Win: Danny Lira (2-0) Loss: Luke Cortes (0-2)
Save: Jim Brookens (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Luke Cortes pitching. Irv Brittin pops out to the shortstop. Norihiro Egawa doubles to right field. Bob Mullen strikes out. Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann singles to center field. Satoshi Watanabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Danny Lira pitching. Tom Tiernan singles to center field. Tom Tiernan steals second. Squiz Hudson hits a home run. Tom Tiernan scores. Eddie Becker strikes out. Butch Newsome pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Prendergast doubles to center field. Dick Ankiel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Pepper Mays strikes out. Duke Voiselle flies out to the center fielder. Bob Elliott singles to left field. Danny Lira grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Elliott is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Wickey Wise flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Pazik singles to right field. Luke Cortes pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Tom Tiernan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Irv Brittin singles to right field. Norihiro Egawa grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Bob Mullen grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Squiz Hudson singles to center field. Eddie Becker grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Butch Newsome reached on a fielding error by Pepper Mays. Bobby Prendergast flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann flies out to the center fielder. Satoshi Watanabe doubles to left field. Pepper Mays doubles past the right fielder. Satoshi Watanabe scores. Duke Voiselle strikes out. Bob Elliott singles to right field. Pepper Mays scores. Danny Lira singles to right field. Bob Elliott advances to third on the hit. Irv Brittin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dick Ankiel flies out to the left fielder. Wickey Wise grounds out to the pitcher. Chuck Pazik strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Norihiro Egawa singles to left field. Bob Mullen doubles to center field. Norihiro Egawa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann flies out to the center fielder. Satoshi Watanabe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Mullen advances to third on the play. Pepper Mays strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Luke Cortes strikes out. Tom Tiernan singles to center field. Tom Tiernan steals second. Squiz Hudson strikes out. Eddie Becker pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Duke Voiselle grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Elliott grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Lira strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Butch Newsome flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Prendergast grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dick Ankiel singles to right field. Dick Ankiel steals second. Wickey Wise reached on a fielding error by Pepper Mays. Chuck Pazik strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Irv Brittin lines out to the second baseman. Norihiro Egawa singles to left field. Bob Mullen strikes out. Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann singles to left field. Satoshi Watanabe walks. Pepper Mays singles to center field. Norihiro Egawa scores. Duke Voiselle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Gary Ostrowski is pinch hitting for Luke Cortes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gary Ostrowski grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Tiernan flies out to the center fielder. Squiz Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Oscar Keen pitching. Bob Elliott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Lira grounds out to the pitcher. Irv Brittin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Eddie Becker doubles to right field. Red Kress 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. Butch Newsome grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Becker advances to third on the play. Bobby Prendergast flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Eddie Becker scores. Dick Ankiel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Norihiro Egawa walks. Bob Mullen flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann singles to center field. Norihiro Egawa advances to third on the hit. Satoshi Watanabe doubles to left field. Norihiro Egawa scores. Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny B. Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pepper Mays grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Duke Voiselle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Gary Keisler enters the game as a defensive replacement for Irv Brittin at 2B. Zaza Peters enters the game as a defensive replacement for Duke Voiselle at C. Jim Brookens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Wickey Wise reached on a 2-base throwing error by Johnny Pee Wee Herrmann. Chuck Pazik pops out to the third baseman. Max Boehler is pinch hitting for Johnny B. Brown. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Max Boehler strikes out. Tom Tiernan walks. Squiz Hudson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Tiernan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Eddie Becker (4), Bobby Prendergast (2).HR - Squiz Hudson (1).SF - Bobby Prendergast.GIDP - Eddie Becker. Baserunning: SB - Tom Tiernan 2 (6), Dick Ankiel (4).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Keith Wilkins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Beiker Reimer improves in speed Fritz Henriksen improves in arm Harry Alcantara improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Groskloss improves in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pete Torres did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Billy Borom did not respond to coaching in speed Sam Cary did not respond to coaching in endurance Lixan Concepcion did not respond to coaching in control Sam Cary did not respond to coaching in control Jay Kahl did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jay Kahl did not respond to coaching in 2B