Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Eiland pitching. Rafael Porter strikes out. Red Preibisch strikes out. Joe Amelung strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Joey Pearson pitching. Bob Bream reached on a fielding error by Chris Hunter. Joe Corey triples. Bob Bream scores. Roy Bordick walks. Jim Roggenburk walks. Babe Lombardi walks. Joe Corey scores. Cy Yarnall pops out to the second baseman. Benny Chiles strikes out. Patrick Giallombardo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City Pedro Dunn grounds out to the second baseman. Corey Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Mohorcic grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Eiland reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tink Thompson. Bob Bream grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Steve Eiland advances to third on the play. Joe Corey singles to right field. Steve Eiland scores. Joe Corey steals second. Roy Bordick flies out to the right fielder. Jim Roggenburk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tink Thompson pops out to the second baseman. Chris Hunter pops out to the third baseman. Joey Pearson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Babe Lombardi pops out to the third baseman. Cy Yarnall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Benny Chiles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rafael Porter flies out to the right fielder. Red Preibisch pops out to the third baseman. Joe Amelung walks. Joe Amelung steals second. Pedro Dunn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Patrick Giallombardo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Eiland grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Bream walks. Joe Corey singles to right field. Bob Bream advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Bob Bream scores. Joe Corey advances to second. Roy Bordick walks. Jim Roggenburk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Corey Bowman doubles to center field. Mark Mohorcic pops out to the first baseman. Tink Thompson hits a home run. Corey Bowman scores. Chris Hunter singles to center field. Joey Pearson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rafael Porter walks. Red Preibisch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Babe Lombardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cy Yarnall walks. Benny Chiles strikes out. Patrick Giallombardo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dutch Brown enters the game as a defensive replacement for Patrick Giallombardo at 1B. Joe Amelung singles to center field. Pedro Dunn triples. Joe Amelung scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Corey Bowman singles to center field. Pedro Dunn scores. Mark Mohorcic doubles to right field. Whitey Nelson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tink Thompson strikes out. Chris Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. Corey Bowman scores. Mark Mohorcic advances to third on the play. Joey Pearson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Whitey Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Bream hits a home run. Joe Corey singles to left field. Roy Bordick singles to right field. Joe Corey aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jim Roggenburk pops out to the third baseman. Babe Lombardi singles to left field. Joe Corey scores. Yoasan Saavedra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cy Yarnall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rafael Porter strikes out. Red Preibisch walks. Red Preibisch steals second. Joe Amelung singles to left field. Red Preibisch scores. Pedro Dunn strikes out. Corey Bowman singles to left field. Joe Amelung advances to third on the hit. Mark Mohorcic singles to center field. Joe Amelung scores. Corey Bowman is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Benny Chiles walks. Dutch Brown singles to right field. Hopp Dangg is pinch hitting for Whitey Nelson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hopp Dangg pops out to the second baseman. Bob Bream grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dutch Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bob Bream steals second. Joe Corey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Boyle pitching. Tink Thompson walks. Chris Hunter singles to left field. Tink Thompson aggressively advances to third on the hit. Bunny Joyce is pinch hitting for Yoasan Saavedra. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bunny Joyce flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tink Thompson scores. Rafael Porter singles to center field. Chris Hunter advances to third on the hit. Shinnosuke Otsu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Preibisch grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Stephens pitching. Roy Bordick grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Roggenburk hits a home run. Babe Lombardi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Cy Yarnall hits a home run. Babe Lombardi scores. Bob Tomney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Benny Chiles strikes out. Dutch Brown grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Amelung grounds out to the second baseman. Pedro Dunn grounds out to the second baseman. Corey Bowman singles to right field. Passed ball. Corey Bowman advances to second. Mark Mohorcic singles past the second baseman. Tink Thompson singles to left field. Corey Bowman scores. Chris Hunter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Eric Buskey is pinch hitting for Shinnosuke Otsu. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eric Buskey pops out to the catcher. Bob Bream hits a home run. Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 11
Batting:3B - Joe Corey (5).HR - Bob Bream 2 (14), Jim Roggenburk (18), Cy Yarnall (11). Baserunning: SB - Bob Bream (17), Joe Corey (21). Fielding: PB - Jim Roggenburk.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Dad McCreery improves in contact_vs_lefty Ernie Mails did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Wallace improves in arm Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ernie Mails improves in power_vs_lefty Brian Baker improves in speed Cecil Powell did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Barney Kahl improves in power_vs_righty Ken McAleer did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Joe Quantrill improves in arm Paul Ferris did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Thomas did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Holmes did not respond to coaching in 2B