Win: Harry Acre (12-6) Loss: Jerry Keating (9-9)
Save: Ed Hechinger (24)
Inning: 1 Oakland Harry Acre pitching. Dan Barthelson flies out to the right fielder. Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the second baseman. Yasushi Makino walks. Dian Gonzalez singles to right field. Yasushi Makino advances to third on the hit. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jerry Keating pitching. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Kipp grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Vico flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Shuichi Taguchi singles to right field. Pete Delgado grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Yorelvis Barroso walks. Yorelvis Barroso is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bobby Carter pops out to the first baseman. Tom Leber doubles past the third baseman. Frank Mullen grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Leber advances to third on the play. Earl Davanon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jerry Keating reached on a fielding error by Rufe Bowles. Dan Barthelson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Dunier Ibanez singles past the third baseman. Yasushi Makino grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Fred Ballard hits a home run. Harry Acre grounds out to the third baseman. Rufe Bowles strikes out. Ramon Kipp singles to center field. Doug Vico strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dian Gonzalez singles to left field. Patrick Dubois pops out to the shortstop. Shuichi Taguchi doubles to left field. Dian Gonzalez is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Pete Delgado grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bobby Carter flies out to the center fielder. Tom Leber grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Mullen walks. Earl Davanon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Yorelvis Barroso walks. Jerry Keating lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the pitcher. Dunier Ibanez lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Fred Ballard flies out to the center fielder. Harry Acre strikes out. Rufe Bowles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Yasushi Makino grounds out to the second baseman. Dian Gonzalez singles to center field. Patrick Dubois singles to left field. Shuichi Taguchi grounds out to the third baseman. Dian Gonzalez advances to third on the play. Patrick Dubois advances to second on the play. Pete Delgado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ramon Kipp triples. Doug Vico strikes out. Bobby Carter grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon Kipp scores. Tom Leber flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Yorelvis Barroso flies out to the center fielder. Jerry Keating strikes out. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Frank Mullen singles to right field. Earl Davanon grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Mullen advances to second on the play. Fred Ballard reached on a 2-base fielding error by Yorelvis Barroso. Frank Mullen scores. Harry Acre grounds out to the third baseman. Rufe Bowles hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ramon Kipp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Matt Lopez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Doug Vico at 1B. Dunier Ibanez walks. Yasushi Makino pops out to the shortstop. Dian Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dunier Ibanez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Patrick Dubois grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dian Gonzalez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Matt Lopez flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Carter pops out to the first baseman. Tom Leber flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Hechinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shuichi Taguchi strikes out. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Pete Delgado. Shoji Kasai singles to center field. Yorelvis Barroso grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shoji Kasai is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pat Morrison is pinch hitting for Jerry Keating. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Yorelvis Barroso steals second. Pat Morrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Morris improves in control Trevor Easterday did not respond to coaching in arm Cookie Quinones did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dale Wisner improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Odom improves in power_vs_righty Erv Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Christopher did not respond to coaching in 2B