Win: Fred Bartholomew (1-1) Loss: Carlos Silva (2-2)
Save: Jose Sanchez (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Rip Bradley pitching. Nick Punto singles to center field. Robinson Cano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nick Punto advances to second on the play. Cecil Epsy hits a home run. Nick Punto scores. Royce Lewis singles to right field. Hal Acosta singles to right field. Royce Lewis advances to third on the hit. Passed ball. Royce Lewis scores. Hal Acosta advances to second. Nolan Arenado strikes out. Roy Peacock singles to left field. Hal Acosta scores. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Bill Sullivan pitching. Andy Lavandera flies out to the right fielder. Ren Smith pops out to the catcher. Charley Jolly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Sullivan grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Punto grounds out to the second baseman. Robinson Cano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Steve Gainer strikes out. Yogey Pulido grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Shifflett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Cecil Epsy strikes out. Royce Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Acosta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Marv McCarthy hits a home run. Johnny Morrison hits a home run. Rip Bradley pops out to the second baseman. Andy Lavandera walks. Ren Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Lavandera advances to second on the play. Charley Jolly triples. Andy Lavandera scores. Clayton Kershaw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Gainer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Nolan Arenado hits a home run. Fred Bartholomew comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roy Peacock grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Nomar Garciappara pops out to the first baseman. Bill Frasier is pinch hitting for Clayton Kershaw. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Bill Frasier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Carlos Silva pitching. Yogey Pulido walks. Fred Shifflett doubles to center field. Marv McCarthy singles to left field. Yogey Pulido scores. Fred Shifflett scores. Joe Nathan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Morrison hits a home run. Marv McCarthy scores. Aroldis Chapman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Bartholomew strikes out. Andy Lavandera flies out to the center fielder. Ren Smith doubles past the center fielder. Charley Jolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Nick Punto strikes out. Robinson Cano pops out to the shortstop. Cecil Epsy grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve Gainer grounds out to the third baseman. Yogey Pulido walks. Fred Shifflett flies out to the center fielder. Marv McCarthy grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yogey Pulido is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Royce Lewis hits a home run. George Whipple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Acosta singles to center field. Nolan Arenado strikes out. Roy Peacock singles to right field. Nomar Garciappara lines out to the third baseman. Al Bowles is pinch hitting for Aroldis Chapman. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Al Bowles hits an infield single to the pitcher. Nick Punto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Stan Nipper pitching. Johnny Morrison walks. Ryan Bowen is pinch hitting for George Whipple. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Johnny Morrison steals second. Ryan Bowen grounds out to the third baseman. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Andy Lavandera flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Morrison scores. Jim McRae comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ren Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jose Sanchez pitching. Robinson Cano strikes out. Cecil Epsy singles to left field. Royce Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Hal Acosta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Charley Jolly pops out to the catcher. Steve Gainer grounds out to the shortstop. Yogey Pulido grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Nolan Arenado strikes out. Roy Peacock walks. Nomar Garciappara singles to center field. Roy Peacock advances to third on the hit. Jim McRae pops out to the second baseman. Nick Punto flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Fred Shifflett flies out to the center fielder. Marv McCarthy flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Morrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Robinson Cano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Cecil Epsy singles to right field. Royce Lewis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ren Smith. Hal Acosta grounds out to the shortstop. Cecil Epsy scores. Royce Lewis advances to third on the play. Nolan Arenado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Ren Smith (2), Fred Shifflett (3).3B - Charley Jolly (1).HR - Marv McCarthy (1), Johnny Morrison 2 (2).SF - Andy Lavandera. Baserunning: SB - Johnny Morrison (1). Fielding: E - Ren Smith.PB - Fred Shifflett.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Santo Schegg did not respond to coaching in arm Coco Crisp did not respond to coaching in range Ernie Pippen did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Wertz did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Duff improves in arm Wally Holly improves in power_vs_lefty Tommy Prichard did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Paschall improves in power_vs_righty