Win: Bill Pryor (3-4) Loss: Karl Hevacheck (3-2)
Save: Tim Arnsberg (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Moe Szyslak pitching. Jay Rolen walks. Doug Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Aaron Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Wayne Lewis pitching. Murray Bauman pops out to the first baseman. Kei Kinimaka grounds out to the second baseman. Ty Burmingham doubles to left field. Ty Burmingham steals third. Ricky LaFleur triples. Ty Burmingham scores. Carmen Berzatto singles to left field. Ricky LaFleur scores. Klaus Hargreaves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Gold walks. Frank Wilhelm singles to center field. Frank Rauch singles to right field. Josh Reynolds singles to center field. Alex Gold scores. Frank Wilhelm scores. Steve Hodkey walks. Wayne Lewis singles to center field. Frank Rauch scores. Jay Rolen flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Josh Reynolds is thrown out at the plate. Doug Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Kojiro Takagi grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Jarmel grounds out to the second baseman. Moe Szyslak grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Aaron Doyle flies out to the left fielder. Alex Gold flies out to the right fielder. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Murray Bauman flies out to the center fielder. Kei Kinimaka strikes out. Ty Burmingham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Frank Rauch flies out to the center fielder. Josh Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Hodkey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ricky LaFleur lines out to the second baseman. Carmen Berzatto grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Klaus Hargreaves doubles to center field. Kojiro Takagi singles to left field. Klaus Hargreaves scores. Jake Jarmel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Wayne Lewis pops out to the first baseman. Jay Rolen flies out to the right fielder. Doug Smith singles past the first baseman. Doug Smith steals second. Aaron Doyle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Moe Szyslak grounds out to the second baseman. Murray Bauman singles to right field. Kei Kinimaka hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ty Burmingham singles to center field. Murray Bauman scores. Ricky LaFleur grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kei Kinimaka advances to third on the play. Ty Burmingham advances to second on the play. Carmen Berzatto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alex Gold lines out to the second baseman. Frank Wilhelm singles to left field. Frank Rauch reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kei Kinimaka. Josh Reynolds walks. Steve Hodkey flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Wilhelm scores. Wayne Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Klaus Hargreaves flies out to the center fielder. Kojiro Takagi grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Jarmel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jay Rolen reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ricky LaFleur. Doug Smith strikes out. Aaron Doyle pops out to the catcher. Alex Gold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Johnny Dykstra comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Moe Szyslak singles to center field. Murray Bauman flies out to the right fielder. Kei Kinimaka strikes out. Ty Burmingham grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Moe Szyslak is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Frank Rauch singles to center field. Frank Rauch steals second. Josh Reynolds singles to center field. Karl Hevacheck comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Hodkey strikes out. Bruce Spongberg is pinch hitting for Johnny Dykstra. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bruce Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Pryor pitching. Ricky LaFleur doubles to left field. Carmen Berzatto pops out to the shortstop. Klaus Hargreaves strikes out. Kojiro Takagi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jay Rolen grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Smith singles to right field. Aaron Doyle walks. Alex Gold flies out to the left fielder. Frank Wilhelm singles to center field. Doug Smith scores. Eddie Valiant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Rauch walks. Josh Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Tim Arnsberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roy Goode is pinch hitting for Jake Jarmel. Roy Goode flies out to the right fielder. Art Vandelay is pinch hitting for Eddie Valiant. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Art Vandelay grounds out to the second baseman. Murray Bauman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Elmer Clark improves in velocity Dominic Rapp did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Taylor improves in range Minnie Poepping did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Sullivan did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Skip Karp did not respond to coaching in control Jason Donahue did not respond to coaching in velocity George Buffinton improves in contact_vs_righty Hobbes Watterson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty