Win: Bill Tabor (6-3) Loss: Kazumasa Hamagiwa (7-3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Tabor pitching. Deacon Shipley pops out to the second baseman. Tom Shelley strikes out. Denny Bankhead singles to center field. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Kazumasa Hamagiwa pitching. John Bochte strikes out. Shuji Uchi walks. Nate Tenace singles to right field. Shuji Uchi advances to third on the hit. Doyle Johnson singles to right field. Shuji Uchi scores. Russ Saunders grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doyle Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Stu Karger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland John Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Takeo Hayashi reached on a fielding error by Snake Schilling. Eddie Crane grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Gomez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Snake Schilling singles to left field. Kurt Guzman singles to center field. Snake Schilling advances to third on the hit. Bill Tabor strikes out. John Bochte singles to left field. Snake Schilling scores. Shuji Uchi pops out to the shortstop. Nate Tenace singles to left field. Kurt Guzman scores. John Bochte is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Kazumasa Hamagiwa grounds out to the shortstop. Deacon Shipley singles to left field. Tom Shelley singles to right field. Denny Bankhead grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Shelley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Doyle Johnson walks. Russ Saunders grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Doyle Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Stu Karger hits a home run. Russ Saunders scores. Billy McGee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Snake Schilling pops out to the second baseman. Kurt Guzman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland John Hamilton singles past the shortstop. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Crane lines out to the second baseman. John Gomez singles to left field. Billy McGee strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bill Tabor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Bochte strikes out. Shuji Uchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Deacon Shipley singles to right field. Tom Shelley doubles to right field. Deacon Shipley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Denny Bankhead singles to center field. Tom Shelley scores. Denny Bankhead is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the second baseman. John Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Nate Tenace triples. Doyle Johnson singles to right field. Nate Tenace scores. Jeff Cardenas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Russ Saunders grounds out to the second baseman. Doyle Johnson advances to second on the play. Stu Karger grounds out to the shortstop. Snake Schilling flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Takeo Hayashi walks. Eddie Crane walks. John Gomez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Takeo Hayashi advances to third on the play. Jeff Cardenas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kurt Guzman grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Tabor singles to left field. John Bochte flies out to the center fielder. Shuji Uchi singles to center field. Nate Tenace singles to center field. Tommy Peterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Doyle Johnson singles to center field. Bill Tabor scores. Shuji Uchi scores. Nate Tenace advances to third on the hit. Doyle Johnson steals second. Russ Saunders walks. Stu Karger grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Deacon Shipley flies out to the center fielder. Kirk Bolton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Tom Shelley pops out to the shortstop. Denny Bankhead grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Snake Schilling singles past the shortstop. Kurt Guzman singles to right field. Kirk Bolton lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Bochte pops out to the first baseman. Shuji Uchi grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt singles to center field. John Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt steals second. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Crane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Nate Tenace doubles to center field. Doyle Johnson singles in front of the center fielder. Nate Tenace scores. Charlie Runnells comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Saunders walks. Stu Karger singles to center field. Doyle Johnson scores. Russ Saunders advances to third on the hit. Snake Schilling singles to right field. Russ Saunders scores. Kurt Guzman singles to left field. Stu Karger scores. Snake Schilling advances to third on the hit. Max Carey is pinch hitting for Kirk Bolton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Max Carey strikes out. John Bochte grounds out to the second baseman. Snake Schilling scores. Kurt Guzman advances to second on the play. Shuji Uchi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Karl Ash pitching. Jake Mahaffey is pinch hitting for John Gomez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jake Mahaffey pops out to the shortstop. Tom Sorrell is pinch hitting for Charlie Runnells. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Sorrell flies out to the center fielder. Jack Cook is pinch hitting for Deacon Shipley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Cook walks. Tom Shelley walks. Denny Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Salve improves in velocity Herb Walling improves in contact_vs_lefty Eddie Salve did not respond to coaching in velocity Pete Palm did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Nels McNeely improves in control Mike Breitenstein did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Greg Naylor improves in contact_vs_righty Jeff Brickley improves in arm Jess Lefebvre did not respond to coaching in 2B