Win: Jose Alcantara (7-2) Loss: Frank Flair (14-7)
Save: Gary Grimes (49)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Tommy Roettger pitching. Rube Harris walks. Cap Jennings hits a home run. Rube Harris scores. George Bowers grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Romeo Hobbs grounds out to the third baseman. Minnie Stiely singles to left field. Brian Carsey singles to right field. Minnie Stiely advances to third on the hit. Mike Cafego grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Buck Russell pitching. Joe Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Boom Boom Washington walks. Marsh White hits a home run. Boom Boom Washington scores. Terry Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Dwayne Murray grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Wes McMahan walks. Buck Russell lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rube Harris pops out to the first baseman. Cap Jennings pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Yonke walks. Hal Plank flies out to the right fielder. Tim Yonke steals second. Tommy Roettger walks. Joe Hoffman walks. Boom Boom Washington singles to left field. Tim Yonke scores. Tommy Roettger scores. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the hit. Whitey Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marsh White grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Bowers singles to center field. Romeo Hobbs hits a home run. George Bowers scores. Minnie Stiely pops out to the first baseman. Brian Carsey singles to right field. Mike Cafego grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Brian Carsey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Cafego steals second. Wes McMahan singles to left field. Mike Cafego scores. Ed Estalella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Whitey Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Terry Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Dwayne Murray grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rube Harris flies out to the center fielder. Cap Jennings grounds out to the second baseman. George Bowers strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tim Yonke reached on a fielding error by George Bowers. Hal Plank singles to left field. Tim Yonke advances to third on the hit. Ed Estalella singles to right field. Tim Yonke scores. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Boom Boom Washington singles to center field. Hal Plank is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ed Estalella advances to third on the play. Marsh White strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Romeo Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Minnie Stiely grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Carsey singles past the shortstop. Mike Cafego flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Terry Johnson walks. Terry Johnson steals second. Dwayne Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Tim Yonke walks. Alex Kilgus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Plank singles past the third baseman. Terry Johnson scores. Tim Yonke advances to third on the hit. Ed Estalella strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Wes McMahan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Alex Kilgus grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Harris walks. Rube Harris steals second. Cap Jennings doubles to center field. Rube Harris scores. George Bowers hits a home run. Cap Jennings scores. Harry Bold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Romeo Hobbs doubles to left field. Minnie Stiely strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Hoffman singles to left field. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Marsh White reached on a fielding error by Wes McMahan. Terry Johnson strikes out. Dwayne Murray singles to center field. Joe Hoffman scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Brian Carsey strikes out. Mike Cafego doubles past the third baseman. Wes McMahan strikes out. Al Embree is pinch hitting for Alex Kilgus. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Embree grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Oscar Alberro pitching. Tim Yonke flies out to the center fielder. Hal Plank walks. Steve Detweiler is pinch hitting for Harry Bold. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Detweiler doubles to right field. Hal Plank uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jose Alcantara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Frank Flair pitching. Rube Harris lines out to the second baseman. Cap Jennings singles to center field. George Bowers flies out to the right fielder. Romeo Hobbs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Marsh White strikes out. Terry Johnson singles to left field. Dwayne Murray grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Minnie Stiely walks. Brian Carsey singles to center field. Mike Cafego reached on a 2-base throwing error by Frank Flair. Minnie Stiely scores. Wes McMahan hits an infield single to the first baseman. Brian Carsey scores. Randy Reyes is pinch hitting for Jose Alcantara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Randy Reyes flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mike Cafego scores. Rube Harris grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Gary Grimes pitching. Frank Warner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Brian Carsey at 3B. Sudden Sam LaRoche doubles to right field. Tim Yonke grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Plank grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sudden Sam LaRoche advances to third on the play. John Souza is pinch hitting for Frank Flair. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Souza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Sudden Sam LaRoche (27), Steve Detweiler (9).HR - Marsh White (18).GIDP - Dwayne Murray. Baserunning: SB - Terry Johnson (16), Tim Yonke (14). Fielding: E - Frank Flair.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Clyde Phillippe improves in range Robbie Martinez improves in contact_vs_righty Roger Hiller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Doug Eaton improves in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sam Feller improves in velocity Bill Hutchinson did not respond to coaching in control John Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Thornton did not respond to coaching in control Carr Thornton improves in 2B