Win: Joaquin Garces (8-7) Loss: Jim Tunnell (13-13)
Save: Terry Hanebrink (2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joaquin Garces pitching. Ikuo Inokawa singles to center field. Chuck Conigliaro flies out to the right fielder. Rennie Stennett singles to center field. Ikuo Inokawa advances to third on the hit. Ray Lombardi flies out to the center fielder. Mark Balboa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Tunnell pitching. Joan Lugo singles to right field. Joan Lugo steals second. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Joan Lugo advances to third on the play. Francisco Madrigo grounds out to the second baseman. Joan Lugo scores. Samuel Tinto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mark Colbert flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Doyle grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Jones pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bryan Loretta grounds out to the pitcher. Rafa Garcia grounds out to the pitcher. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Tunnell flies out to the center fielder. Ikuo Inokawa doubles to left field. Chuck Conigliaro flies out to the right fielder. Rennie Stennett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Johnny Caballo strikes out. Joaquin Garces reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Colbert. Joan Lugo walks. Hideo Yamasaki singles to left field. Joaquin Garces scores. Joan Lugo advances to third on the hit. Francisco Madrigo singles to left field. Joan Lugo scores. Hideo Yamasaki advances to third on the hit. Samuel Tinto lines out to the second baseman. Bryan Loretta singles to center field. Hideo Yamasaki scores. Francisco Madrigo advances to third on the hit. Rafa Garcia singles to left field. Francisco Madrigo scores. Bryan Loretta advances to third on the hit. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ray Lombardi grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Balboa strikes out. Mark Colbert walks. Jimmy Doyle singles to left field. Mark Colbert advances to third on the hit. Jim Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Johnny Caballo grounds out to the pitcher. Joaquin Garces strikes out. Joan Lugo doubles past the first baseman. Hideo Yamasaki pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Jim Tunnell flies out to the right fielder. Ikuo Inokawa strikes out. Chuck Conigliaro singles to left field. Rennie Stennett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Chuck Conigliaro is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Francisco Madrigo strikes out. Samuel Tinto singles to left field. Samuel Tinto steals second. Bryan Loretta strikes out. Rafa Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ray Lombardi flies out to the left fielder. Mark Balboa doubles to right field. Mark Colbert strikes out. Jimmy Doyle reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bryan Loretta. Mark Balboa scores. Jim Jones walks. Jim Tunnell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Napoleon Garcia pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Caballo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Joaquin Garces strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ikuo Inokawa grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Conigliaro doubles to left field. Rennie Stennett grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Lombardi doubles to right field. Chuck Conigliaro scores. Mark Balboa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Joan Lugo flies out to the left fielder. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Madrigo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ralph Dantonio enters the game as a defensive replacement for Johnny Caballo at C. Denis Paredes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mark Colbert strikes out. Jimmy Doyle grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Samuel Tinto strikes out. Bryan Loretta walks. Rafa Garcia strikes out. Napoleon Garcia reached on a fielding error by Mark Colbert. Jim Mogridge 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. Ralph Dantonio walks. Max Sand is pinch hitting for Denis Paredes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Max Sand strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Buo Batista pitching. Scrappy Stanton is pinch hitting for Jim Mogridge. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Scrappy Stanton singles to left field. Ikuo Inokawa singles to left field. Terry Hanebrink comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Conigliaro grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Scrappy Stanton advances to third on the play. Ikuo Inokawa advances to second on the play. Rennie Stennett strikes out. Ray Lombardi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: J.C. Heintzelman improves in range Bobby Kiefer improves in range Curly Wilson did not respond to coaching in control Paddy Garfield did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Dashiell did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Billy Buelvas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Jaha improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy Buelvas improves in arm Red Hollins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Billy Buelvas did not respond to coaching in SS