Win: Harry Bold (3-1) Loss: Gary Grimes (4-4)
Save: Major Payne (26)
Inning: 1 Oakland Lee Maloney pitching. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Hoffman advances to second on the play. Marsh White grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the play. Terry Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Madd Hatter pitching. Rube Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Cap Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. Romeo Hobbs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tim Yonke grounds out to the shortstop. Dwayne Murray reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mike Cafego. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to center field. Bob Stein grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Minnie Stiely grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Cafego singles to left field. Wes McMahan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Cafego is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vern Charles strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Madd Hatter strikes out. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Buddin walks. Lee Maloney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rube Harris grounds out to the pitcher. Cap Jennings strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Marsh White singles to left field. Terry Johnson grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marsh White is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Terry Johnson steals second. Tim Yonke grounds out to the shortstop. Dwayne Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Romeo Hobbs walks. Minnie Stiely walks. Mike Cafego doubles to right field. Romeo Hobbs scores. Minnie Stiely uses his aggressiveness and scores. Wes McMahan flies out to the right fielder. Vern Charles strikes out. John Buddin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Bob Stein strikes out. Madd Hatter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lee Maloney grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cap Jennings strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Hoffman singles to left field. Joe Hoffman steals second. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the right fielder. Marsh White singles to left field. Joe Hoffman scores. Terry Johnson strikes out. Tim Yonke grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marsh White is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Romeo Hobbs lines out to the shortstop. Minnie Stiely strikes out. Mike Cafego strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dwayne Murray strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Bob Stein singles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to third on the hit. Steve Detweiler is pinch hitting for Madd Hatter. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Steve Detweiler pops out to the first baseman. Joe Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Bold pitching. Wes McMahan flies out to the left fielder. Vern Charles strikes out. John Buddin singles past the shortstop. Lee Maloney grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Buddin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Randy Reyes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Romeo Hobbs at 1B. Boom Boom Washington singles to center field. Boom Boom Washington steals second. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Marsh White grounds out to the second baseman. Boom Boom Washington scores. Terry Johnson singles to right field. Tim Yonke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Terry Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alex Kilgus 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. Tim Yonke steals second. Dwayne Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rube Harris pops out to the second baseman. Cap Jennings hits a home run. Randy Reyes flies out to the right fielder. Minnie Stiely singles to center field. Mike Cafego grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Gary Grimes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Sudden Sam LaRoche steals second. Bob Stein grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Souza is pinch hitting for Harry Bold. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Souza hits a home run. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Tyson Hopkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Hoffman hits an infield single to the second baseman. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman advances to second on the play. Marsh White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Major Payne pitching. Wes McMahan walks. Vern Charles flies out to the center fielder. Al Embree is pinch hitting for John Buddin. Al Embree flies out to the right fielder. Frank Warner is pinch hitting for Tyson Hopkins. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Frank Warner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Batting:HR - John Souza (10).GIDP - Bob Stein. Baserunning: SB - Joe Hoffman (15), Boom Boom Washington (21), Terry Johnson (12), Tim Yonke (6), Sudden Sam LaRoche (19).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carl Oates did not respond to coaching in velocity Carl Oates did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Slaughter did not respond to coaching in control John Young did not respond to coaching in endurance John Bay did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Robbins improves in velocity Christy Grabowski improves in power_vs_righty Lou Harris improves in control Hick Chiamparino improves in power_vs_lefty Brian Carsey did not respond to coaching in 3B