Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Viola pitching. Jim Gilbert grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Callahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jose Kaline singles to left field. Scott Ruffing strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Gail Stratton pitching. Bob Yount doubles to left field. Nick Punto walks. Chase Tanner strikes out. Nomar Garciappara grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nick Punto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Barr grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Robbie Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stan Javier strikes out. Neal Chappelle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Peacock pops out to the shortstop. Harmon Killebrew grounds out to the third baseman. Royce Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Keenan McCoy strikes out. Gail Stratton lines out to the third baseman. Jim Gilbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Frank Viola strikes out. Bob Yount doubles to right field. Nick Punto grounds out to the shortstop. Chase Tanner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ron Callahan flies out to the left fielder. Jose Kaline triples. Scott Ruffing flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jose Kaline scores. Robbie Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Nomar Garciappara reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jose Kaline. Bobby Barr singles to left field. Roy Peacock grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Nomar Garciappara scores. Harmon Killebrew strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Stan Javier pops out to the second baseman. Neal Chappelle singles to right field. Keenan McCoy pops out to the catcher. Gail Stratton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Royce Lewis singles to center field. Frank Viola fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Frank Viola pops out to the shortstop. Bob Yount grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Royce Lewis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Nick Punto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jim Gilbert singles to right field. Ron Callahan grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Gilbert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jose Kaline walks. Scott Ruffing flies out to the center fielder. Robbie Bell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Chase Tanner flies out to the right fielder. Tron Carter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Nomar Garciappara singles to center field. Bobby Barr singles to right field. Roy Peacock grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Stan Javier strikes out. Neal Chappelle triples. Keenan McCoy grounds out to the shortstop. Neal Chappelle scores. Claude Cantwell is pinch hitting for Tron Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Claude Cantwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Gary Erickson pitching. Harmon Killebrew hits a home run. John Powers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Royce Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Griffey Jr. is pinch hitting for Frank Viola. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ken Griffey Jr. walks. Bob Yount flies out to the center fielder. Ken Griffey Jr. is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Nathan pitching. Jim Gilbert pops out to the second baseman. Ron Callahan grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Kaline flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Nick Punto walks. Chase Tanner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Nomar Garciappara pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Scott Ruffing lines out to the first baseman. Robbie Bell singles to left field. Stan Javier strikes out. Neal Chappelle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Robbie Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bobby Barr flies out to the center fielder. Roy Peacock grounds out to the second baseman. Harmon Killebrew singles to left field. Royce Lewis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harmon Killebrew is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Keenan McCoy lines out to the second baseman. Pat Hargrave is pinch hitting for John Powers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Pat Hargrave strikes out. Jim Gilbert walks. Jim Gilbert steals second. Ron Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Bill Oertel pitching. Bill Sudakis is pinch hitting for Joe Nathan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bill Sudakis flies out to the right fielder. Bob Yount walks. Nick Punto grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Kansas City Clayton Kershaw pitching. Jose Kaline singles to left field. Scott Ruffing walks. Walt Cookson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Robbie Bell lines out to the second baseman. Stan Javier strikes out. Neal Chappelle strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Oakland Chase Tanner flies out to the left fielder. Nomar Garciappara singles to left field. Bobby Barr grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Nomar Garciappara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Roy Peacock singles to center field. Bobby Barr advances to third on the hit. Harmon Killebrew grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Kansas City Keenan McCoy singles to left field. Jesus Byrdak is pinch hitting for Bill Oertel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Jesus Byrdak singles to center field. Keenan McCoy advances to third on the hit. Jim Gilbert walks. Ron Callahan singles to left field. Keenan McCoy scores. Jesus Byrdak scores. Carlos Silva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Kaline walks. Scott Ruffing strikes out. Robbie Bell walks. Jim Gilbert scores. Luis Tapia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stan Javier walks. Ron Callahan scores. Neal Chappelle grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Kaline scores. Robbie Bell advances to third on the play. Stan Javier advances to second on the play. Keenan McCoy doubles past the third baseman. Robbie Bell scores. Stan Javier scores. Jesus Byrdak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Phillip Barbour pitching. Royce Lewis pops out to the second baseman. Dan Finch is pinch hitting for Luis Tapia. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dan Finch grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Yount flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Heinie Kelly improves in contact_vs_righty George Wheeler improves in velocity George Wheeler improves in velocity Clay Hernandez did not respond to coaching in control Grady Hoyt improves in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Frasier improves in contact_vs_lefty John Smith improves in velocity Xavier McCarthy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Robinson Cano improves in range George Chervinko did not respond to coaching in 1B