Win: Gustavo Gonzalez (9-8) Loss: John Halama (10-8)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Gustavo Gonzalez pitching. Spud Wilson strikes out. Arnold Daniels grounds out to the third baseman. Scoops Dailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland John Halama pitching. Don Friday singles to center field. Steve Tovar reached on a 2-base fielding error by Klondike MacDonald. Pascual Elston strikes out. Mike Romero grounds out to the second baseman. Don Friday scores. Steve Tovar advances to third on the play. Steve Rightnowar singles to center field. Steve Tovar scores. Pat Jones doubles to center field. Larry Eaton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Klondike MacDonald flies out to the right fielder. Brad Alcock pops out to the second baseman. Bob Hundley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Charlie Orr singles past the first baseman. Gustavo Gonzalez lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Don Friday singles to left field. Charlie Orr scores. Gustavo Gonzalez advances to third on the hit. Steve Tovar grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gustavo Gonzalez scores. Pascual Elston grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Hector Rogers strikes out. Tyne Newcastle pops out to the first baseman. John Halama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Romero singles to right field. Steve Rightnowar flies out to the center fielder. Pat Jones lines out to the first baseman. Mike Romero steals second. Larry Eaton singles to left field. Mike Romero scores. Charlie Orr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Spud Wilson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Arnold Daniels grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scoops Dailey walks. Scoops Dailey steals second. Klondike MacDonald is hit by a pitch. Scoops Dailey steals third. Brad Alcock grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Gustavo Gonzalez strikes out. Don Friday strikes out. Steve Tovar strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Hundley flies out to the center fielder. Hector Rogers walks. Tyne Newcastle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Pascual Elston pops out to the shortstop. Mike Romero pops out to the first baseman. Steve Rightnowar walks. Pat Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Halama strikes out. Spud Wilson strikes out. Arnold Daniels grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Larry Eaton flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Orr walks. Gustavo Gonzalez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Gustavo Gonzalez strikes out. Don Friday flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Scoops Dailey flies out to the center fielder. Klondike MacDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Brad Alcock grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Herschel Hutchings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston singles to left field. Mike Romero grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Pascual Elston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Steve Rightnowar walks. Pat Jones singles to left field. Mike Romero scores. Steve Rightnowar advances to third on the hit. Marty Valdez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Hundley grounds out to the shortstop. Hector Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. Tyne Newcastle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Orr grounds out to the second baseman. Gustavo Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Friday singles to center field. Steve Tovar walks. Pascual Elston hits a home run. Don Friday scores. Steve Tovar scores. Todd Murphy is pinch hitting for Mike Romero. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Todd Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dan Cline is pinch hitting for Marty Valdez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan Cline strikes out. Spud Wilson strikes out. Arnold Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: Charlie Lamanno improves in velocity Sid Walsh did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Lamanno did not respond to coaching in control Kenji Okabe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Randy Lombardi did not respond to coaching in RF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Haney improves in speed Lew Crosetti did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Sparky Kuhaulua did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Huskey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty