Win: George Carlsen (7-2) Loss: Brad Long (6-8)
Save: Mark Rojas (15)
Inning: 1 Oakland George Carlsen pitching. Jose Lynn grounds out to the third baseman. Del Devlin strikes out. Kenichiro Kataoka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Brad Long pitching. Tarrik Kleinke walks. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno flies out to the left fielder. Archie Craig flies out to the left fielder. Roosevelt Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Art Gardella singles to right field. Wally Poat singles to center field. Art Gardella advances to third on the hit. Billy Johnson walks. Keiji Shiozaki grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Art Gardella scores. Wally Poat advances to third on the play. Deacon Newman lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ike Campbell lines out to the third baseman. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Joe Douglas singles to center field. George Carlsen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Douglas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Brad Long grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Lynn walks. Del Devlin strikes out. Kenichiro Kataoka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke triples. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno hits a home run. Tarrik Kleinke scores. Bert James scores. Archie Craig grounds out to the third baseman. Roosevelt Thompson singles to left field. Ike Campbell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Art Gardella grounds out to the pitcher. Wally Poat flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Billy Johnson singles to left field. Keiji Shiozaki singles to right field. Billy Johnson advances to third on the hit. Deacon Newman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bunny Roth strikes out. Joe Douglas hits an infield single to the third baseman. George Carlsen lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Brad Long flies out to the left fielder. Jose Lynn flies out to the center fielder. Del Devlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bert James pops out to the second baseman. Joe Cedeno walks. Archie Craig pops out to the second baseman. Joe Cedeno steals second. Deacon Newman throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Kenichiro Kataoka walks. Kenichiro Kataoka steals second. Art Gardella strikes out. Wally Poat singles to center field. Kenichiro Kataoka scores. Billy Johnson strikes out. Wally Poat steals second. Keiji Shiozaki pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ike Campbell strikes out. Bunny Roth singles to center field. Bunny Roth steals second. Deacon Newman throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Joe Douglas grounds out to the third baseman. Bunny Roth scores. George Carlsen lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Deacon Newman strikes out. Charlie Stewart is pinch hitting for Brad Long. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Charlie Stewart lines out to the second baseman. Jose Lynn reached on a fielding error by Joe Cedeno. Del Devlin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Rohde pitching. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the right fielder. Bert James flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Joe Cedeno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Kenichiro Kataoka singles to left field. Art Gardella strikes out. Wally Poat flies out to the right fielder. Billy Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Archie Craig doubles to left field. Roosevelt Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Archie Craig steals third. Ike Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Archie Craig scores. Jim Reach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bunny Roth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Mark Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Keiji Shiozaki flies out to the right fielder. Harry Bostock is pinch hitting for Deacon Newman. Harry Bostock flies out to the right fielder. Papa Burkam is pinch hitting for Jim Reach. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Papa Burkam lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Chuck Freeman did not respond to coaching in speed Del Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Kevin Fahrer did not respond to coaching in velocity Whitey Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Erik Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Al Smith did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gerry Holman did not respond to coaching in control Alex Unser improves in range Jeff James improves in arm Harry Jackson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Jackson improves in arm Alex Unser improves in contact_vs_righty Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in 1B