Win: Kennie Davis (4-3) Loss: Ed Hechinger (2-7)
Save: Bob Johnson (6)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tim Storke pitching. Dan Barthelson flies out to the right fielder. Pat Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Kei Fujii grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Banmei Mori pitching. Gene Christopher triples. Frank Mullen flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gene Christopher scores. Steve Kahdot strikes out. Tony Mattick singles to right field. Jerry Hahn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Lefty Lowry walks. Yasushi Makino singles to center field. Lefty Lowry advances to third on the hit. Yasushi Makino gets picked off first. Andres Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Lefty Lowry scores. Shuichi Taguchi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Rufe Bowles singles to right field. Matt Lopez strikes out. Bobby Carter grounds out to the third baseman. Rufe Bowles advances to second on the play. Tim Storke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Yorelvis Barroso lines out to the third baseman. Banmei Mori singles to left field. Dan Barthelson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Banmei Mori is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dan Barthelson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gene Christopher grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Mullen pops out to the second baseman. Steve Kahdot flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Pat Morrison walks. Kei Fujii singles to left field. Lefty Lowry grounds out to the catcher. Pat Morrison advances to third on the play. Kei Fujii advances to second on the play. Yasushi Makino lines out to the third baseman. Andres Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tony Mattick singles to right field. Jerry Hahn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dan Barthelson. Rufe Bowles walks. Matt Lopez grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Tony Mattick is out at home. Bobby Carter grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jerry Hahn is out at home. Tim Storke strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Shuichi Taguchi flies out to the left fielder. Yorelvis Barroso singles to center field. Banmei Mori lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Yorelvis Barroso forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dan Barthelson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Banmei Mori is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Gene Christopher walks. Frank Mullen strikes out. Gene Christopher steals second. Steve Kahdot flies out to the left fielder. Tony Mattick grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Pat Morrison grounds out to the second baseman. Kei Fujii strikes out. Lefty Lowry singles past the shortstop. Lefty Lowry steals second. Yasushi Makino walks. Andres Ramirez pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Jerry Hahn grounds out to the shortstop. Rufe Bowles walks. Matt Lopez singles to center field. Rufe Bowles advances to third on the hit. Toshinori Kakimoto 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. Bobby Carter singles to center field. Rufe Bowles scores. Matt Lopez advances to third on the hit. Tim Storke grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Shuichi Taguchi singles to left field. Shuichi Taguchi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yorelvis Barroso walks. Patrick Dubois is pinch hitting for Toshinori Kakimoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yorelvis Barroso steals second. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rangel Martinez pitching. Gene Christopher grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Mullen pops out to the second baseman. Steve Kahdot pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Pat Morrison walks. Kei Fujii grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Lefty Lowry singles to right field. Yasushi Makino pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tony Mattick hits a home run. Kennie Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Hahn walks. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Hahn advances to second on the play. Matt Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Carter grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Hechinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Andres Ramirez. Shoji Kasai reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Carter. Shuichi Taguchi singles to right field. Shoji Kasai scores. Yorelvis Barroso doubles to left field. Shuichi Taguchi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chuck Talbot is pinch hitting for Kennie Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chuck Talbot strikes out. Dan Barthelson singles to center field. Yorelvis Barroso scores. Fred Simon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Morrison singles to center field. Dan Barthelson advances to third on the hit. Kei Fujii flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dan Barthelson scores. Lefty Lowry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Johnson pitching. Mike Ramos enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shoji Kasai at C. Ramon Kipp is pinch hitting for Fred Simon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ramon Kipp strikes out. Gene Christopher walks. Frank Mullen flies out to the right fielder. Steve Kahdot grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Batting:3B - Gene Christopher (8).HR - Tony Mattick (14).SF - Frank Mullen.GIDP - Tim Storke. Baserunning: SB - Gene Christopher (19). Fielding: E - Bobby Carter.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Danny Manning improves in arm Hal Young improves in arm Rod Marte did not respond to coaching in control Hal Young did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jamey Fain did not respond to coaching in control Russ Pujols did not respond to coaching in range Johnnie Schiraldi improves in velocity Les Hargrove improves in power_vs_lefty Doug Vico improves in 1B