Win: Windy Ross (1-0) Loss: Dal Rose (0-1)
Save: Harry Randall (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Windy Ross pitching. Butch Newsome flies out to the center fielder. Gary Ostrowski singles to right field. Phil Jaeger singles to center field. Noriyoshi Tezuka singles to right field. Dick Ankiel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Dal Rose pitching. Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann strikes out. George McCormick singles to right field. Max Coggin doubles to left field. George McCormick uses his aggressiveness and scores. Moose Skowren flies out to the right fielder. Paul Maggert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Troy Turnbow singles to right field. Wickey Wise walks. Doc Thompson singles to left field. Dal Rose grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Troy Turnbow is out at home. Butch Newsome strikes out. Gary Ostrowski walks. Wickey Wise scores. Phil Jaeger strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Satoshi Watanabe singles to left field. Chris Almonte grounds out to the second baseman. Satoshi Watanabe advances to second on the play. Pepper Mays pops out to the shortstop. Windy Ross grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Noriyoshi Tezuka grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Ankiel strikes out. Troy Turnbow grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann pops out to the shortstop. George McCormick pops out to the first baseman. Max Coggin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Wickey Wise strikes out. Doc Thompson pops out to the catcher. Dal Rose strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Moose Skowren grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Maggert strikes out. Satoshi Watanabe singles past the first baseman. Chris Almonte hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pepper Mays pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Butch Newsome grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Ostrowski flies out to the center fielder. Phil Jaeger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Windy Ross singles to right field. Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann flies out to the center fielder. George McCormick singles to center field. Windy Ross advances to third on the hit. Max Coggin flies out to the center fielder. Moose Skowren singles past the shortstop. Windy Ross scores. George McCormick advances to third on the hit. Paul Maggert doubles to center field. George McCormick scores. Moose Skowren uses his aggressiveness and scores. Satoshi Watanabe is hit by a pitch. Chris Almonte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Noriyoshi Tezuka strikes out. Dick Ankiel grounds out to the pitcher. Troy Turnbow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Pepper Mays grounds out to the shortstop. Windy Ross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Wickey Wise flies out to the center fielder. Doc Thompson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dal Rose grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland George McCormick flies out to the right fielder. Max Coggin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Moose Skowren pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Butch Newsome flies out to the left fielder. Gary Ostrowski strikes out. Phil Jaeger hits an infield single to the shortstop. Noriyoshi Tezuka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Paul Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Satoshi Watanabe flies out to the center fielder. Chris Almonte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Harry Randall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dick Ankiel flies out to the left fielder. Troy Turnbow grounds out to the catcher. Wickey Wise bunts for a base hit. Doc Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rob Keck did not respond to coaching in speed Sam Cary did not respond to coaching in control John Crawford improves in control Joe Harris improves in range Ron Torres improves in range Dean Throneberry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Tiernan did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Brewer did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Christman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mitch Blankenship improves in velocity Tom Meyer did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Torres improves in power_vs_righty Rip Kennedy improves in power_vs_righty