Win: Otto Henry (8-6) Loss: George Carlsen (7-5)
Save: Bill Rohde (14)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Otto Henry pitching. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Bert James grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland George Carlsen pitching. Ty Gastonio flies out to the center fielder. Del Devlin grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Charlie Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Archie Craig strikes out. Roosevelt Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Bunny Roth grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Craig Willis singles to center field. Billy Johnson strikes out. Art Gardella grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Nick Clark flies out to the center fielder. Katsuma Hashimoto strikes out. George Carlsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Wally Poat strikes out. Daryl Lasher grounds out to the second baseman. Otto Henry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the shortstop. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno singles to center field. Bert James is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Archie Craig walks. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ty Gastonio flies out to the right fielder. Del Devlin flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Stewart hits a home run. Craig Willis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bunny Roth pops out to the catcher. Nick Clark grounds out to the shortstop. Katsuma Hashimoto walks. George Carlsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Billy Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Art Gardella strikes out. Wally Poat flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke walks. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bert James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Cedeno is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Archie Craig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Daryl Lasher singles to center field. Otto Henry fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Otto Henry grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ty Gastonio strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Bunny Roth strikes out. Nick Clark grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Del Devlin singles to center field. Charlie Stewart pops out to the shortstop. Craig Willis singles to left field. Del Devlin advances to third on the hit. Billy Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Del Devlin scores. Craig Willis advances to second on the play. Art Gardella pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Katsuma Hashimoto grounds out to the shortstop. George Carlsen strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Wally Poat grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daryl Lasher grounds out to the second baseman. Otto Henry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bert James grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Cedeno walks. Joe Cedeno steals second. Bill Rohde 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. Archie Craig grounds out to the third baseman. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 1
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rick Cooke improves in range Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in speed Troy Weatherly did not respond to coaching in velocity Troy Weatherly did not respond to coaching in control Harry Jackson improves in arm Michael Nilsson improves in arm Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Kevin Fahrer did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Fahrer did not respond to coaching in endurance Del Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Rod Green did not respond to coaching in control Rob Teed improves in control Jose Lynn improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Lynn did not respond to coaching in SS