Win: Steve Finley (8-8) Loss: Hilly Brubaker (1-8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Gagliano pitching. Ray Harlow strikes out. Pop Leppert doubles to left field. Harry Renteria singles to left field. Pop Leppert scores. Passed ball. Harry Renteria advances to second. Dave Blackburn singles to center field. Harry Renteria scores. Epps Mattox flies out to the left fielder. Ted Peltz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Francisco Pickrel pitching. Alex Altenburg strikes out. Ed Johnson strikes out. Stan Tobin walks. Randy McElwee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Reis walks. Mike Cobb strikes out. Francisco Pickrel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Harlow walks. Pop Leppert walks. Harry Renteria flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City Teruo Takeuchi singles to right field. Ross Rohr-Beck is hit by a pitch. Don Hughes grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Teruo Takeuchi advances to third on the play. Clete Schoonmaker doubles to right field. Teruo Takeuchi scores. Steve Gagliano singles to right field. Steve Gagliano is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dave Blackburn grounds out to the third baseman. Epps Mattox singles to left field. Ted Peltz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alex Altenburg walks. Ed Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Alex Altenburg steals second. Stan Tobin flies out to the center fielder. Randy McElwee grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Cobb singles to right field. Francisco Pickrel lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Harlow flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Teruo Takeuchi flies out to the right fielder. Ross Rohr-Beck singles to right field. Ross Rohr-Beck steals second. Don Hughes singles in front of the center fielder. Ross Rohr-Beck scores. Clete Schoonmaker strikes out. Steve Gagliano pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Pop Leppert pops out to the catcher. Harry Renteria strikes out. Dave Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Alex Altenburg singles to center field. Alex Altenburg steals second. Mike Cobb throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ed Johnson strikes out. Stan Tobin reached on a fielding error by Ray Harlow. Alex Altenburg scores. Randy McElwee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Tobin advances to second on the play. Teruo Takeuchi lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Epps Mattox strikes out. Ted Peltz lines out to the first baseman. Joe Reis singles to left field. Mike Cobb flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ross Rohr-Beck walks. Don Hughes singles to left field. Ross Rohr-Beck advances to third on the hit. Clete Schoonmaker flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ross Rohr-Beck scores. Bob Brantley is pinch hitting for Steve Gagliano. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bob Brantley grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Don Hughes is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alex Altenburg singles to center field. Ed Johnson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Scalzi pitching. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Francisco Pickrel. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Alan Durbin flies out to the center fielder. Ray Harlow walks. Pop Leppert hits a home run. Ray Harlow scores. Harry Romero comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Renteria flies out to the left fielder. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jack Jones pitching. Stan Tobin walks. Randy McElwee flies out to the left fielder. Teruo Takeuchi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Epps Mattox grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Peltz grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Reis walks. Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Mike Cobb. Otie Shepherd pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Patterson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otie Shepherd at C. Ross Rohr-Beck strikes out. Don Hughes strikes out. Clete Schoonmaker grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Harry Caldwell is pinch hitting for Jack Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Caldwell doubles to left field. Ray Harlow pops out to the shortstop. Pop Leppert grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jerry Hatcher pitching. Jason Metz is pinch hitting for Harry Romero. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jason Metz singles to right field. Alex Altenburg flies out to the left fielder. Ed Johnson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Steve Finley pitching. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Epps Mattox walks. Ted Peltz strikes out. Joe Reis singles to right field. Eric Stephenson is pinch hitting for Bill Patterson. Eric Stephenson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Kansas City Stan Tobin flies out to the right fielder. Randy McElwee flies out to the right fielder. Teruo Takeuchi singles in front of the right fielder. Teruo Takeuchi steals second. Ross Rohr-Beck grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Barry McGunnigle is pinch hitting for Jerry Hatcher. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Barry McGunnigle flies out to the center fielder. Ray Harlow walks. Pop Leppert flies out to the left fielder. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Kansas City Hilly Brubaker pitching. Don Hughes grounds out to the shortstop. Clete Schoonmaker singles to center field. Steve Finley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Altenburg singles to right field. Clete Schoonmaker scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ken Stromme did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Steve Brucker improves in range Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in control Morris Anson improves in control Billy Shirley improves in arm John Konnick did not respond to coaching in speed 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: Keefe Kreutzer improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Higgins did not respond to coaching in velocity Keefe Kreutzer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Keefe Kreutzer improves in range Keefe Kreutzer improves in arm