Inning: 1 Oakland Fred Chapman pitching. Matt Hechinger grounds out to the shortstop. Chan Kelly grounds out to the second baseman. Andres Williams strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Chicago Bob Pennock pitching. Ron Bartling flies out to the left fielder. Shawon Edmonds walks. Benny Compton strikes out. Will Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dan Johnson hits a home run. John Fromme grounds out to the shortstop. Robinson Horsman strikes out. King Kennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Chicago Yuya Kawanaka pops out to the shortstop. Jimmy Overall flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland George Romano flies out to the left fielder. Bob Pennock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Hechinger grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Chicago Brad Pepper doubles to left field. Fred Chapman fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fred Chapman strikes out. Ron Bartling lines out to the second baseman. Shawon Edmonds singles to right field. Brad Pepper scores. Benny Compton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Chan Kelly walks. Chan Kelly is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Andres Williams strikes out. Dan Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Chicago Will Wright strikes out. Yuya Kawanaka hits a home run. Jimmy Overall flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland John Fromme singles to right field. Robinson Horsman flies out to the left fielder. John Fromme is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). King Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Chicago Brad Pepper strikes out. Fred Chapman flies out to the right fielder. Ron Bartling singles to right field. Shawon Edmonds hits a home run. Ron Bartling scores. Benny Compton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland George Romano flies out to the center fielder. Bob Pennock grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Hechinger grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Chicago Will Wright singles to left field. Yuya Kawanaka doubles to right field. Will Wright uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hal Robertson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Overall reached on a fielding error by George Romano. Bobby Walsh singles to left field. Yuya Kawanaka scores. Jimmy Overall advances to third on the hit. Bobby Walsh is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brad Pepper flies out to the right fielder. Fred Chapman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Chan Kelly singles to right field. Andres Williams grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Chan Kelly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dan Johnson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Andres Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Fromme flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Chicago Ron Bartling flies out to the center fielder. Shawon Edmonds pops out to the catcher. Benny Compton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Juan Poholsky is pinch hitting for Robinson Horsman. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Juan Poholsky flies out to the left fielder. King Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. George Romano singles to right field. Addie Moore is pinch hitting for Hal Robertson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Addie Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Chicago Tommy McClure pitching. Will Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yuya Kawanaka grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Foreman is pinch hitting for Jimmy Overall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bob Foreman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Milt Kleven comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ed Miller is pinch hitting for Matt Hechinger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Miller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Chan Kelly walks. Andres Williams hits a home run. Chan Kelly scores. Dan Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. John Fromme flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 2 Chicago total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Tommy McClure is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Spike Warren improves in speed Mickey Bowie did not respond to coaching in range Greg Perkovich improves in control Greg Perkovich did not respond to coaching in control Jeff Woods did not respond to coaching in control Roger Broglio improves in arm
Chicago Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Sadler did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat White improves in power_vs_lefty Shigetoshi Perlman improves in power_vs_lefty Shigetoshi Perlman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Raul Burnette improves in control John Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity