Win: Francisco Pickrel (4-1) Loss: Luke Perkins (1-2)
Save: Bobo Riles (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Francisco Pickrel pitching. Harl Mercedes strikes out. Jake Hunter singles to center field. John Grimes singles to center field. Yusaku Okamoto singles to right field. Jake Hunter scores. John Grimes advances to third on the hit. Danny McKeithan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Luke Perkins pitching. Dave Blackburn hits an infield single to the first baseman. Pop Leppert flies out to the center fielder. Harry Renteria grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Blackburn advances to second on the play. Razor McCarthy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Shane Judnich singles past the second baseman. Brian Burkett singles to left field. Shane Judnich advances to third on the hit. Harry Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Brian Burkett advances to second on the play. Luke Perkins flies out to the left fielder. Harl Mercedes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Eric Stephenson triples. Harry Caldwell reached on a fielding error by John Grimes. Eric Stephenson scores. John Konnick walks. Ken Stromme grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Caldwell advances to third on the play. John Konnick advances to second on the play. Francisco Pickrel pops out to the second baseman. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jake Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. John Grimes hits a home run. Yusaku Okamoto strikes out. Danny McKeithan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Pop Leppert singles to left field. Pop Leppert steals second. Harry Renteria doubles to right field. Pop Leppert scores. Razor McCarthy flies out to the right fielder. Eric Stephenson doubles to right field. Harry Renteria scores. Harry Caldwell grounds out to the third baseman. John Konnick singles to right field. Eric Stephenson scores. Ken Stromme strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Shane Judnich singles to left field. Brian Burkett doubles to left field. Shane Judnich uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Brown flies out to the center fielder. Luke Perkins flies out to the left fielder. Harl Mercedes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Francisco Pickrel singles to center field. Dave Blackburn walks. Pop Leppert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Renteria grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Pickrel scores. Pop Leppert advances to second on the play. Joe Broberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Razor McCarthy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jake Hunter walks. John Grimes singles to center field. Jake Hunter advances to third on the hit. Yusaku Okamoto grounds out to the third baseman. John Grimes advances to second on the play. Danny McKeithan flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Shane Judnich grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Eric Stephenson singles to right field. Harry Caldwell flies out to the right fielder. John Konnick walks. Ken Stromme grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Brian Burkett grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Brown singles to left field. Rick Arias is pinch hitting for Joe Broberg. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rick Arias singles to left field. Harry Brown advances to third on the hit. Harl Mercedes pops out to the shortstop. Jake Hunter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Phil Howard pitching. Francisco Pickrel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Blackburn singles to left field. Pop Leppert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City John Grimes walks. Bobo Riles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Grimes steals second. Yusaku Okamoto grounds out to the second baseman. John Grimes advances to third on the play. Danny McKeithan flies out to the center fielder. Shane Judnich grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Renteria triples. Razor McCarthy flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Harry Renteria is thrown out at the plate. Eric Stephenson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Brian Burkett walks. Brian Burkett steals second. Harry Brown pops out to the third baseman. Jay Brewster is pinch hitting for Phil Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jay Brewster flies out to the center fielder. Harl Mercedes pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Coggin pitching. Harry Caldwell singles to left field. John Konnick is hit by a pitch. Ken Stromme reached on a 2-base throwing error by John Grimes. Harry Caldwell scores. Bobo Riles strikes out. Dave Blackburn is hit by a pitch. Pop Leppert flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Konnick scores. Steve Ancker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Harry Renteria flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jake Hunter strikes out. John Grimes strikes out. Yusaku Okamoto grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Brian Burkett (6).HR - John Grimes (1).GIDP - Danny McKeithan. Baserunning: SB - John Grimes (5), Brian Burkett (14). Fielding: E - John Grimes 2.
Batting:2B - Harry Renteria (4), Eric Stephenson (2).3B - Harry Renteria (1), Eric Stephenson (1).SF - Pop Leppert.GIDP - Pop Leppert, Ken Stromme.HBP - Dave Blackburn (1), John Konnick (1). Baserunning: SB - Pop Leppert (14).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ray Bratcher did not respond to coaching in arm George Bell improves in speed Tom Cooper did not respond to coaching in control Tom Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity Ray Bratcher did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Flanigan did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Andre Wehmeier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Vern Branson did not respond to coaching in arm Mike McAdams improves in arm Tom Bader improves in power_vs_lefty Earl Harper improves in contact_vs_righty Sam Wood improves in speed John Lyons did not respond to coaching in SS