Inning: 1 Oakland Warren Deitrick pitching. Keith Newnam walks. Shuichi Taguchi strikes out. Patrick Dubois pops out to the shortstop. Kei Fujii strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Pote pitching. Ron Markle strikes out. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Leber singles to right field. Steve Kahdot doubles to left field. Matt Lopez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). David Crosby doubles to center field. Yasushi Makino flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lewis singles to center field. David Crosby scores. Mike Pote grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ramon Kipp flies out to the center fielder. Tony Mattick flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Shuba grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Keith Newnam doubles to left field. Shuichi Taguchi flies out to the center fielder. Patrick Dubois flies out to the left fielder. Kei Fujii doubles to left field. Keith Newnam scores. Dunier Ibanez doubles to right field. Kei Fujii scores. David Crosby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Warren Deitrick strikes out. Ron Markle grounds out to the second baseman. Rufe Bowles strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Yasushi Makino walks. Yasushi Makino is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Lewis strikes out. Mike Pote grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tom Leber singles past the third baseman. Tom Leber steals second. Steve Kahdot strikes out. Matt Lopez doubles to left field. Tom Leber scores. Ramon Kipp pops out to the third baseman. Tony Mattick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Keith Newnam strikes out. Shuichi Taguchi grounds out to the third baseman. Patrick Dubois pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jeff Shuba grounds out to the third baseman. Warren Deitrick walks. Ron Markle strikes out. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Kei Fujii reached on a fielding error by Jeff Shuba. Dunier Ibanez singles to center field. Kei Fujii advances to third on the hit. David Crosby strikes out. Yasushi Makino hits a home run. Kei Fujii scores. Dunier Ibanez scores. Chris Rosario comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Mike Pote pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Leber walks. Steve Kahdot strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Matt Lopez singles to center field. Tom Leber scores. Ramon Kipp grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Matt Lopez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Mattick grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ramon Kipp is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Keith Newnam grounds out to the second baseman. Shuichi Taguchi doubles to center field. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Kei Fujii strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jeff Shuba walks. Gene Christopher is pinch hitting for Chris Rosario. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Christopher flies out to the center fielder. Ron Markle grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jeff Shuba is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rufe Bowles hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dian Laverdeza 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. Tom Leber strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Roy Duckworth pitching. Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! David Crosby singles to right field. Yasushi Makino flies out to the left fielder. Fred Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve Kahdot strikes out. Matt Lopez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ramon Kipp pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ralph Edens is pinch hitting for Dian Laverdeza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ralph Edens doubles to right field. Keith Newnam walks. Shuichi Taguchi grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ralph Edens advances to third on the play. Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Ralph Edens scores. Shane Bell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kei Fujii strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Red Zerbe pitching. Earl Davanon is pinch hitting for Tony Mattick. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Earl Davanon grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Shuba walks. Frank Mullen is pinch hitting for Shane Bell. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Mullen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Shuba is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Markle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Les Carpenter did not respond to coaching in control Al Ortiz improves in velocity Rod Marte did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Grigsby improves in power_vs_righty Tavo Minor did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Grigsby improves in power_vs_lefty Jerry Hahn did not respond to coaching in 1B