Win: Larry Mendoza (16-15) Loss: Isidro Burke (2-7)
Save: Frank Replogle (6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Isidro Burke pitching. Ryoichi Misawa walks. Doug Reynolds grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Nick Clark pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Sam Edge pitching. Daryl Lasher grounds out to the pitcher. Papa Burkam strikes out. Kevin Koestner singles to center field. Bert James hits a home run. Kevin Koestner scores. Floyd Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Campbell singles to center field. Bunny Roth singles to right field. Bill Shoch walks. Sam Edge strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Charlie Stewart singles to right field. Marty Jackson singles to right field. Charlie Stewart advances to third on the hit. Archie Craig strikes out. Isidro Burke pops out to the pitcher. Daryl Lasher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa singles to center field. Doug Reynolds singles to center field. Ryoichi Misawa advances to third on the hit. Nick Clark hits a home run. Ryoichi Misawa scores. Doug Reynolds scores. Tarrik Kleinke pops out to the first baseman. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Ike Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Papa Burkam singles to right field. Kevin Koestner flies out to the right fielder. Bert James doubles to right field. Papa Burkam scores. Floyd Shirley singles past the second baseman. Bert James scores. Larry Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Floyd Shirley steals second. Charlie Stewart strikes out. Marty Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bunny Roth strikes out. Bill Shoch flies out to the center fielder. Larry Mendoza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Archie Craig walks. Isidro Burke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Daryl Lasher flies out to the center fielder. Papa Burkam grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa grounds out to the pitcher. Doug Reynolds strikes out. Nick Clark doubles to right field. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Kevin Koestner grounds out to the second baseman. Bert James reached on a fielding error by Nick Clark. Bert James steals second. Floyd Shirley flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Ike Campbell doubles to center field. Bunny Roth strikes out. Bill Shoch hits a home run. Ike Campbell scores. Brad Long comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Mendoza hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ryoichi Misawa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Marty Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Craig grounds out to the third baseman. Brad Long strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Doug Reynolds grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Clark flies out to the center fielder. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Daryl Lasher strikes out. Papa Burkam singles to left field. Kevin Koestner flies out to the right fielder. Bert James grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Papa Burkam is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Ike Campbell walks. Bunny Roth singles to left field. Bill Shoch singles to right field. Ike Campbell scores. Kurt Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Mendoza fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Larry Mendoza grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Shoch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Floyd Shirley pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Jackson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Doug Reynolds flies out to the right fielder. Nick Clark grounds out to the third baseman. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Replogle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Archie Craig doubles to center field. Jay Burrell is pinch hitting for Kurt Thomas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jay Burrell flies out to the center fielder. Daryl Lasher strikes out. Papa Burkam walks. Kevin Koestner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Watkins improves in control George Vaughn did not respond to coaching in control Walter Clary improves in velocity Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Richie Rusteck did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Reid did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Hobbs did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lance Mathes did not respond to coaching in range Billy Johnson did not respond to coaching in speed Jose Reilley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Rohde did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Rohde did not respond to coaching in control Erik Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty