Win: Lee Maloney (14-7) Loss: Tommy Roettger (6-4)
Save: Gary Grimes (37)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tommy Roettger pitching. Rube Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Embree grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cap Jennings singles to left field. Randy Reyes grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cap Jennings is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Lee Maloney pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the shortstop. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the center fielder. Marsh White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Bowers walks. Wes Pena singles to left field. George Bowers advances to third on the hit. Robbie Martinez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. George Bowers scores. Steve McDowell singles in front of the left fielder. Lee Maloney grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Terry Johnson walks. Tim Yonke grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rube Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Embree flies out to the center fielder. Cap Jennings walks. Randy Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dwayne Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Plank grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Roettger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City George Bowers strikes out. Wes Pena grounds out to the second baseman. Robbie Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the left fielder. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the center fielder. Marsh White singles to right field. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve McDowell strikes out. Lee Maloney grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tim Yonke singles to left field. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Yonke advances to second on the play. Dwayne Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Yonke advances to third on the play. Hal Plank walks. Tommy Roettger singles to right field. Tim Yonke scores. Hal Plank advances to third on the hit. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Al Embree singles to left field. Cap Jennings flies out to the left fielder. Al Embree steals second. Randy Reyes singles past the first baseman. Al Embree scores. George Bowers strikes out. Wes Pena grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Randy Reyes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Marsh White reached on a 2-base fielding error by Cap Jennings. Terry Johnson strikes out. Tim Yonke pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Robbie Martinez walks. Steve McDowell flies out to the right fielder. Lee Maloney lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Robbie Martinez forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Rube Harris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lee Maloney is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Dwayne Murray flies out to the right fielder. Hal Plank grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Al Embree hits a home run. Cap Jennings strikes out. Randy Reyes grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Bowers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland John Gallivan enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Bowers at 3B. Wes McMahan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Wes Pena at 2B. Romeo Hobbs enters the game as a defensive replacement for Robbie Martinez at RF. Tommy Roettger singles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles past the shortstop. Tommy Roettger advances to third on the hit. Boom Boom Washington pops out to the shortstop. Marsh White pops out to the first baseman. Terry Johnson walks. Gary Grimes 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. Tim Yonke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Wes McMahan walks. Romeo Hobbs singles to center field. Wes McMahan aggressively advances to third on the hit. Steve McDowell singles in front of the left fielder. Wes McMahan scores. Romeo Hobbs advances to third on the hit. Frank Flair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Grimes strikes out. Rube Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Romeo Hobbs scores. Steve McDowell advances to second on the play. Al Embree flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Dwayne Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Plank strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Warner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Baker improves in arm Steve Wilkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Gerlach did not respond to coaching in control Troy Rollins did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Howe improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Howe improves in range Angelo Whitehouse did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Carr Thornton did not respond to coaching in 2B