Inning: 1 Oakland Kim Bomback pitching. Lefty Root walks. Tomas Keegan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jason Farmer. Earl Duckworth strikes out. Bob Signer strikes out. Hal Margoneri strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Phil Whitt pitching. Frank Myers walks. Sal Werts flies out to the right fielder. Craig Molina grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Myers advances to second on the play. Jason Farmer doubles to right field. Frank Myers scores. Harry Cox walks. Petie Bonner singles to right field. Jason Farmer scores. Billy Fletcher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Orlando Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Jones singles to center field. Bill White grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ramon Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Phil Whitt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Roy Flanagan grounds out to the pitcher. Kim Bomback singles to left field. Frank Myers grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kim Bomback is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sal Werts flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Lefty Root singles to center field. Tomas Keegan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Earl Duckworth singles to center field. Bob Signer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Craig Molina flies out to the left fielder. Jason Farmer doubles to left field. Harry Cox singles to right field. Jason Farmer scores. Petie Bonner lines out to the first baseman. Billy Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Hal Margoneri strikes out. Orlando Cruz doubles past the third baseman. Ramon Jones strikes out. Bill White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Roy Flanagan singles to left field. Kim Bomback lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Myers walks. Sal Werts strikes out. Craig Molina grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Myers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Phil Whitt walks. Lefty Root flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Keegan doubles to center field. Phil Whitt uses his aggressiveness and scores. Earl Duckworth grounds out to the second baseman. Tomas Keegan advances to third on the play. Bob Signer singles to right field. Tomas Keegan scores. Hal Margoneri strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Jason Farmer walks. Harry Cox grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Petie Bonner singles to center field. Billy Fletcher flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Orlando Cruz lines out to the third baseman. Ramon Jones hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bill White strikes out. Phil Whitt grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Detroit Roy Flanagan grounds out to the second baseman. Kim Bomback singles to right field. Frank Myers grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Kim Bomback is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Myers steals second. Sal Werts walks. Craig Molina grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Lefty Root grounds out to the shortstop. Tomas Keegan singles to center field. Earl Duckworth walks. Mike Tillman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bob Signer pops out to the shortstop. Hal Margoneri singles past the shortstop. Tomas Keegan scores. Orlando Cruz lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Detroit Jason Farmer flies out to the center fielder. Harry Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Bert Speraw 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. Petie Bonner doubles to right field. Billy Fletcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ramon Jones flies out to the left fielder. Bill White reached on a 2-base throwing error by Petie Bonner. Allan Schorr is pinch hitting for Bert Speraw. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Allan Schorr strikes out. Lefty Root flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Eiji Matsuzaka pitching. Roy Flanagan flies out to the left fielder. Roger DeFreitas is pinch hitting for Mike Tillman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roger DeFreitas grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Frank Myers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Small pitching. Tomas Keegan grounds out to the third baseman. Earl Duckworth lines out to the shortstop. Bob Signer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Sal Werts triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Craig Molina singles to center field. Sal Werts scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Detroit total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Jason Farmer 2 (5), Petie Bonner (1).3B - Sal Werts (1).GIDP - Harry Cox. Baserunning: SB - Frank Myers (1). Fielding: E - Jason Farmer, Petie Bonner.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ruben Latium improves in velocity Darrell Bielecki did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Smith improves in power_vs_righty Bob Dinges did not respond to coaching in control Tom Toppin did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Nate Etherton did not respond to coaching in control Melvin Schlei improves in arm Tom Heffernan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Liu Fonseca did not respond to coaching in velocity