Win: Candy Welsh (11-13) Loss: Otto Henry (14-10)
Save: Frank Replogle (22)
Inning: 1 Oakland Candy Welsh pitching. Daryl Lasher walks. Tom Cuccinello pops out to the first baseman. Del Devlin strikes out. Kevin Koestner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Daryl Lasher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Otto Henry pitching. Ryoichi Misawa pops out to the shortstop. Nick Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jay Burrell singles to center field. Charlie Stewart grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jay Burrell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Bostock singles to center field. Charlie Stewart advances to third on the hit. Marty Jackson strikes out. Otto Henry lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Fats Morgan lines out to the shortstop. Mark Breeden grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Carter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Daryl Lasher lines out to the shortstop. Tom Cuccinello grounds out to the third baseman. Del Devlin singles to center field. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim James grounds out to the third baseman. Ross Mmahat walks. Ross Mmahat steals second. Candy Welsh grounds out to the shortstop. Ryoichi Misawa singles to center field. Ross Mmahat scores. Nick Clark flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jay Burrell grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Bostock singles to right field. Marty Jackson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Bostock is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jack Jones strikes out. Fats Morgan grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Breeden grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Otto Henry grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Daryl Lasher walks. Tom Cuccinello pops out to the third baseman. Del Devlin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Daryl Lasher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Carter walks. Jim James reached on a fielding error by Tom Cuccinello. Ross Mmahat pops out to the second baseman. Candy Welsh pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ryoichi Misawa singles to left field. Nick Clark walks. Joe Carter scores. Jack Jones grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Kevin Koestner strikes out. Jay Burrell pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Stewart walks. Harry Bostock grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Stewart is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Fats Morgan strikes out. Ham Pickering is pinch hitting for Mark Breeden. Ham Pickering flies out to the left fielder. Joe Carter flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Doc Sommers enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ham Pickering at SS. Marty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Henry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daryl Lasher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim James strikes out. Ross Mmahat singles to left field. Candy Welsh lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Cuccinello strikes out. Del Devlin strikes out. Kevin Koestner singles to left field. Jay Burrell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ryoichi Misawa. Scott Madrid 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. Passed ball. Kevin Koestner scores. Jay Burrell advances to third. Charlie Stewart walks. Harry Bostock flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Nick Clark hits a home run. Jack Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Fats Morgan singles past the second baseman. Fats Morgan steals second. Doc Sommers walks. Joe Carter flies out to the right fielder. Jim James singles to right field. Fats Morgan scores. Andy Slaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ross Mmahat strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Masaru Ihara enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ryoichi Misawa at 2B. Frank Replogle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Marty Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Harlan Benzinger is pinch hitting for Andy Slaton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harlan Benzinger grounds out to the second baseman. Daryl Lasher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Marty Jackson is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Serum did not respond to coaching in speed Terry Sullivan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bert James did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brad Long did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Freeman improves in arm Paul Osteen did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Glenn Hooton did not respond to coaching in control Brian Nichols did not respond to coaching in control Slim Spinks did not respond to coaching in control Bunny Roth improves in range Walter Clary improves in velocity Bunny Roth did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bunny Roth did not respond to coaching in 1B