Inning: 1 Kansas City Jerry Keating pitching. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Leber singles to center field. Burt White flies out to the left fielder. Tony Mattick doubles to left field. Tom Leber uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Kahdot doubles to right field. Tony Mattick scores. Matt Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Tim Storke pitching. Dan Barthelson pops out to the third baseman. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the shortstop. Kei Fujii strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bobby Carter pops out to the second baseman. Ramon Kipp singles to right field. Tim Storke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rufe Bowles flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dunier Ibanez flies out to the center fielder. Yasushi Makino hits a home run. Andres Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Shuichi Taguchi singles to center field. Yorelvis Barroso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Leber flies out to the center fielder. Burt White flies out to the left fielder. Tony Mattick walks. Steve Kahdot singles to left field. Tony Mattick advances to third on the hit. Matt Lopez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Jerry Keating grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Barthelson singles to center field. Dan Barthelson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Patrick Dubois singles to center field. Kei Fujii hits a home run. Patrick Dubois scores. Dunier Ibanez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bobby Carter flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Kipp grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Storke singles to right field. Tim Storke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Yasushi Makino hits a home run. Andres Ramirez strikes out. Shuichi Taguchi doubles past the third baseman. Yorelvis Barroso flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Keating singles to center field. Shuichi Taguchi scores. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Rufe Bowles strikes out. Tom Leber strikes out. Burt White flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Roy Duckworth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Patrick Dubois walks. Kei Fujii strikes out. Dunier Ibanez singles to center field. Patrick Dubois advances to third on the hit. Yasushi Makino singles to center field. Patrick Dubois scores. Andres Ramirez grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tony Mattick walks. Tony Mattick steals second. Steve Kahdot grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Lopez flies out to the left fielder. Tony Mattick steals third. Bobby Carter singles to center field. Tony Mattick scores. Ramon Kipp grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bobby Carter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Shane Bell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shuichi Taguchi strikes out. Yorelvis Barroso strikes out. Jerry Keating grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gene Christopher is pinch hitting for Shane Bell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Christopher pops out to the third baseman. Rufe Bowles singles to center field. Tom Leber strikes out. Rufe Bowles is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Simon pitching. Dan Barthelson flies out to the left fielder. Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Kei Fujii strikes out. Dunier Ibanez hits an infield single to the pitcher. Yasushi Makino strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Pat Morrison enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Barthelson at 2B. Burt White singles to left field. Tony Mattick strikes out. Steve Kahdot flies out to the right fielder. Matt Lopez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Burt White is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Andres Ramirez pops out to the third baseman. Shuichi Taguchi singles to left field. Yorelvis Barroso singles past the shortstop. Shuichi Taguchi advances to third on the hit. Hiroshi Uchiyama is pinch hitting for Jerry Keating. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Yorelvis Barroso steals second. Hiroshi Uchiyama grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Shuichi Taguchi scores. Yorelvis Barroso advances to third on the play. Ed Hechinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Red Zerbe pitching. Bobby Carter grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Kipp grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Mullen is pinch hitting for Ed Hechinger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Mullen triples. Rufe Bowles pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Odom improves in arm Dave McIlree did not respond to coaching in control Pedro Hill did not respond to coaching in velocity Glenn Coakley did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rod Marte did not respond to coaching in velocity Rod Marte improves in velocity Russ Cowan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty