Win: Scott Madrid (4-2) Loss: Brad Long (1-4)
Save: Slim Spinks (8)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Brad Long pitching. Ryoichi Misawa grounds out to the second baseman. Tarrik Kleinke hits a home run. Joe Cedeno reached on a fielding error by Art Gardella. Bunny Roth lines out to the second baseman. Matt Smalley singles to right field. Joe Cedeno advances to third on the hit. Yorelvis Poll strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Larry Mendoza pitching. Jose Lynn singles to left field. Del Devlin reached on a fielding error by Bill Smith. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Art Gardella flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Kenichiro Kataoka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bill Shoch reached on a fielding error by Jose Lynn. Bill Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Shoch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Smith is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Larry Mendoza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Harry Bostock walks. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Erik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Craig Willis strikes out. Brad Long walks. Jose Lynn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brad Long is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa grounds out to the pitcher. Tarrik Kleinke singles to center field. Tarrik Kleinke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Cedeno pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Del Devlin flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Koestner flies out to the left fielder. Art Gardella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bunny Roth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Matt Smalley hits a home run. Yorelvis Poll singles to right field. Bill Shoch flies out to the left fielder. Bill Smith singles to left field. Yorelvis Poll advances to third on the hit. Larry Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Kenichiro Kataoka doubles to left field. Harry Bostock doubles to left field. Kenichiro Kataoka scores. Erik Smith singles to center field. Harry Bostock scores. Erik Smith steals second. Craig Willis flies out to the center fielder. Brad Long grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Lynn walks. Del Devlin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke doubles to center field. Joe Cedeno strikes out. Bunny Roth grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Kevin Koestner flies out to the center fielder. Art Gardella strikes out. Kenichiro Kataoka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Matt Smalley flies out to the left fielder. Joe Douglas is pinch hitting for Yorelvis Poll. Joe Douglas grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Shoch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Harry Bostock singles to center field. Erik Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Bostock advances to second on the play. Craig Willis flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Brad Long grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bill Smith walks. John Brickley is pinch hitting for Larry Mendoza. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Brickley flies out to the center fielder. Ryoichi Misawa strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Scott Madrid pitching. Jose Lynn grounds out to the third baseman. Del Devlin singles to right field. Kevin Koestner grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Joe Cedeno singles to right field. Bunny Roth grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Cedeno is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Matt Smalley flies out to the left fielder. Joe Douglas hits a home run. Bunny Roth scores. Andy Slaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Shoch walks. Bill Shoch steals second. Bill Smith singles to right field. Bill Shoch scores. Scott Madrid walks. Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Art Gardella doubles to right field. Kenichiro Kataoka flies out to the left fielder. Harry Bostock grounds out to the third baseman. Erik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke lines out to the second baseman. Joe Cedeno doubles to center field. Bunny Roth pops out to the third baseman. Bill Rohde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Smalley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Slim Spinks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Craig Willis strikes out. Keiji Shiozaki is pinch hitting for Bill Rohde. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Keiji Shiozaki grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Lynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Tarrik Kleinke (5), Joe Cedeno (5).HR - Tarrik Kleinke (5), Matt Smalley (4), Joe Douglas (1). Baserunning: SB - Bill Shoch (1).CS - Tarrik Kleinke (4), Bill Smith (1). Fielding: E - Bill Smith.
Batting:2B - Art Gardella (3), Kenichiro Kataoka (4), Harry Bostock (1).GIDP - Kevin Koestner. Baserunning: SB - Erik Smith (1). Fielding: E - Jose Lynn, Art Gardella.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Reid did not respond to coaching in control Harry Macha improves in power_vs_lefty Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Hobbs improves in contact_vs_righty Gerry Holman did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Hobbs improves in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Del Bailey did not respond to coaching in control Jose Reilley did not respond to coaching in range Del Bailey did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Bohn improves in contact_vs_lefty Russ Hershiser improves in power_vs_lefty Bob Bohn improves in arm