Inning: 1 Oakland Takayuki Miyade pitching. Deacon Shipley singles to right field. Biff Ownbey singles to center field. Deacon Shipley advances to third on the hit. Biff Ownbey steals second. Tom Shelley flies out to the right fielder. Denny Bankhead singles to right field. Deacon Shipley scores. Biff Ownbey scores. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. John Hamilton walks. Tom Sorrell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Kazumasa Hamagiwa pitching. John Bochte singles to left field. Shuji Uchi flies out to the left fielder. Nate Tenace grounds out to the second baseman. John Bochte advances to second on the play. Doyle Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland John Gomez singles to center field. Kazumasa Hamagiwa fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Kazumasa Hamagiwa grounds out to the second baseman. John Gomez advances to second on the play. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the pitcher. Biff Ownbey strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Russ Saunders walks. Stu Karger walks. Kurt Guzman walks. John Service grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Russ Saunders is out at home. Takayuki Miyade flies out to the center fielder. John Bochte walks. Stu Karger scores. Shuji Uchi reached on a fielding error by Tom Sorrell. Kurt Guzman scores. Nate Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Shelley strikes out. Denny Bankhead lines out to the shortstop. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Doyle Johnson walks. Russ Saunders pops out to the second baseman. Stu Karger hits a home run. Doyle Johnson scores. Kurt Guzman strikes out. John Service grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland John Hamilton grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Sorrell singles to left field. Tom Sorrell steals second. John Gomez singles in front of the left fielder. Tom Sorrell scores. Kazumasa Hamagiwa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Deacon Shipley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Takayuki Miyade strikes out. John Bochte singles to left field. John Bochte steals second. Shuji Uchi singles to right field. John Bochte scores. Billy McGee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shuji Uchi gets picked off first. Nate Tenace singles to center field. Nate Tenace is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Biff Ownbey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Shelley strikes out. Denny Bankhead strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Doyle Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Russ Saunders flies out to the right fielder. Stu Karger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! John Hamilton strikes out. Tom Sorrell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kurt Guzman walks. Kurt Guzman steals second. John Service pops out to the first baseman. Takayuki Miyade pops out to the shortstop. 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. John Bochte grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland John Gomez singles to right field. Kirk Bolton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Jeff Cardenas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Deacon Shipley walks. Biff Ownbey strikes out. Tom Shelley walks. Denny Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Shuji Uchi strikes out. Nate Tenace singles to left field. Doyle Johnson singles to center field. Nate Tenace advances to third on the hit. Russ Saunders strikes out. Stu Karger singles to center field. Nate Tenace scores. Kurt Guzman singles to right field. Doyle Johnson scores. Tommy Peterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Service hits a home run. Stu Karger scores. Kurt Guzman scores. Kirk Bolton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt walks. John Hamilton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tom Sorrell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Bochte singles to center field. John Bochte steals second. Shuji Uchi flies out to the left fielder. Nate Tenace doubles to center field. John Bochte scores. Doyle Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Saunders singles to center field. Stu Karger walks. Kurt Guzman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland John Gomez strikes out. Babe Coughlin is pinch hitting for Tommy Peterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Babe Coughlin strikes out. Jack Cook is pinch hitting for Deacon Shipley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Cook strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ruben Milnar did not respond to coaching in control Jack Dodson did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Pick improves in contact_vs_lefty Dann Bergman did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Necciai did not respond to coaching in arm Jess Lefebvre did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Tincup did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Henderson did not respond to coaching in control Dave Monterey improves in LF