Inning: 1 Kansas City Otto Henry pitching. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the third baseman. Bert James singles to right field. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Archie Craig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Johnny Smith pitching. Ty Gastonio flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Charlie Stewart grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson singles to right field. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Nick Clark grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Deacon Newman pops out to the third baseman. Billy Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Art Gardella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Katsuma Hashimoto grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Johnny Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Wally Poat walks. Daryl Lasher singles to left field. Wally Poat advances to third on the hit. Otto Henry strikes out. Daryl Lasher steals second. Ty Gastonio flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Wally Poat scores. Kevin Koestner singles to right field. Daryl Lasher scores. Charlie Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bert James walks. Bert James is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Cedeno flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Archie Craig strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Deacon Newman triples. Billy Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Art Gardella pops out to the third baseman. Wally Poat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Bunny Roth grounds out to the second baseman. Nick Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Daryl Lasher singles to left field. Otto Henry lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Daryl Lasher forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Ty Gastonio singles to center field. Otto Henry is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Kevin Koestner walks. Charlie Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Katsuma Hashimoto grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Smith strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke hits a home run. Bert James singles to center field. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Deacon Newman doubles to left field. Billy Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Art Gardella strikes out. Wally Poat lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Archie Craig strikes out. Roosevelt Thompson singles to left field. Bunny Roth reached on a fielding error by Wally Poat. Nick Clark singles to left field. Roosevelt Thompson scores. Katsuma Hashimoto pops out to the pitcher. Matt Smalley is pinch hitting for Johnny Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Matt Smalley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Pedro Castilla pitching. Daryl Lasher triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Otto Henry strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Ty Gastonio grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Koestner reached on a fielding error by Joe Cedeno. Daryl Lasher scores. Charlie Stewart grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kevin Koestner is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke pops out to the first baseman. Bert James flies out to the center fielder. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Deacon Newman strikes out. Billy Johnson hits a home run. Art Gardella singles to right field. Wally Poat strikes out. George Carlsen 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. Daryl Lasher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Rohde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Archie Craig walks. Roosevelt Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Bunny Roth singles to center field. Archie Craig advances to third on the hit. Nick Clark flies out to the left fielder. Katsuma Hashimoto doubles to center field. Archie Craig scores. Bunny Roth uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hod Mahler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Shoch is pinch hitting for George Carlsen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Bill Shoch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Dilson Owens pitching. Harry Bostock is pinch hitting for Hod Mahler. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Bostock grounds out to the third baseman. Papa Burkam is pinch hitting for Ty Gastonio. Papa Burkam lines out to the shortstop. Kevin Koestner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Kansas City Jimmy Powell pitching. Todd Piche enters the game as a defensive replacement for Papa Burkam at 2B. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the right fielder. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bert James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Archie Craig singles to center field. Joe Cedeno advances to third on the hit. Roosevelt Thompson singles to center field. Joe Cedeno scores. Archie Craig advances to third on the hit. Bunny Roth doubles to left field. Archie Craig scores. Andy Slaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nick Clark pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Charlie Stewart lines out to the first baseman. Deacon Newman grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Billy Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Glenn Hooton did not respond to coaching in control Troy Weatherly did not respond to coaching in control Rick Cooke did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Duane Sisk did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Cooke improves in range Michael Nilsson improves in power_vs_righty Joe DeShields did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Del Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Del Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Del Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Ron Kelly did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Erik Smith improves in arm Jose Lynn did not respond to coaching in SS