Win: Curt Bell (1-1) Loss: Lefty Marshall (1-1)
Save: Bob Tomney (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Lefty Marshall pitching. Brian Baker pops out to the second baseman. Darrell Dykhoff grounds out to the shortstop. Bunny Joyce grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Curt Bell pitching. Ken Quintana strikes out. Barney Kahl grounds out to the third baseman. Babe Lombardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe Amelung grounds out to the third baseman. Tink Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Corey Bowman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Benny Chiles flies out to the left fielder. Joe Corey strikes out. Cy Yarnall pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Red Preibisch walks. Wally Diaz strikes out. Curt Bell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brian Baker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Larry Holmes walks. Larry Holmes steals second. Frank Metzger strikes out. Lefty Marshall strikes out. Ken Quintana lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Darrell Dykhoff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bunny Joyce flies out to the right fielder. Joe Amelung grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Barney Kahl strikes out. Babe Lombardi flies out to the right fielder. Benny Chiles grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tink Thompson singles to right field. Corey Bowman pops out to the shortstop. Red Preibisch grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tink Thompson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Red Preibisch steals second. Wally Diaz walks. Curt Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Corey grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Yarnall hits a home run. Larry Holmes lines out to the first baseman. Frank Metzger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Brian Baker hits an infield single to the shortstop. Darrell Dykhoff triples. Brian Baker scores. Bunny Joyce singles to center field. Darrell Dykhoff scores. Joe Amelung singles to left field. Bunny Joyce advances to third on the hit. Tink Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Bunny Joyce scores. Joe Amelung advances to second on the play. Corey Bowman strikes out. Red Preibisch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Heinie Lowery is pinch hitting for Lefty Marshall. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Heinie Lowery singles to center field. Ken Quintana strikes out. Barney Kahl grounds out to the shortstop. Heinie Lowery advances to second on the play. Babe Lombardi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Brian Medina pitching. Wally Diaz singles to right field. Curt Bell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Brian Baker walks. Darrell Dykhoff doubles to center field. Wally Diaz scores. Brian Baker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ken McAleer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunny Joyce grounds out to the second baseman. Darrell Dykhoff advances to third on the play. Joe Amelung pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Benny Chiles strikes out. Joe Corey flies out to the center fielder. Cy Yarnall walks. Patrick Giallombardo is pinch hitting for Larry Holmes. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Patrick Giallombardo pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tink Thompson strikes out. Corey Bowman strikes out. Red Preibisch singles to right field. Wally Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Frank Metzger grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Long is pinch hitting for Ken McAleer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andy Long hits a home run. Ken Quintana grounds out to the pitcher. Barney Kahl walks. Babe Lombardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City John Boyle pitching. Pedro Dunn is pinch hitting for Curt Bell. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pedro Dunn grounds out to the third baseman. Brian Baker strikes out. Darrell Dykhoff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Tomney pitching. Benny Chiles strikes out. Joe Corey singles to left field. Cy Yarnall flies out to the right fielder. Patrick Giallombardo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: John Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jason Santangelo improves in contact_vs_righty Dode Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Spider Schaeffer improves in speed Sam Davenport did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Livan Quintana did not respond to coaching in arm Livan Quintana did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Howard improves in velocity George Fingers did not respond to coaching in control Tom Thomas did not respond to coaching in velocity Shinnosuke Otsu did not respond to coaching in control Joe Wade improves in contact_vs_righty Pop Dugan did not respond to coaching in velocity