Win: Johnny Smith (15-16) Loss: Ryan Martin (8-15)
Save: Eddie Rogers (36)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ryan Martin pitching. Lou Lance doubles to right field. Tim Gagliano singles to center field. Lou Lance scores. Dick Foster singles to left field. Tim Gagliano advances to third on the hit. Dick Tietje walks. Brian Gannon strikes out. Luis Valdespino walks. Tim Gagliano scores. Ed Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Foster scores. Dick Tietje advances to third on the play. Luis Valdespino advances to second on the play. Allen Bonness singles to right field. Dick Tietje scores. Luis Valdespino scores. Johnny Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Johnny Smith pitching. Nathan Jones walks. Nathan Jones steals second. Jack Sax grounds out to the third baseman. Slim Twombly strikes out. Klondike Douglass strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Lou Lance walks. Lou Lance steals second. Tim Gagliano singles to right field. Lou Lance scores. Dick Foster grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dick Tietje flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Marty Slocum flies out to the left fielder. Carlos Martinez singles to right field. Mark King doubles to left field. Carlos Martinez scores. Rickey Betts grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Martin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Brian Gannon strikes out. Luis Valdespino grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Nathan Jones singles to center field. Jack Sax strikes out. Slim Twombly lines out to the third baseman. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Allen Bonness strikes out. Johnny Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Lou Lance is hit by a pitch. Tim Gagliano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Marty Slocum flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Mark King grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Dick Foster flies out to the center fielder. Dick Tietje strikes out. Brian Gannon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rickey Betts singles to center field. Ryan Martin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Nathan Jones strikes out. Rickey Betts steals third. Jack Sax strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Luis Valdespino grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Hunt singles to center field. Allen Bonness singles past the shortstop. Johnny Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Lou Lance flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Slim Twombly strikes out. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Slocum grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tim Gagliano singles to right field. Dick Foster flies out to the right fielder. Tim Gagliano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dick Tietje strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Carlos Martinez doubles to left field. Mark King strikes out. Rickey Betts flies out to the right fielder. Junior Moore is pinch hitting for Ryan Martin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Junior Moore singles to left field. Carlos Martinez scores. Nathan Jones grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Junior Moore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Kevin Henderson pitching. Brian Gannon singles in front of the left fielder. Luis Valdespino walks. Ed Hunt grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Brian Gannon advances to third on the play. Allen Bonness strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jack Sax grounds out to the shortstop. Slim Twombly flies out to the center fielder. Klondike Douglass grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Johnny Smith strikes out. Lou Lance grounds out to the second baseman. Ali Haji-Sheikh 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. Tim Gagliano pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Marty Slocum pops out to the first baseman. Carlos Martinez walks. Johnnie Gill 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. Mark King walks. Eddie Rogers comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rickey Betts grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark King is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ray Sundin is pinch hitting for Ali Haji-Sheikh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ray Sundin singles to right field. Carlos Martinez scores. Nathan Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Norm Cole improves in control Stuffy Sherry did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rick Proly did not respond to coaching in control Jack Bench improves in power_vs_righty Mack Lines improves in contact_vs_lefty Karl Baldischwiler did not respond to coaching in range