Inning: 1 Oakland Vince Cadaret pitching. Joan Lugo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bryan Loretta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joan Lugo advances to second on the play. Francisco Madrigo pops out to the shortstop. Billy Richardson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Alex Carrilo pitching. Tommy Haughey hits a home run. Nelson Plantenberg pops out to the shortstop. Tanyon Valdez flies out to the right fielder. Ikuo Inokawa walks. Don Uchrinscko singles to left field. Ikuo Inokawa advances to third on the hit. Chuck Conigliaro singles to right field. Ikuo Inokawa scores. Don Uchrinscko advances to third on the hit. Masataka Takeshita strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Devi Minarcin grounds out to the third baseman. Donel Augustin singles to center field. Hajimu Uchiyama grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Hammonds flies out to the right fielder. Vince Cadaret grounds out to the pitcher. Tommy Haughey singles past the third baseman. Nelson Plantenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Tim Suazo grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Carrilo grounds out to the shortstop. Joan Lugo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tanyon Valdez strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa walks. Don Uchrinscko hits a home run. Ikuo Inokawa scores. Buo Batista comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Conigliaro grounds out to the shortstop. Masataka Takeshita singles to right field. Bob Hammonds grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Masataka Takeshita is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bryan Loretta singles to left field. Francisco Madrigo strikes out. Billy Richardson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Vince Cadaret grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Haughey triples. Nelson Plantenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Tommy Haughey scores. Tanyon Valdez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Devi Minarcin grounds out to the pitcher. Donel Augustin flies out to the right fielder. Hajimu Uchiyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ikuo Inokawa strikes out. Don Uchrinscko grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Conigliaro walks. Masataka Takeshita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tim Suazo grounds out to the third baseman. Buo Batista singles to left field. Joan Lugo grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Buo Batista is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joan Lugo steals second. Bryan Loretta hits a home run. Joan Lugo scores. Francisco Madrigo singles to left field. Francisco Madrigo steals second. Billy Richardson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Hammonds singles to right field. Vince Cadaret fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Vince Cadaret pops out to the second baseman. Bob Hammonds steals second. Tommy Haughey flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Plantenberg grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Devi Minarcin walks. Donel Augustin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Hajimu Uchiyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tanyon Valdez grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ikuo Inokawa grounds out to the third baseman. Don Uchrinscko flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Tim Suazo walks. Danny Sheridan is pinch hitting for Buo Batista. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Danny Sheridan grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tim Suazo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joan Lugo singles to left field. Monty Clarke 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. Bryan Loretta flies out to the right fielder. Francisco Madrigo singles to right field. Danny Sheridan scores. Joan Lugo advances to third on the hit. Billy Richardson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Turkey Doyle pitching. Chuck Conigliaro strikes out. Masataka Takeshita reached on a 2-base fielding error by Francisco Madrigo. Bob Hammonds singles past the shortstop. Masataka Takeshita scores. Paul Beltre is pinch hitting for Monty Clarke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Paul Beltre grounds out to the catcher. Bob Hammonds advances to second on the play. Tommy Haughey singles to right field. Bob Hammonds scores. Tommy Haughey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Hilton Knickerbocker pitching. Devi Minarcin walks. Donel Augustin walks. Walt Clyde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hajimu Uchiyama flies out to the right fielder. Tim Suazo singles to center field. Richie Hassler is pinch hitting for Turkey Doyle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Richie Hassler is hit by a pitch. Devi Minarcin scores. Joan Lugo flies out to the right fielder. Bryan Loretta singles to right field. Donel Augustin scores. Francisco Madrigo doubles to left field. Tim Suazo scores. Richie Hassler scores. Bryan Loretta is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Carlos Ramirez pitching. Nelson Plantenberg singles to left field. Tanyon Valdez walks. Ikuo Inokawa strikes out. Don Uchrinscko singles to right field. Nelson Plantenberg scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Nomar Corina did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Billy Buelvas improves in contact_vs_lefty Napoleon Garcia improves in power_vs_lefty Wilme Perada improves in control Rafa Garcia did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Esty Leip did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Esty Leip improves in arm Les Mierkowicz did not respond to coaching in speed Gabe Bouchee did not respond to coaching in speed Les Mierkowicz did not respond to coaching in RF