Win: Fenton Arft (10-11) Loss: Angel Link (6-17)
Save: Steve Finley (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Fenton Arft pitching. Harry Renteria doubles past the center fielder. Otie Shepherd flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Renteria advances to third on the play. Eric Stephenson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Angel Link pitching. Stan Tobin strikes out. Sean Wright doubles to right field. Reid Nicholson strikes out. Gordon Fosnow strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Herm White doubles to center field. Harry Caldwell flies out to the center fielder. Ted Peltz flies out to the left fielder. Mike Brady grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Yuuji Iwadate hits a home run. Bob Brantley flies out to the left fielder. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the second baseman. Clete Schoonmaker reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Caldwell. Fenton Arft grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Angel Link grounds out to the pitcher. Harry Renteria strikes out. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Stan Tobin singles to center field. Sean Wright flies out to the right fielder. Reid Nicholson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Reis flies out to the right fielder. Eric Stephenson pops out to the third baseman. Herm White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Gordon Fosnow grounds out to the pitcher. Yuuji Iwadate grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Brantley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Harry Caldwell walks. Ted Peltz walks. Mike Brady pops out to the shortstop. Angel Link fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Angel Link pops out to the shortstop. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Quilvio Zitzmann walks. Clete Schoonmaker walks. Fenton Arft lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Quilvio Zitzmann is thrown out at third. Clete Schoonmaker advances to second on the play. Clete Schoonmaker advances to second on the play. Stan Tobin strikes out. Sean Wright grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Otie Shepherd singles to right field. Joe Reis flies out to the center fielder. Eric Stephenson walks. Herm White grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eric Stephenson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Caldwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Reid Nicholson walks. Gordon Fosnow grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Reid Nicholson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yuuji Iwadate grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Gordon Fosnow advances to second on the play. Bob Brantley singles to center field. Gordon Fosnow scores. Quilvio Zitzmann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ted Peltz strikes out. Mike Brady strikes out. Angel Link singles to center field. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the pitcher. Fenton Arft flies out to the right fielder. Stan Tobin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Otie Shepherd walks. Steve Finley 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 1st. Joe Reis grounds out to the pitcher. Otie Shepherd advances to second on the play. Eric Stephenson grounds out to the second baseman. Otie Shepherd advances to third on the play. Herm White strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Sean Wright hits a home run. Reid Nicholson grounds out to the shortstop. Gordon Fosnow grounds out to the pitcher. Yuuji Iwadate strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Teruo Takeuchi enters the game as a defensive replacement for Stan Tobin at SS. Harry Caldwell singles to right field. Ted Peltz singles to center field. Harry Caldwell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mike Brady grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Peltz advances to second on the play. Angel Link strikes out. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Pop Leppert improves in range Bobo Riles did not respond to coaching in velocity Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in control Billy Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Stromme improves in range Ken Stromme did not respond to coaching in range Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Perez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Irv Barthelson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Steve Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in velocity Ross Rohr-Beck did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pete Haad improves in power_vs_lefty Clay Irwin improves in arm