Win: Red Conroy (2-1) Loss: Wil Boston (2-1)
Save: Carl Walter (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Wil Boston pitching. Lefty Root singles to right field. Tomas Keegan walks. Earl Duckworth flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Cruz triples. Lefty Root scores. Tomas Keegan scores. Ramon Jones singles to left field. Orlando Cruz scores. Bill White strikes out. Geoff Barbee doubles to left field. Alan Haeffner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Detroit Red Conroy pitching. Frank Myers singles to right field. Sal Werts flies out to the left fielder. Craig Molina grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Red Conroy strikes out. Lefty Root triples. Tomas Keegan strikes out. Earl Duckworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Detroit Jack Fox walks. Jack Fox steals second. Andy Fanwell grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Fox advances to third on the play. Larry Corrales doubles to left field. Jack Fox scores. Tommy Roig flies out to the center fielder. Roy Flanagan walks. Wil Boston grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Roy Flanagan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Orlando Cruz singles to right field. Ramon Jones strikes out. Bill White doubles to center field. Orlando Cruz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Geoff Barbee strikes out. Alan Haeffner pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Detroit Frank Myers hits a home run. Sal Werts doubles to left field. Craig Molina flies out to the right fielder. Jack Fox flies out to the left fielder. Andy Fanwell walks. Larry Corrales grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Red Conroy grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Root singles to left field. Lefty Root steals second. Tomas Keegan doubles to left field. Lefty Root scores. Earl Duckworth doubles to left field. Tomas Keegan scores. Sidney Sullivan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Orlando Cruz flies out to the left fielder. Ramon Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Detroit Tommy Roig pops out to the shortstop. Roy Flanagan strikes out. Sidney Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Geoff Barbee doubles to right field. Alan Haeffner strikes out. Red Conroy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Detroit Frank Myers flies out to the center fielder. Sal Werts grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Craig Molina triples. Jack Fox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Lefty Root singles past the third baseman. Tomas Keegan singles to center field. Lefty Root advances to third on the hit. Earl Duckworth strikes out. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Ramon Jones doubles to right field. Lefty Root scores. Jim Eufemia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill White strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Detroit Andy Fanwell flies out to the left fielder. Larry Corrales grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Roig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Geoff Barbee grounds out to the second baseman. Alan Haeffner flies out to the center fielder. Allan Schorr is pinch hitting for Red Conroy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Allan Schorr lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Detroit Eiji Matsuzaka pitching. Roy Flanagan flies out to the right fielder. Roger DeFreitas is pinch hitting for Jim Eufemia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roger DeFreitas hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roger DeFreitas steals second. Frank Myers strikes out. Sal Werts doubles to right field. Roger DeFreitas scores. Craig Molina singles to left field. Sal Werts scores. Bill Abbott comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Fox singles to left field. Craig Molina advances to third on the hit. Andy Fanwell singles past the second baseman. Craig Molina scores. Jack Fox advances to third on the hit. Larry Corrales singles to right field. Jack Fox scores. Andy Fanwell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Carl Walter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tommy Roig grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Tillman pitching. Lefty Root flies out to the left fielder. Tomas Keegan walks. Earl Duckworth flies out to the center fielder. Orlando Cruz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Detroit Roy Flanagan singles to right field. Barry Reed is pinch hitting for Mike Tillman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Barry Reed strikes out. Frank Myers flies out to the center fielder. Sal Werts walks. Craig Molina grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Sal Werts is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Small pitching. Ramon Jones singles to center field. Bill White strikes out. Geoff Barbee hits a home run. Ramon Jones scores. Mike Turner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Haeffner grounds out to the pitcher. Carl Walter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Detroit Jack Fox strikes out. Andy Fanwell hits an infield single to the pitcher. Larry Corrales pops out to the first baseman. Tommy Roig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Detroit total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Sal Werts 2 (4), Larry Corrales (4).3B - Craig Molina (2).HR - Frank Myers (1).GIDP - Craig Molina. Baserunning: SB - Jack Fox (1), Roger DeFreitas (2).
Game Notes Roger DeFreitas is injured and is expected to be out 41 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Darrell Bielecki did not respond to coaching in control John Rigney did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Parsons improves in power_vs_righty Mike Parsons did not respond to coaching in range Tom Toppin did not respond to coaching in 3B
Detroit Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Heffernan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Armando Cathey did not respond to coaching in range George Herrnstein did not respond to coaching in velocity Liu Fonseca did not respond to coaching in control