Win: Tommy Tabuchi (3-2) Loss: George Whipple (6-2)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Stan Nipper pitching. Andy Lavandera pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Morrison singles to left field. Johnny Morrison steals second. Yogey Pulido strikes out. Ariel Mendoza grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ralph Melton pitching. Nolan Arenado strikes out. Harmon Killebrew flies out to the center fielder. Roy Peacock flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Fred Shifflett grounds out to the second baseman. Ren Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Nolan Arenado. Ryan Bowen grounds out to the shortstop. Mutt Bell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Royce Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Al Bowles grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nomar Garciappara doubles to left field. Hal Acosta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ralph Melton strikes out. Andy Lavandera singles to right field. Johnny Morrison singles to left field. Andy Lavandera advances to third on the hit. Yogey Pulido walks. Ariel Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Andy Lavandera is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Chamberlain flies out to the right fielder. Stan Nipper strikes out. Nolan Arenado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Fred Shifflett singles to center field. Ren Smith grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ryan Bowen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Harmon Killebrew grounds out to the shortstop. Roy Peacock grounds out to the shortstop. Royce Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mutt Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Melton strikes out. Andy Lavandera flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Al Bowles walks. Nomar Garciappara reached on a fielding error by Mutt Bell. Hal Acosta strikes out. Joe Chamberlain singles past the first baseman. Al Bowles scores. Bill Frasier is pinch hitting for Stan Nipper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Frasier grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Aroldis Chapman pitching. Johnny Morrison flies out to the left fielder. Yogey Pulido grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ariel Mendoza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Nolan Arenado strikes out. Harmon Killebrew strikes out. Roy Peacock grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Fred Shifflett singles to center field. Ren Smith walks. Ryan Bowen singles to left field. Fred Shifflett scores. Howdy Goldy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mutt Bell strikes out. Chikashi Kato is pinch hitting for Ralph Melton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Chikashi Kato pops out to the shortstop. Andy Lavandera doubles to right field. Ren Smith scores. Ryan Bowen uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Morrison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland George Whipple pitching. Royce Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Bowles singles to left field. Nomar Garciappara grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Al Bowles is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hal Acosta grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nomar Garciappara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Yogey Pulido pops out to the second baseman. Ariel Mendoza strikes out. Fred Shifflett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Chamberlain strikes out. Xavier McCarthy is pinch hitting for Howdy Goldy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Xavier McCarthy singles to right field. Nolan Arenado grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Xavier McCarthy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harmon Killebrew flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tommy Tabuchi pitching. Ren Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Ryan Bowen flies out to the center fielder. Mutt Bell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Roy Peacock strikes out. Royce Lewis walks. Al Bowles pops out to the first baseman. Nomar Garciappara walks. Hal Acosta hits a home run. Royce Lewis scores. Nomar Garciappara scores. Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wally Holly improves in arm Arky Beazley improves in power_vs_lefty Tommy Prichard improves in control Brian Downing improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Alan Wertz improves in arm Rheal Kubinski did not respond to coaching in velocity Rickey Linton did not respond to coaching in arm Rheal Kubinski did not respond to coaching in control Alan Wertz did not respond to coaching in 2B