Win: Skinny Wills (2-0) Loss: Ramon Martinez (0-3)
Save: Nick Engle (4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Skinny Wills pitching. Don Surhoff flies out to the center fielder. Brian Gannon walks. Lou Lance grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brian Gannon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ramon Martinez pitching. Junior Moore strikes out. Jimmy Wright walks. Jimmy Wright is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Charles Acker singles to left field. Passed ball. Charles Acker advances to second. Rick Elliot grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Reid Cripe grounds out to the shortstop. Carroll Dreyer flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bevil strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland John Wynn pops out to the second baseman. Lee Bruce strikes out. Mark King flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Bell strikes out. Ramon Martinez strikes out. Don Surhoff pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Drungo Hazewood grounds out to the shortstop. Skinny Wills flies out to the center fielder. Junior Moore flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Brian Gannon singles to left field. Lou Lance strikes out. Ed Hunt strikes out. Reid Cripe grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Brian Gannon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jimmy Wright flies out to the center fielder. Charles Acker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rick Elliot triples. John Wynn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Carroll Dreyer strikes out. Jim Bevil strikes out. Bob Bell walks. Ramon Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Lee Bruce doubles to center field. Mark King strikes out. Drungo Hazewood grounds out to the third baseman. Skinny Wills reached on a fielding error by Carroll Dreyer. Junior Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Don Surhoff singles to center field. Brian Gannon pops out to the third baseman. Lou Lance flies out to the left fielder. Ed Hunt singles to center field. Reid Cripe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Jimmy Wright hits a home run. Charles Acker strikes out. Rick Elliot singles past the first baseman. John Wynn flies out to the left fielder. Lee Bruce singles to right field. Mark King singles past the shortstop. Rick Elliot scores. Lee Bruce advances to third on the hit. Drungo Hazewood singles past the third baseman. Lee Bruce scores. Mark King advances to third on the hit. Skinny Wills grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Carroll Dreyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Bevil strikes out. Bob Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ray Jackson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Junior Moore flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Charles Acker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tim Gagliano is pinch hitting for Ray Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Gagliano singles to left field. Tim Gagliano steals second. Don Surhoff singles in front of the center fielder. Tim Gagliano is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Brian Gannon flies out to the left fielder. Don Surhoff is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Ladd pitching. Rick Elliot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Wynn singles to center field. Lee Bruce singles to left field. John Wynn aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mark King strikes out. Drungo Hazewood grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Nick Engle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lou Lance flies out to the left fielder. Ed Hunt singles to left field. Reid Cripe strikes out. Ed Hunt steals second. Carroll Dreyer lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rimp Wood did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Stuffy Sherry did not respond to coaching in speed Andres Murray improves in range Dick Foster improves in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Thompson improves in contact_vs_lefty Cotton Brown improves in arm Bob Costo improves in power_vs_lefty Roger McCreery did not respond to coaching in control Rickey Betts did not respond to coaching in 2B