Inning: 1 Oakland Shunsuke Choshi pitching. Roy Peacock pops out to the second baseman. Nick Punto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Hal Acosta singles to left field. Hal Acosta steals second. Pedro Cahill doubles to left field. Hal Acosta scores. Nolan Arenado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Howdy Goldy pitching. Ron Callahan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Robinson Cano. Jose Kaline pops out to the shortstop. Scott Ruffing grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ron Callahan advances to third on the play. Stan Javier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Nomar Garciappara strikes out. Royce Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Robinson Cano grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Neal Chappelle grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Suero walks. Charlie Suero steals second. Charlie Ritchey flies out to the left fielder. Grady Hoyt grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Howdy Goldy singles to center field. Roy Peacock pops out to the third baseman. Nick Punto grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Howdy Goldy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nick Punto steals second. Hal Acosta grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Shunsuke Choshi grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Callahan reached on a 2-base fielding error by Nick Punto. Ron Callahan steals third. Jose Kaline lines out to the first baseman. Scott Ruffing hits a home run. Ron Callahan scores. Stan Javier walks. Neal Chappelle singles to left field. Stan Javier advances to third on the hit. Charlie Suero strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Pedro Cahill flies out to the center fielder. Nolan Arenado singles to left field. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nolan Arenado advances to second on the play. Royce Lewis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Charlie Ritchey singles to right field. Grady Hoyt pops out to the third baseman. Shunsuke Choshi fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shunsuke Choshi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Robinson Cano strikes out. Howdy Goldy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Scott Ruffing. Roy Peacock hits an infield single to the third baseman. Nick Punto walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Hal Acosta flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Howdy Goldy scores. Pedro Cahill grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ron Callahan pops out to the third baseman. Jose Kaline walks. Scott Ruffing strikes out. Stan Javier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Nolan Arenado singles to left field. Nomar Garciappara strikes out. Royce Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Robinson Cano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Neal Chappelle singles to left field. Charlie Suero grounds out to the catcher. Neal Chappelle advances to second on the play. Charlie Ritchey grounds out to the shortstop. Grady Hoyt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Harmon Killebrew is pinch hitting for Howdy Goldy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harmon Killebrew flies out to the right fielder. Roy Peacock pops out to the third baseman. Nick Punto singles to right field. Hal Acosta grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nick Punto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Nathan pitching. Claude Cantwell is pinch hitting for Shunsuke Choshi. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Claude Cantwell grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Callahan hits a home run. Eddie Guardado. comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose Kaline strikes out. Scott Ruffing lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Oertel pitching. Pedro Cahill singles to center field. Nolan Arenado strikes out. Pedro Cahill steals second. Nomar Garciappara flies out to the right fielder. Royce Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Stan Javier flies out to the left fielder. Neal Chappelle doubles to center field. Charlie Suero flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Ritchey singles to center field. Neal Chappelle scores. Grady Hoyt singles to center field. Carlos Silva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Robbie Bell is pinch hitting for Bill Oertel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Robbie Bell singles to right field. Charlie Ritchey scores. Ron Callahan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Donnell Rawlings pitching. Robinson Cano walks. Ken Griffey Jr. is pinch hitting for Carlos Silva. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ken Griffey Jr. hits a home run. Robinson Cano scores. Roy Peacock grounds out to the shortstop. Nick Punto walks. Hal Acosta singles to left field. Nick Punto advances to third on the hit. Pedro Cahill strikes out. Nolan Arenado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Pedro Cahill (8).HR - Ken Griffey Jr. (3).SF - Hal Acosta. Baserunning: SB - Nick Punto (6), Hal Acosta (2), Pedro Cahill (2). Fielding: E - Nick Punto, Robinson Cano.
Batting:2B - Neal Chappelle (8).HR - Ron Callahan (5), Scott Ruffing (15).GIDP - Shunsuke Choshi. Baserunning: SB - Ron Callahan (9), Charlie Suero (7). Fielding: E - Scott Ruffing.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Aroldis Chapman did not respond to coaching in control Coco Crisp improves in power_vs_righty Kent Herbek improves in contact_vs_lefty Xavier McCarthy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Frasier did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Kent Wallace improves in velocity George Wheeler did not respond to coaching in velocity George Wheeler did not respond to coaching in endurance Dave Levine improves in contact_vs_lefty Oyster Clemente did not respond to coaching in 3B