Win: Francisco Pickrel (2-0) Loss: Giovanni Roig (0-2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Giovanni Roig pitching. Dave Blackburn pops out to the first baseman. Razor McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Epps Mattox reached on a fielding error by Yusaku Okamoto. Steve Brucker pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Francisco Pickrel pitching. Shane Judnich strikes out. Art Knicely doubles to center field. Dennis Holly strikes out. Edilse Vazquez walks. Bill Demaree pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Bader grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Harlow reached on a fielding error by Yusaku Okamoto. Ray Harlow steals second. John Konnick triples. Ray Harlow scores. Pop Leppert singles to left field. John Konnick scores. Francisco Pickrel fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Francisco Pickrel singles to center field. Pop Leppert advances to third on the hit. Dave Blackburn singles to left field. Pop Leppert scores. Francisco Pickrel advances to third on the hit. Razor McCarthy grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Pickrel scores. Dave Blackburn advances to second on the play. Epps Mattox pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Danny McKeithan flies out to the center fielder. Yusaku Okamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Barthelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Steve Brucker hits a home run. Al Thomas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Bader strikes out. Ray Harlow singles to right field. John Konnick grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Al Thomas grounds out to the pitcher. Shane Judnich singles to left field. Art Knicely singles to center field. Shane Judnich advances to third on the hit. Dennis Holly grounds out to the pitcher. Art Knicely advances to second on the play. Edilse Vazquez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Pop Leppert grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Francisco Pickrel lines out to the first baseman. Dave Blackburn walks. Razor McCarthy walks. Epps Mattox singles to left field. Dave Blackburn scores. Razor McCarthy advances to third on the hit. Jimmie Sanicki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Brucker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Demaree grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny McKeithan singles past the second baseman. Yusaku Okamoto flies out to the center fielder. Irv Barthelson hits a home run. Danny McKeithan scores. Jimmie Sanicki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tom Bader singles to left field. Ray Harlow pops out to the first baseman. Tom Bader steals second. John Konnick singles to left field. Pop Leppert pops out to the pitcher. Francisco Pickrel grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Shane Judnich strikes out. Art Knicely singles to right field. Art Knicely steals second. Dennis Holly flies out to the left fielder. Edilse Vazquez singles to right field. Art Knicely is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave Blackburn walks. Dave Blackburn steals second. Razor McCarthy grounds out to the pitcher. Epps Mattox grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Blackburn advances to third on the play. Steve Brucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill Demaree strikes out. Danny McKeithan flies out to the right fielder. Yusaku Okamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Bader doubles to left field. Ray Harlow doubles to center field. Tom Bader scores. Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Konnick flies out to the center fielder. Pop Leppert walks. Francisco Pickrel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Irv Barthelson walks. Brian Burkett is pinch hitting for Phil Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Irv Barthelson steals second. Brian Burkett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Irv Barthelson advances to third on the play. Shane Judnich walks. Rico Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Art Knicely grounds out to the second baseman. Irv Barthelson scores. Shane Judnich advances to second on the play. Dennis Holly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Pat Neill pitching. Razor McCarthy flies out to the left fielder. Epps Mattox walks. Steve Brucker strikes out. Tom Bader flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Edilse Vazquez strikes out. Bill Demaree reached on a 2-base throwing error by Pop Leppert. Danny McKeithan singles to left field. Yusaku Okamoto singles to center field. Bill Demaree scores. Danny McKeithan advances to third on the hit. Yusaku Okamoto steals second. Irv Barthelson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Danny McKeithan scores. Pat Neill strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ray Harlow reached on a fielding error by Bill Demaree. Ray Harlow steals second. John Konnick flies out to the right fielder. Pop Leppert strikes out. Rico Moore grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Shane Judnich flies out to the center fielder. Art Knicely singles to left field. Dennis Holly strikes out. Edilse Vazquez singles to center field. Art Knicely advances to third on the hit. Edilse Vazquez steals second. Bill Demaree flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Tom Bader (2), Ray Harlow (1).3B - John Konnick (1).HR - Steve Brucker (3).GIDP - John Konnick. Baserunning: SB - Dave Blackburn (2), Tom Bader (1), Ray Harlow 2 (2). Fielding: E - Pop Leppert.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Muniz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Lyons did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty J.D. Strange did not respond to coaching in control Bill Seelbach did not respond to coaching in arm Mike McAdams did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Buddy Lint did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Williams did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tommy Townsend improves in arm Dave Jones did not respond to coaching in control Clem Elliott did not respond to coaching in control Kid Hale improves in range Ed Mangan did not respond to coaching in control Ray Bratcher did not respond to coaching in range