Win: Paddy Garfield (3-0) Loss: Ty Knots (4-10)
Save: Jim Mogridge (11)
Inning: 1 Oakland Rene Davis pitching. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Francisco Madrigo walks. Rafa Garcia grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Francisco Madrigo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Napoleon Garcia hits a home run. Rafa Garcia scores. Josh Bermudez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ty Knots pitching. Ikuo Inokawa singles to right field. Bob Hammonds walks. Juan Martin grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bob Hammonds is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Juan Martin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Dashiell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Samuel Tinto singles to left field. Johnny Caballo flies out to the right fielder. Ty Knots grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mark Colbert grounds out to the third baseman. J.C. Heintzelman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Doyle grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Hideo Yamasaki strikes out. Francisco Madrigo pops out to the second baseman. Rafa Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Max Fishel singles to left field. Rene Davis lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the right fielder. Bob Hammonds grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Napoleon Garcia hits a home run. Josh Bermudez walks. Jonah Hernandez singles to right field. Josh Bermudez advances to third on the hit. Samuel Tinto flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Josh Bermudez scores. Paddy Garfield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Caballo singles to left field. Jonah Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Ty Knots strikes out. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Juan Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Dashiell flies out to the center fielder. Mark Colbert pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Francisco Madrigo walks. Rafa Garcia walks. Napoleon Garcia grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Francisco Madrigo advances to third on the play. Josh Bermudez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City J.C. Heintzelman grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jimmy Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Max Fishel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jonah Hernandez singles to center field. Samuel Tinto grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jonah Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny Caballo singles past the shortstop. Samuel Tinto advances to third on the hit. Ty Knots grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rennie Stennett is pinch hitting for Paddy Garfield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rennie Stennett walks. Ikuo Inokawa walks. Bob Hammonds singles to center field. Rennie Stennett scores. Juan Martin flies out to the right fielder. Bob Dashiell walks. Mark Colbert walks. Ikuo Inokawa scores. J.C. Heintzelman singles past the first baseman. Bob Hammonds scores. Bob Dashiell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Carrilo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Doyle singles to right field. Mark Colbert scores. J.C. Heintzelman advances to third on the hit. Max Fishel pops out to the shortstop. Rennie Stennett singles to right field. J.C. Heintzelman scores. Ikuo Inokawa reached on a fielding error by Rafa Garcia. Bob Hammonds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Ken Benavides pitching. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Francisco Madrigo strikes out. Rafa Garcia singles to center field. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Danny Voss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Martin singles in front of the left fielder. Juan Martin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Dashiell doubles to center field. Mark Colbert flies out to the center fielder. J.C. Heintzelman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Josh Bermudez strikes out. Jonah Hernandez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Samuel Tinto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jimmy Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Max Fishel walks. Kerwin Spalding comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Les Mierkowicz is pinch hitting for Ken Benavides. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Les Mierkowicz strikes out. Ikuo Inokawa doubles to center field. Max Fishel is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Mogridge pitching. Johnny Caballo singles to center field. Billy Buelvas is pinch hitting for Kerwin Spalding. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Billy Buelvas flies out to the center fielder. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Caballo advances to second on the play. Francisco Madrigo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes Napoleon Garcia is injured and is expected to be out 18 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Don Norris improves in control Bobby Tobin improves in velocity Tim DiSarcina did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mel Chalk improves in arm Jack Samuel did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Chuck Sharrott improves in speed John Quisenberry improves in power_vs_righty Brady McRae improves in control Hajimu Uchiyama did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty