Win: Madison Bumgarner (4-1) Loss: Kip Bullinger (4-4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Madison Bumgarner pitching. Jed Wilie walks. Wally Stanage flies out to the left fielder. Jed Wilie is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Willie Gilbert pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Kim Basinger pitching. Chase Tanner flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Barr grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Griffey Jr. singles to left field. Nomar Garciappara singles to center field. Ken Griffey Jr. advances to third on the hit. Dan Finch strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ted Brandenburg pops out to the second baseman. Karl Crosby singles to center field. John Couchee strikes out. Angel Jones walks. Shawn Powers grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Angel Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Sudakis doubles to center field. Charlie Storti strikes out. Nick Punto grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Sudakis advances to third on the play. Madison Bumgarner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kim Basinger walks. Jed Wilie strikes out. Kim Basinger steals second. Wally Stanage singles to left field. Kim Basinger scores. Willie Gilbert strikes out. Ted Brandenburg grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wally Stanage is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Chase Tanner doubles to center field. Bobby Barr singles to center field. Chase Tanner scores. Ken Griffey Jr. hits an infield single to the pitcher. Nomar Garciappara singles to center field. Bobby Barr scores. Ken Griffey Jr. advances to third on the hit. Dan Finch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ken Griffey Jr. scores. Nomar Garciappara advances to second on the play. Bill Sudakis strikes out. Charlie Storti grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Karl Crosby grounds out to the shortstop. John Couchee singles to left field. Angel Jones grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Nick Punto singles to center field. Nick Punto steals second. Madison Bumgarner lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chase Tanner flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Nick Punto scores. Fred Rader comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bobby Barr singles to right field. Ken Griffey Jr. singles to right field. Bobby Barr advances to third on the hit. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Shawn Powers grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Rader strikes out. Jed Wilie strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Finch hits a home run. Rufus Lally comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Sudakis grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Storti flies out to the left fielder. Nick Punto singles to right field. Madison Bumgarner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Wally Stanage strikes out. Willie Gilbert strikes out. Ted Brandenburg singles to center field. Karl Crosby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Chase Tanner walks. Bobby Barr grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chase Tanner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Griffey Jr. lines out to the shortstop. Bobby Barr is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Couchee singles to right field. Angel Jones grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Couchee is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Angel Jones is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Shawn Powers flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Nomar Garciappara walks. Dan Finch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nomar Garciappara advances to second on the play. Bill Sudakis grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Nomar Garciappara advances to third on the play. Charlie Storti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Channell is pinch hitting for Rufus Lally. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Channell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jed Wilie pops out to the third baseman. Wally Stanage walks. Willie Gilbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Paul Thurston pitching. Nick Punto grounds out to the pitcher. Harmon Killebrew is pinch hitting for Madison Bumgarner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harmon Killebrew flies out to the left fielder. Chase Tanner singles to left field. Chase Tanner steals second. Bobby Barr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Nathan pitching. Ted Brandenburg walks. Karl Crosby pops out to the third baseman. John Couchee flies out to the center fielder. Angel Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Tenor did not respond to coaching in speed Tommy Tenor did not respond to coaching in range Jose Duval did not respond to coaching in range George Wright did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tommy Tenor improves in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Xavier McCarthy improves in range Carlos Silva did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Taylor did not respond to coaching in control Frankie Esser did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Frasier did not respond to coaching in 2B