Win: Ray Prim (3-0) Loss: Whitey Nelson (1-1)
Save: Mickey Blair (10)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Paul Cabrera pitching. Red Preibisch lines out to the first baseman. Wally Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Bunny Joyce grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Buddy Soff pitching. Bob Bream strikes out. Cy Yarnall flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Roy Bordick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Heathcock strikes out. Pedro Dunn singles to right field. Ike Rauch singles to right field. Pedro Dunn advances to third on the hit. Chris Hunter flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Pedro Dunn scores. Corey Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Heinie Lowery singles to center field. Joe Corey doubles to right field. Andy Long flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Heinie Lowery is thrown out at the plate. Willie Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Buddy Soff strikes out. Red Preibisch grounds out to the second baseman. Wally Diaz pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Barney Kahl flies out to the right fielder. Paul Cabrera strikes out. Bob Bream grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bunny Joyce strikes out. Bill Heathcock grounds out to the shortstop. Pedro Dunn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Cy Yarnall lines out to the shortstop. Roy Bordick strikes out. Heinie Lowery flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ike Rauch walks. Chris Hunter grounds out to the third baseman. Ike Rauch advances to second on the play. Corey Bowman strikes out. Buddy Soff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Long grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Phillips walks. Barney Kahl walks. Paul Cabrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Red Preibisch flies out to the center fielder. Wally Diaz hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bunny Joyce singles to center field. Wally Diaz advances to third on the hit. Bill Heathcock grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Diaz scores. Bunny Joyce advances to second on the play. Pedro Dunn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Bream is hit by a pitch. Cy Yarnall grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Bream is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Bordick singles to right field. Heinie Lowery strikes out. Joe Corey hits a home run. Cy Yarnall scores. Roy Bordick scores. Andy Long flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ike Rauch grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Hunter doubles to center field. Corey Bowman walks. Joe Amelung is pinch hitting for Buddy Soff. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Joe Amelung pops out to the catcher. Red Preibisch walks. Wally Diaz singles to center field. Chris Hunter scores. Shinji Kimura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunny Joyce grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Ray Prim pitching. Willie Phillips singles to right field. Barney Kahl grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Willie Phillips is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Eric Buskey is pinch hitting for Shinji Kimura. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eric Buskey flies out to the center fielder. Bob Bream flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Whitey Nelson pitching. Bill Heathcock flies out to the left fielder. Pedro Dunn walks. Ike Rauch walks. Chris Hunter strikes out. Corey Bowman hits a home run. Pedro Dunn scores. Ike Rauch scores. John Boyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Fontenot is pinch hitting for Ray Prim. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Roy Fontenot reached on a fielding error by Willie Phillips. Red Preibisch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Stephens pitching. Tink Thompson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Heathcock at SS. Cy Yarnall pops out to the shortstop. Roy Bordick grounds out to the second baseman. Heinie Lowery strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Wally Diaz strikes out. Bunny Joyce flies out to the right fielder. Tink Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Mickey Blair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Corey hits a home run. Andy Long lines out to the first baseman. Willie Phillips flies out to the center fielder. Barney Kahl pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Brian Baker did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Wallace did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Leach did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Murray improves in range Mike Brown improves in arm Jim Berly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Berly improves in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Curt Williams improves in contact_vs_righty Shinnosuke Otsu did not respond to coaching in control Jack Stone did not respond to coaching in control Deacon Deisel did not respond to coaching in endurance Al Williams improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken Quintana did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty