Win: Cy Brunson (4-2) Loss: Jose McWilliams (1-2)
Save: George Lipetri (10)
Inning: 1 Oakland Buck Barberie pitching. Tyler Smith strikes out. Don Moses singles to right field. Roy Goode singles in front of the right fielder. Don Moses advances to third on the hit. Ricky LaFleur strikes out. Carmen Berzatto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Fez O Neill pitching. Frank Wilhelm is hit by a pitch. Frank Wilhelm steals second. Ed Ryan flies out to the center fielder. Doug Smith singles to left field. Frank Wilhelm scores. Alex Gold singles past the shortstop. Doug Smith aggressively advances to third on the hit. Aaron Doyle singles to left field. Doug Smith scores. Frank Rauch hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jay Rolen flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Alex Gold is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Murray Bauman strikes out. Ty Burmingham singles to center field. Kei Kinimaka doubles to center field. Fez O Neill grounds out to the second baseman. Ty Burmingham scores. Kei Kinimaka advances to third on the play. Tyler Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Steve Hodkey flies out to the right fielder. Buck Barberie grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Wilhelm pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Don Moses flies out to the center fielder. Roy Goode flies out to the center fielder. Ricky LaFleur flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Ryan singles to center field. Doug Smith walks. Alex Gold flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Doyle singles to right field. Ed Ryan scores. Doug Smith advances to third on the hit. Frank Rauch flies out to the right fielder. Jay Rolen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Carmen Berzatto singles to right field. Murray Bauman strikes out. Ty Burmingham strikes out. Kei Kinimaka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Hodkey strikes out. Buck Barberie flies out to the left fielder. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Fez O Neill grounds out to the shortstop. Tyler Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Don Moses strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Ryan strikes out. Doug Smith walks. Alex Gold flies out to the right fielder. Aaron Doyle singles to right field. Frank Rauch singles to left field. Karl Hevacheck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Rolen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Roy Goode singles to center field. Ricky LaFleur strikes out. Roy Goode steals second. Roy Goode steals third. Carmen Berzatto singles past the shortstop. Roy Goode scores. Carmen Berzatto steals second. Murray Bauman strikes out. Sammy Ryan 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. Ty Burmingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Steve Hodkey grounds out to the pitcher. Sammy Ryan strikes out. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kojiro Takagi is pinch hitting for Kei Kinimaka. Kojiro Takagi grounds out to the second baseman. Duvier Garcia is pinch hitting for Karl Hevacheck. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Duvier Garcia doubles to right field. Tyler Smith singles to right field. Duvier Garcia scores. Don Moses walks. Roy Goode singles to center field. Ricky LaFleur grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tyler Smith scores. Don Moses advances to third on the play. Roy Goode advances to second on the play. Cy Brunson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carmen Berzatto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jose McWilliams pitching. Pep Castillo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kojiro Takagi at SS. Ed Ryan singles to center field. Doug Smith flies out to the right fielder. Ed Ryan steals second. Alex Gold grounds out to the shortstop. Aaron Doyle singles to left field. Ed Ryan scores. Aaron Doyle steals second. Frank Rauch walks. Jay Rolen doubles to right field. Aaron Doyle scores. Frank Rauch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Amalio Redman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Hodkey grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Murray Bauman pops out to the first baseman. Ty Burmingham strikes out. Pep Castillo flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Alex Minner is pinch hitting for Cy Brunson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alex Minner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Wilhelm singles to left field. Ed Ryan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland George Lipetri pitching. Amalio Redman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tyler Smith strikes out. Don Moses singles to center field. Roy Goode strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jason Donahue improves in velocity Bob Sacamano improves in power_vs_righty Skip Karp improves in velocity Skip Karp did not respond to coaching in velocity Julian Pankratz did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Elmer Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Youngs did not respond to coaching in arm Elmer Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Merritt did not respond to coaching in speed Sam Bielaski did not respond to coaching in RF