Win: Danny Voss (1-2) Loss: Tom Hargan (3-1)
Save: Ken Benavides (11)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mel Bentley pitching. Joan Lugo singles to center field. Rafa Garcia singles to right field. Joan Lugo advances to third on the hit. Francisco Madrigo singles to center field. Joan Lugo scores. Bryan Loretta doubles to left field. Rafa Garcia scores. Francisco Madrigo uses his aggressiveness and scores. Samuel Tinto strikes out. Hideo Yamasaki walks. Johnny Caballo flies out to the right fielder. Tim Suazo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dante Cienfuegos pitching. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the left fielder. Bob Hammonds flies out to the left fielder. Mark Balboa singles to left field. Mark Balboa steals second. Johnny Caballo throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Mark Colbert reached on a fielding error by Hideo Yamasaki. Mark Balboa scores. Mark Colbert is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dante Cienfuegos strikes out. Joan Lugo grounds out to the second baseman. Rafa Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Masataka Takeshita walks. Ray Lombardi doubles to center field. Masataka Takeshita is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Les Mierkowicz pops out to the shortstop. Scrappy Stanton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Francisco Madrigo pops out to the second baseman. Bryan Loretta singles to center field. Samuel Tinto grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mel Bentley strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa strikes out. Bob Hammonds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Caballo grounds out to the second baseman. Tim Suazo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mark Balboa singles to left field. Mark Colbert hits a home run. Mark Balboa scores. Masataka Takeshita reached on a 2-base throwing error by Hideo Yamasaki. Ray Lombardi flies out to the center fielder. Les Mierkowicz pops out to the shortstop. Scrappy Stanton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Dante Cienfuegos strikes out. Joan Lugo pops out to the third baseman. Rafa Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mel Bentley strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa singles to center field. Ikuo Inokawa steals second. Bob Hammonds strikes out. Mark Balboa doubles to left field. Ikuo Inokawa scores. Tom Hargan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Colbert strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Francisco Madrigo singles to right field. Bryan Loretta is hit by a pitch. Samuel Tinto flies out to the center fielder. Hideo Yamasaki singles past the shortstop. Francisco Madrigo is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Bryan Loretta advances to third on the play. Johnny Caballo doubles to left field. Bryan Loretta scores. Hideo Yamasaki uses his aggressiveness and scores. Danny Voss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Suazo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Masataka Takeshita pops out to the shortstop. Ray Lombardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Les Mierkowicz singles to left field. Scrappy Stanton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Les Mierkowicz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Hargan strikes out. Joan Lugo strikes out. Rafa Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Danny Voss grounds out to the second baseman. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hammonds reached on a fielding error by Joan Lugo. Mark Balboa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Francisco Madrigo singles to right field. Bryan Loretta strikes out. Samuel Tinto strikes out. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mark Colbert flies out to the right fielder. Masataka Takeshita walks. Ray Lombardi hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joaquin Garces comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Mierkowicz singles to right field. Masataka Takeshita scores. Ray Lombardi advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Les Mierkowicz steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Scrappy Stanton flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ray Lombardi scores. Ed Mizeur is pinch hitting for Danny Voss. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ed Mizeur singles to center field. Les Mierkowicz scores. Denis Paredes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ken Benavides pitching. Billy Buelvas is pinch hitting for Johnny Caballo. Billy Buelvas singles to center field. Tim Suazo singles past the shortstop. Billy Buelvas advances to third on the hit. Max Sand is pinch hitting for Denis Paredes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Max Sand strikes out. Joan Lugo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Buelvas scores. Tim Suazo advances to second on the play. Rafa Garcia singles to right field. Tim Suazo is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Bryan Loretta (8), Johnny Caballo (3).GIDP - Samuel Tinto.HBP - Bryan Loretta (1). Fielding: E - Joan Lugo, Hideo Yamasaki 2, Johnny Caballo.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Raull Gonzalez improves in power_vs_lefty Tim DiSarcina improves in power_vs_righty Frank Jaha improves in arm Tim DiSarcina improves in contact_vs_righty 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: Bobby Kiefer improves in speed Bobby Kiefer improves in range Bobby Kiefer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Stanley improves in velocity