Win: Marty Pena (16-8) Loss: Whitey Ford (11-7)
Save: Major Payne (35)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Marty Pena pitching. Rube Harris walks. Al Embree singles to left field. Rube Harris advances to third on the hit. Cap Jennings pops out to the first baseman. Randy Reyes strikes out. Mac Falls strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Whitey Ford pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Boom Boom Washington singles to right field. Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to third on the hit. Boom Boom Washington steals second. Tim Yonke flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Terry Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Dwayne Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Robbie Martinez strikes out. John Gallivan grounds out to the third baseman. Wes McMahan grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop. John Souza strikes out. Hal Plank singles to left field. Marty Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Whitey Ford flies out to the center fielder. Rube Harris singles to right field. Al Embree grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche hits a home run. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the left fielder. Tim Yonke doubles past the third baseman. Terry Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Tim Yonke steals third. Dwayne Murray pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Cap Jennings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Randy Reyes strikes out. Mac Falls strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop. John Souza singles to left field. Hal Plank doubles to left field. Marty Pena grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Souza scores. Hal Plank advances to third on the play. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Robbie Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. John Gallivan grounds out to the third baseman. Wes McMahan doubles to center field. Whitey Ford singles to right field. Wes McMahan scores. Rube Harris walks. Al Embree grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Yonke flies out to the right fielder. Terry Johnson singles to center field. Terry Johnson steals second. Dwayne Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Cap Jennings strikes out. Randy Reyes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mac Falls doubles to right field. Robbie Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Hoffman flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! John Souza singles to right field. Hal Plank singles past the second baseman. John Souza advances to third on the hit. Marty Pena grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Gallivan strikes out. Wes McMahan strikes out. Romeo Hobbs is pinch hitting for Whitey Ford. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Romeo Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Chris Bullett pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Boom Boom Washington singles to center field. Tim Yonke flies out to the left fielder. Boom Boom Washington is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Catfish Haslin enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Souza at RF. Rube Harris flies out to the center fielder. Al Embree singles to center field. Cap Jennings grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Terry Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Dwayne Murray doubles to center field. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Marsh White is pinch hitting for Catfish Haslin. Marsh White grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Major Payne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Randy Reyes singles past the shortstop. Mac Falls singles to right field. Robbie Martinez singles to center field. Randy Reyes scores. John Gallivan grounds out to the shortstop. Mac Falls advances to third on the play. Robbie Martinez advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Wes McMahan grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Mueller is pinch hitting for Chris Bullett. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jeff Mueller strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Tim Yonke (34), Dwayne Murray (11), Hal Plank (22).HR - Sudden Sam LaRoche (15).SF - Tim Yonke.GIDP - Marty Pena. Baserunning: SB - Boom Boom Washington (21), Tim Yonke (20), Terry Johnson (12).CS - Boom Boom Washington (8).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Lou Harris improves in velocity Joe Chavez improves in power_vs_lefty Rene Nevin improves in arm Tyson Hopkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Carsey did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Howe improves in contact_vs_lefty Akihiro Watanabe did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Slocumb improves in endurance Angelo Whitehouse did not respond to coaching in arm Harry Skowron did not respond to coaching in 2B