy Klages did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Miguel Ewing improves in speed Miguel Ewing improves in range Doc Lafata did not respond to coaching in control Ken Uhler did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ben Vaughn improves in speed Johnny Niebergall did not respond to coaching in velocity Herman Delker improves in power_vs_righty Peter Rodriquez improves in contact_vs_lefty Dan Braun did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Jacobs did not respond to coaching in range