Win: Chub Kessinger (2-2) Loss: Jack Picciolo (0-4)
Save: Charlie Gleason (5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Chub Kessinger pitching. Davey Earl walks. Tony Abbaticchio grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Davey Earl is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Abbaticchio steals second. Thorn DeRosa flies out to the center fielder. Steve Morandini walks. Cy Eiteljorge flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Picciolo pitching. Alejandro Serrano hits a home run. Paul Crump strikes out. Nick Betts KC hits a home run. Damon Vitelli walks. Tim Darrow walks. Jack Bettencourt strikes out. Earl Miller singles to center field. Damon Vitelli scores. Tim Darrow advances to third on the hit. Antonio Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland S Will I Am lines out to the shortstop. Hairy Weaver strikes out. Dick Kleinow walks. Jack Picciolo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Chub Kessinger grounds out to the third baseman. Alejandro Serrano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Crump strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Davey Earl flies out to the center fielder. Tony Abbaticchio singles past the first baseman. Thorn DeRosa singles to center field. Tony Abbaticchio advances to third on the hit. Steve Morandini flies out to the center fielder. Cy Eiteljorge walks. S Will I Am walks. Tony Abbaticchio scores. Hairy Weaver strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Nick Betts KC singles to center field. Damon Vitelli singles to left field. Nick Betts KC advances to third on the hit. Tim Darrow flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Nick Betts KC scores. Jack Bettencourt pops out to the second baseman. Earl Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Damon Vitelli is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dick Kleinow singles to center field. Al Model is pinch hitting for Jack Picciolo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Al Model strikes out. Davey Earl grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Kleinow advances to second on the play. Tony Abbaticchio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Besana pitching. Antonio Taylor doubles to center field. Chub Kessinger lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alejandro Serrano strikes out. Paul Crump flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Thorn DeRosa flies out to the left fielder. Steve Morandini grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Eiteljorge flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nick Betts KC grounds out to the shortstop. Damon Vitelli singles to left field. Tim Darrow doubles to center field. Damon Vitelli uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jack Bettencourt strikes out. Earl Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland S Will I Am walks. Hairy Weaver singles to left field. S Will I Am advances to third on the hit. Fumio Bonishi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Dick Kleinow singles past the shortstop. S Will I Am scores. Hairy Weaver is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Cap Tolman is pinch hitting for Bob Besana. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Cap Tolman grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Kleinow advances to second on the play. Davey Earl pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ray Sunshine pitching. Antonio Taylor strikes out. Fumio Bonishi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Alejandro Serrano singles to right field. Fumio Bonishi advances to third on the hit. Paul Crump flies out to the right fielder. Nick Betts KC walks. Damon Vitelli singles to left field. Fumio Bonishi scores. Alejandro Serrano scores. Nick Betts KC advances to third on the hit. Frankly Walking comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Darrow pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Tony Abbaticchio hits a home run. Pat Holt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Thorn DeRosa lines out to the shortstop. Steve Morandini strikes out. Cy Eiteljorge walks. S Will I Am flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jack Bettencourt singles to left field. Jack Bettencourt steals second. Earl Miller flies out to the right fielder. Antonio Taylor grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Bettencourt advances to third on the play. Pat Holt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ray Bottenfield enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tim Darrow at 3B. Mickey Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jack Bettencourt at 2B. Hairy Weaver walks. Dick Kleinow singles to left field. Hairy Weaver advances to third on the hit. Jay Jones is pinch hitting for Frankly Walking . Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jay Jones singles to left field. Hairy Weaver scores. Dick Kleinow advances to third on the hit. Charlie Gleason comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Jones steals second. Davey Earl grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Kleinow scores. Jay Jones advances to third on the play. Tony Abbaticchio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Thorn DeRosa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Leo Landrum pitching. Alejandro Serrano singles to center field. Paul Crump walks. Nick Betts KC grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Crump is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Damon Vitelli flies out to the left fielder. Ray Bottenfield singles past the first baseman. Alejandro Serrano scores. Nick Betts KC advances to third on the hit. J Blume comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Smith walks. Earl Miller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Morandini grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Eiteljorge singles to right field. S Will I Am singles to right field. Hairy Weaver walks. Dick Kleinow grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 12 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Cliff Flanigan did not respond to coaching in velocity Darren Lee NYA improves in arm Pirate Yar did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Simon improves in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Faye Martinez did not respond to coaching in arm Red Blair improves in contact_vs_lefty Mike Iburg improves in speed Eddie Nieves did not respond to coaching in range Faye Martinez did not respond to coaching in CF