Win: Jose Aberson (7-12) Loss: Buck Russell (7-11)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jose Aberson pitching. Rube Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Romeo Hobbs pops out to the first baseman. Mike Cafego doubles to center field. Minnie Stiely grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Buck Russell pitching. Joe Hoffman triples. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Hoffman scores. Marsh White grounds out to the second baseman. Magglio Kida walks. Tim Yonke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Wes McMahan flies out to the center fielder. Randy Reyes flies out to the left fielder. Vern Charles grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dwayne Murray singles to right field. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Dwayne Murray steals third. Bob Stein pops out to the third baseman. Jose Aberson reached on a fielding error by Mike Cafego. Dwayne Murray scores. Joe Hoffman singles to right field. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Jose Aberson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Boom Boom Washington walks. Marsh White strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gil Miller strikes out. Buck Russell pops out to the first baseman. Rube Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Magglio Kida singles past the third baseman. Tim Yonke grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Magglio Kida advances to second on the play. Dwayne Murray doubles to center field. Magglio Kida scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Whitey Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Stein strikes out. Jose Aberson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Romeo Hobbs grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Cafego singles to center field. Minnie Stiely pops out to the catcher. Wes McMahan singles to left field. Mike Cafego advances to third on the hit. Randy Reyes singles to right field. Mike Cafego scores. Wes McMahan advances to third on the hit. Vern Charles pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Hoffman doubles to center field. Joe Hoffman steals third. Boom Boom Washington hits a home run. Joe Hoffman scores. Marsh White lines out to the second baseman. Magglio Kida pops out to the shortstop. Tim Yonke walks. Dwayne Murray grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tim Yonke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Gil Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Whitey Ford grounds out to the pitcher. Rube Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the right fielder. Bob Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Aberson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Romeo Hobbs strikes out. Mike Cafego singles to right field. Minnie Stiely grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Cafego advances to second on the play. Wes McMahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Hoffman strikes out. Boom Boom Washington lines out to the third baseman. Marsh White singles to right field. Magglio Kida strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Randy Reyes lines out to the first baseman. Vern Charles grounds out to the shortstop. Gil Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tim Yonke flies out to the right fielder. Dwayne Murray grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Bob Stein walks. Tyson Hopkins 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. Jose Aberson walks. Joe Hoffman doubles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Bob Stein scores. Jose Aberson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dan Cunningham is pinch hitting for Boom Boom Washington. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dan Cunningham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Cap Jennings is pinch hitting for Tyson Hopkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cap Jennings walks. Rube Harris grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cap Jennings is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Romeo Hobbs strikes out. Al Embree is pinch hitting for Mike Cafego. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Embree reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sudden Sam LaRoche. Minnie Stiely flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Alex Kilgus pitching. Marsh White grounds out to the second baseman. Rocky Jonnard is pinch hitting for Magglio Kida. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rocky Jonnard strikes out. Tim Yonke flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Frank Warner is pinch hitting for Wes McMahan. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Warner grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Reyes strikes out. Troy Rollins is pinch hitting for Vern Charles. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Troy Rollins grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Baker improves in power_vs_righty Lou Harris did not respond to coaching in control Clyde Phillippe improves in speed Paul Lovett did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Carsey did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carl Oates did not respond to coaching in velocity John Bay improves in power_vs_righty Ducky Wagner improves in power_vs_righty Bob Rawley did not respond to coaching in arm John Bay did not respond to coaching in 1B