Win: Tanyon Wirth (9-9) Loss: Ken McAleer (7-4)
Save: Jon Clarke (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tanyon Wirth pitching. Benny Chiles strikes out. Bob Bream strikes out. Joe Corey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Brian Medina pitching. Al Kenders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bunny Joyce walks. Joe Amelung singles to center field. Bunny Joyce advances to third on the hit. Red Preibisch walks. Tink Thompson walks. Bunny Joyce scores. Corey Bowman singles to center field. Joe Amelung scores. Red Preibisch scores. Tink Thompson advances to third on the hit. Ike Rauch grounds out to the shortstop. Tink Thompson scores. Corey Bowman advances to second on the play. Roy Fontenot walks. Tanyon Wirth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Bordick pops out to the second baseman. Willie Phillips grounds out to the second baseman. Cy Yarnall grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Al Kenders walks. Bunny Joyce pops out to the third baseman. Joe Amelung strikes out. Red Preibisch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Barney Kahl walks. Barney Kahl steals second. Patrick Giallombardo flies out to the center fielder. Brian Medina flies out to the right fielder. Benny Chiles reached on a fielding error by Ike Rauch. Bob Bream walks. Joe Corey singles to center field. Barney Kahl scores. Roy Bordick pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tink Thompson grounds out to the second baseman. Corey Bowman singles to right field. Ike Rauch walks. Ken McAleer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Fontenot flies out to the left fielder. Tanyon Wirth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Willie Phillips singles to right field. Cy Yarnall walks. Barney Kahl singles to left field. Patrick Giallombardo doubles to left field. Willie Phillips scores. Cy Yarnall scores. Ken McAleer strikes out. Benny Chiles pops out to the catcher. Bob Bream triples. Barney Kahl scores. Patrick Giallombardo scores. Joe Corey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Al Kenders strikes out. Bunny Joyce singles to left field. Joe Amelung strikes out. Red Preibisch hits a home run. Bunny Joyce scores. Rolla Wicker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tink Thompson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Roy Bordick strikes out. Willie Phillips strikes out. Cy Yarnall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Corey Bowman triples. Ike Rauch grounds out to the third baseman. Corey Bowman scores. Roy Fontenot grounds out to the shortstop. Tanyon Wirth grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Barney Kahl flies out to the left fielder. Patrick Giallombardo walks. Rolla Wicker lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Benny Chiles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Al Kenders singles to left field. Bunny Joyce walks. Joe Amelung grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bunny Joyce is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Preibisch strikes out. Tink Thompson singles to right field. Al Kenders scores. Joe Amelung advances to third on the hit. John Boyle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Corey Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Charlie Leach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Bream strikes out. Joe Corey walks. Roy Bordick singles to center field. Joe Corey advances to third on the hit. Willie Phillips grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Corey scores. Roy Bordick advances to second on the play. Cy Yarnall flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ike Rauch reached on a fielding error by Patrick Giallombardo. Roy Fontenot doubles to left field. Ike Rauch is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Pedro Dunn is pinch hitting for Charlie Leach. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pedro Dunn grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Fontenot advances to third on the play. Al Kenders singles to center field. Roy Fontenot scores. Bunny Joyce flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jon Clarke pitching. Bill Heathcock enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ike Rauch at 2B. Barney Kahl grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Long is pinch hitting for Patrick Giallombardo. Andy Long flies out to the left fielder. Eric Buskey is pinch hitting for John Boyle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Eric Buskey singles to left field. Benny Chiles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jack Stone pitching. Joe Amelung grounds out to the shortstop. Red Preibisch walks. Tink Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Corey Bowman doubles to center field. Red Preibisch uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Heathcock singles to right field. Corey Bowman scores. Shinji Kimura comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Fontenot flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Yoshinori Deguchi is pinch hitting for Bob Bream. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yoshinori Deguchi doubles to center field. Joe Corey grounds out to the third baseman. Roy Bordick flies out to the center fielder. Willie Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Williams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Curt Williams improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Thomas did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Quantrill did not respond to coaching in arm Frank Metzger did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Joe Quantrill improves in contact_vs_righty Al Williams did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ike Schrenk did not respond to coaching in control Cecil Powell improves in contact_vs_righty Edwin Rohr did not respond to coaching in control Jim Berly improves in contact_vs_righty Edwin Rohr did not respond to coaching in velocity Garland Banister did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Wallace did not respond to coaching in 2B