Inning: 1 Oakland Johnny Smith pitching. Jose Lynn flies out to the right fielder. Kenichiro Kataoka doubles past the center fielder. Whitey Smith strikes out. Art Gardella doubles to center field. Kenichiro Kataoka scores. Chuck Freeman doubles to left field. Art Gardella scores. Billy Johnson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Paul Osteen pitching. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Bert James grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Cedeno singles to center field. Joe Cedeno steals second. Archie Craig flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Erik Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Deacon Newman flies out to the center fielder. Paul Osteen singles to left field. Jose Lynn walks. Kenichiro Kataoka grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jose Lynn is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ike Campbell triples. Bunny Roth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ike Campbell scores. Joe DeShields singles to left field. John Brickley walks. Johnny Smith pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Whitey Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Art Gardella flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Freeman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bert James grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Cedeno flies out to the left fielder. Archie Craig pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Billy Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Erik Smith strikes out. Deacon Newman doubles to center field. Paul Osteen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ike Campbell pops out to the shortstop. Bunny Roth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe DeShields lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jose Lynn singles to left field. Kenichiro Kataoka flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Smith strikes out. Art Gardella grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jose Lynn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Brickley walks. Johnny Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Johnny Smith grounds out to the second baseman. John Brickley advances to second on the play. Tarrik Kleinke doubles to center field. John Brickley scores. Bert James strikes out. Joe Cedeno walks. Archie Craig grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Cedeno is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Chuck Freeman singles to center field. Billy Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Erik Smith doubles to left field. Chuck Freeman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Deacon Newman hits a home run. Erik Smith scores. Mark Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Osteen strikes out. Jose Lynn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ike Campbell walks. Bunny Roth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ike Campbell advances to second on the play. Joe DeShields strikes out. John Brickley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Kenichiro Kataoka strikes out. Whitey Smith flies out to the left fielder. Art Gardella singles to left field. Chuck Freeman reached on a fielding error by Bert James. Billy Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mark Rojas lines out to the shortstop. Tarrik Kleinke walks. Bert James grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Erik Smith strikes out. Deacon Newman grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Osteen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kevin Koestner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Art Gardella at 3B. Keiji Shiozaki enters the game as a defensive replacement for Erik Smith at 1B. Craig Willis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Deacon Newman at C. Joe Cedeno grounds out to the second baseman. Archie Craig strikes out. Ike Campbell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jose Lynn singles to left field. Kenichiro Kataoka singles to center field. Jose Lynn advances to third on the hit. Whitey Smith singles to left field. Jose Lynn scores. Kevin Koestner walks. Scott Madrid comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chuck Freeman flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Kenichiro Kataoka scores. Billy Johnson strikes out. Keiji Shiozaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bunny Roth grounds out to the second baseman. Joe DeShields strikes out. John Brickley singles to center field. Roosevelt Thompson is pinch hitting for Scott Madrid. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roosevelt Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ron Kelly improves in arm Del Bailey improves in control Bennie Barkley improves in power_vs_lefty Ron Kelly did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance Lou Fisher improves in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Carl Espinosa improves in range Bill Smith did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ken Hobbs did not respond to coaching in arm Dean Kimber did not respond to coaching in control Harry Macha improves in power_vs_lefty Michael Nilsson did not respond to coaching in range Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in 2B