Win: Arnold Caskin (7-6) Loss: Yandy Delrosario (16-13)
Save: Roy Duckworth (28)
Inning: 1 Oakland Arnold Caskin pitching. Jim Campbell strikes out. Mike Stroner singles to left field. Mike Stroner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ted Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Yandy Delrosario pitching. Gene Christopher singles to left field. Ramon Kipp flies out to the center fielder. Gene Christopher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Fred Ballard doubles to center field. Frank Mullen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kei Fujii singles to center field. Yasushi Makino singles to right field. Kei Fujii advances to third on the hit. David Crosby singles to left field. Kei Fujii scores. Yasushi Makino advances to third on the hit. Mike Ramos grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tony Mattick strikes out. Jeff Shuba lines out to the third baseman. Matt Lopez walks. Howie Cihocki strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Yandy Delrosario strikes out. Jim Campbell grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mike Stroner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Arnold Caskin strikes out. Gene Christopher grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Kipp grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ted Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Dunier Ibanez singles to right field. Kei Fujii grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dunier Ibanez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yasushi Makino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Fred Ballard grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Mullen strikes out. Tony Mattick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland David Crosby flies out to the right fielder. Mike Ramos singles to right field. Yandy Delrosario fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Yandy Delrosario strikes out. Jim Campbell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Shuba pops out to the first baseman. Matt Lopez strikes out. Howie Cihocki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Stroner strikes out. Ted Wilson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dunier Ibanez hits a home run. Kei Fujii grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Arnold Caskin flies out to the right fielder. Gene Christopher grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon Kipp walks. Ramon Kipp is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Yasushi Makino singles to right field. David Crosby strikes out. Yasushi Makino steals second. Mike Ramos grounds out to the second baseman. Yasushi Makino advances to third on the play. Yandy Delrosario strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Fred Ballard grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Mullen pops out to the first baseman. Tony Mattick singles to center field. Jeff Shuba singles to center field. Matt Lopez singles to center field. Tony Mattick scores. Jeff Shuba advances to third on the hit. Howie Cihocki singles to right field. Jeff Shuba scores. Arnold Caskin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Campbell singles to left field. Mike Stroner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jim Campbell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Stroner is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ted Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gene Christopher singles to center field. Gene Christopher steals second. Ramon Kipp singles to right field. Gene Christopher scores. Fred Ballard flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Kipp is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Frank Mullen grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Roy Duckworth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the shortstop. Kei Fujii strikes out. Yasushi Makino grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rimp Snipes did not respond to coaching in control Yordanis Abreu did not respond to coaching in velocity Keith Householder did not respond to coaching in velocity Kazuo Honma did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Weaver improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Wilson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dick Wilson improves in speed Gene Needham improves in power_vs_righty Ed Gaston did not respond to coaching in 3B