Inning: 1 Kansas City Fez O Neill pitching. Jay Rolen flies out to the center fielder. Doug Smith pops out to the shortstop. Aaron Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Tomanek pitching. Murray Bauman singles to left field. Murray Bauman steals second. Kei Kinimaka singles past the first baseman. Murray Bauman scores. Bob Sacamano grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ricky LaFleur grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Alex Gold lines out to the shortstop. Frank Wilhelm walks. Frank Rauch grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Frank Wilhelm is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Josh Reynolds singles to right field. Steve Hodkey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Carmen Berzatto grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Tyler Smith walks. Jasper Winslow singles to left field. Kojiro Takagi flies out to the left fielder. Fez O Neill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Tomanek strikes out. Jay Rolen grounds out to the pitcher. Doug Smith hits a home run. Aaron Doyle singles to center field. Alex Gold doubles to right field. Aaron Doyle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Murray Bauman doubles to right field. Kei Kinimaka grounds out to the second baseman. Murray Bauman advances to third on the play. Bob Sacamano pops out to the first baseman. Ricky LaFleur walks. Passed ball. Murray Bauman scores. Ricky LaFleur advances to second. Carmen Berzatto walks. Tyler Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carmen Berzatto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Frank Rauch flies out to the center fielder. Josh Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Hodkey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jasper Winslow pops out to the first baseman. Kojiro Takagi strikes out. Fez O Neill grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Tomanek flies out to the left fielder. Jay Rolen grounds out to the shortstop. Doug Smith singles to left field. Aaron Doyle singles past the shortstop. Alex Gold grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Doug Smith is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Murray Bauman grounds out to the second baseman. Kei Kinimaka strikes out. Bob Sacamano singles to center field. Ricky LaFleur walks. Carmen Berzatto grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm hits an infield single to the shortstop. Frank Wilhelm steals second. Frank Rauch strikes out. Josh Reynolds singles past the third baseman. Frank Wilhelm scores. Steve Hodkey grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tyler Smith singles to center field. Jasper Winslow grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Kojiro Takagi walks. Fez O Neill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Tomanek grounds out to the shortstop. Jay Rolen hits an infield single to the second baseman. Doug Smith singles past the first baseman. Jay Rolen advances to third on the hit. Aaron Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jay Rolen scores. Jose McWilliams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Gold walks. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Murray Bauman walks. Kei Kinimaka walks. Bill Pryor 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. Bob Sacamano reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Hodkey. Murray Bauman scores. Ricky LaFleur grounds out to the pitcher. Carmen Berzatto doubles to left field. Kei Kinimaka scores. Bob Sacamano scores. Tyler Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Goode is pinch hitting for Jasper Winslow. Roy Goode walks. Kojiro Takagi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Rauch flies out to the right fielder. Josh Reynolds grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Hodkey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ty Burmingham is pinch hitting for Jose McWilliams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ty Burmingham singles to center field. Murray Bauman singles to left field. Kei Kinimaka walks. Cy Brunson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Sacamano strikes out. Ricky LaFleur walks. Ty Burmingham scores. Carmen Berzatto hits a home run. Murray Bauman scores. Kei Kinimaka scores. Ricky LaFleur scores. Bob Alvis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tyler Smith flies out to the left fielder. Roy Goode flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Yoshiro Sekine pitching. Bruce Spongberg is pinch hitting for Bob Alvis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bruce Spongberg grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Ryan is pinch hitting for Jay Rolen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Ryan grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Alex Gold (12).HR - Doug Smith (3).SF - Aaron Doyle.GIDP - Steve Hodkey. Baserunning: SB - Frank Wilhelm (14). Fielding: E - Steve Hodkey.PB - Alex Gold.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Miller did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Stricklett did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Minnie Poepping did not respond to coaching in control Elmer Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Garrison did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Julian Pankratz improves in range George Buffinton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty George Buffinton improves in contact_vs_lefty John Knorr improves in arm