Inning: 1 Oakland Vance Rohe pitching. Alvin Knotts walks. Tom Cuccinello singles to center field. Alvin Knotts advances to third on the hit. Del Devlin grounds out to the shortstop. Alvin Knotts scores. Tom Cuccinello advances to second on the play. Papa Burkam strikes out. Daryl Lasher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Darryl Flora pitching. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the shortstop. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Dan Ordenana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jay Burrell grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Koestner doubles to left field. Roy Yan doubles to right field. Kevin Koestner scores. Darryl Flora singles to right field. Roy Yan scores. Alvin Knotts strikes out. Tom Cuccinello hits a home run. Darryl Flora scores. Del Devlin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Nick Clark singles to center field. Chris Hood strikes out. Nick Clark steals second. Doc Sommers strikes out. Joe Carter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Papa Burkam grounds out to the shortstop. Daryl Lasher singles to center field. Jay Burrell walks. Kevin Koestner hits an infield single to the third baseman. Roy Yan walks. Daryl Lasher scores. Darryl Flora grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Burrell scores. Kevin Koestner advances to third on the play. Roy Yan advances to second on the play. Alvin Knotts grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim James strikes out. Vance Rohe flies out to the center fielder. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Cuccinello lines out to the shortstop. Del Devlin strikes out. Papa Burkam walks. Daryl Lasher singles to right field. Papa Burkam advances to third on the hit. Jay Burrell doubles to center field. Papa Burkam scores. Daryl Lasher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Madrid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Kevin Koestner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson walks. Dan Ordenana grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roosevelt Thompson advances to second on the play. Nick Clark strikes out. Chris Hood grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Roy Yan walks. Darryl Flora lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alvin Knotts singles to center field. Roy Yan scores. Tom Cuccinello flies out to the right fielder. Del Devlin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alvin Knotts is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Doc Sommers flies out to the center fielder. Joe Carter grounds out to the second baseman. Jim James grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Papa Burkam walks. Daryl Lasher singles to center field. Papa Burkam advances to third on the hit. Jay Burrell flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Papa Burkam scores. Kevin Koestner grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Scott Madrid grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the left fielder. Roosevelt Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Roy Yan grounds out to the second baseman. Darryl Flora flies out to the center fielder. Alvin Knotts flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dan Ordenana walks. Nick Clark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Ordenana advances to second on the play. Chris Hood grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Ordenana advances to third on the play. Bill Smith is pinch hitting for Doc Sommers. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Cuccinello grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Burke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Del Devlin flies out to the right fielder. Papa Burkam singles to right field. Daryl Lasher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Carter strikes out. Jim James hits a home run. Matt Burke grounds out to the second baseman. Tarrik Kleinke singles to center field. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jay Burrell walks. Kevin Koestner flies out to the left fielder. Roy Yan hits a home run. Jay Burrell scores. Dick Giordano comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Darryl Flora strikes out. Alvin Knotts grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dan Ordenana strikes out. Nick Clark strikes out. Chris Hood singles to center field. Bill Smith pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Toru Kabeya did not respond to coaching in velocity Toru Kabeya did not respond to coaching in velocity John Retzer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lou Werts improves in speed Lance Mathes improves in arm Chuck Freeman improves in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bunny Roth did not respond to coaching in speed Joe DeShields did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Slim Spinks did not respond to coaching in endurance Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in control Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in arm Ken Hobson did not respond to coaching in 2B