Win: Danny Voss (9-7) Loss: Tom Hargan (2-2)
Save: Ken Benavides (29)
Inning: 1 Oakland Rene Davis pitching. Joan Lugo singles to left field. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joan Lugo advances to second on the play. Francisco Madrigo reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ikuo Inokawa. Joan Lugo scores. Samuel Tinto doubles to right field. Francisco Madrigo scores. Rafa Garcia walks. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Billy Buelvas grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City German Balian pitching. Rennie Stennett flies out to the left fielder. Ikuo Inokawa grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Hammonds grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Johnny Caballo doubles to left field. German Balian lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joan Lugo singles to left field. Johnny Caballo scores. Hideo Yamasaki walks. Francisco Madrigo strikes out. Samuel Tinto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Juan Martin strikes out. Chuck Conigliaro grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Colbert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Rafa Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Buelvas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Les Mierkowicz grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Jones doubles to left field. Rene Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Rennie Stennett singles to center field. Jim Jones scores. Ikuo Inokawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Johnny Caballo grounds out to the pitcher. German Balian strikes out. Joan Lugo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Hammonds flies out to the right fielder. Juan Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Chuck Conigliaro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Madrigo flies out to the left fielder. Samuel Tinto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mark Colbert walks. Les Mierkowicz strikes out. Jim Jones walks. Rene Davis lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rennie Stennett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Rafa Garcia singles to right field. Napoleon Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Billy Buelvas singles to center field. Rafa Garcia advances to third on the hit. Johnny Caballo grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ikuo Inokawa singles to right field. Ikuo Inokawa steals second. Bob Hammonds lines out to the shortstop. Juan Martin flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Conigliaro singles to center field. Ikuo Inokawa scores. Mark Colbert doubles to left field. Les Mierkowicz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland German Balian singles to left field. Joan Lugo singles to right field. Hideo Yamasaki flies out to the left fielder. Francisco Madrigo strikes out. Samuel Tinto strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Jones singles to center field. Scrappy Stanton is pinch hitting for Rene Davis. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Scrappy Stanton pops out to the second baseman. Rennie Stennett grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Danny Voss pitching. Rafa Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Napoleon Garcia lines out to the pitcher. Billy Buelvas is hit by a pitch. Bryan Loretta is pinch hitting for Johnny Caballo. Bryan Loretta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ralph Dantonio enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bryan Loretta at C. Tom Hargan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ikuo Inokawa walks. Bob Hammonds strikes out. Juan Martin singles to right field. Buo Batista comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Conigliaro walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Mark Colbert strikes out. Les Mierkowicz singles in front of the center fielder. Ikuo Inokawa scores. Juan Martin scores. Chuck Conigliaro advances to third on the hit. Denis Paredes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Ken Benavides comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Max Sand is pinch hitting for Denis Paredes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Max Sand grounds out to the third baseman. Joan Lugo pops out to the third baseman. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Jaha did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Johnny Perdomo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Scott Williams did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Behenna did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Josh Bermudez did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bill Kellett improves in arm J.C. Heintzelman improves in arm Bobby Kiefer improves in arm Curly Wilson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Dashiell did not respond to coaching in 3B