Inning: 1 Oakland Mel Bentley pitching. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Francisco Madrigo grounds out to the shortstop. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ty Knots pitching. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the right fielder. Bob Hammonds strikes out. Juan Martin walks. Mark Balboa walks. Bob Dashiell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Jonah Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Joan Lugo flies out to the left fielder. Samuel Tinto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Mark Colbert singles to right field. Mark Colbert steals second. J.C. Heintzelman pops out to the shortstop. Masataka Takeshita grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Colbert advances to third on the play. Mel Bentley singles to center field. Mark Colbert scores. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Flea Foster strikes out. Billy Buelvas pops out to the first baseman. Ty Knots grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Hammonds doubles to right field. Juan Martin flies out to the right fielder. Mark Balboa strikes out. Bob Dashiell lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Hideo Yamasaki strikes out. Francisco Madrigo flies out to the center fielder. Napoleon Garcia singles past the shortstop. Jonah Hernandez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Napoleon Garcia is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mark Colbert grounds out to the shortstop. J.C. Heintzelman walks. Masataka Takeshita singles to left field. J.C. Heintzelman advances to third on the hit. Mel Bentley singles to left field. J.C. Heintzelman scores. Masataka Takeshita advances to third on the hit. Ikuo Inokawa flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Masataka Takeshita is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Joan Lugo flies out to the left fielder. Samuel Tinto pops out to the second baseman. Flea Foster pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Hammonds grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Martin strikes out. Mark Balboa walks. Bob Dashiell doubles to center field. Mark Balboa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Carrilo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Colbert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Billy Buelvas strikes out. Alex Carrilo reached on a 2-base fielding error by J.C. Heintzelman. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the shortstop. Francisco Madrigo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City J.C. Heintzelman singles to center field. Masataka Takeshita walks. Tom Hargan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mel Bentley 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 grounds out to the shortstop. J.C. Heintzelman scores. Masataka Takeshita advances to third on the play. Bob Hammonds grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Napoleon Garcia doubles to center field. Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Joan Lugo singles to right field. Napoleon Garcia scores. Samuel Tinto walks. Flea Foster walks. Billy Buelvas walks. Joan Lugo scores. Jim Mogridge 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 2nd. Bryan Loretta is pinch hitting for Tom Hargan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bryan Loretta pops out to the shortstop. Hideo Yamasaki singles to center field. Samuel Tinto scores. Flea Foster uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Buelvas advances to third on the hit. Francisco Madrigo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Danny Voss pitching. Juan Martin walks. Juan Martin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mark Balboa doubles past the left fielder. Bob Dashiell strikes out. Mark Colbert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Joan Lugo doubles to right field. Samuel Tinto strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City J.C. Heintzelman strikes out. Les Mierkowicz is pinch hitting for Masataka Takeshita. Les Mierkowicz singles to right field. German Balian comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rennie Stennett is pinch hitting for Jim Mogridge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Rennie Stennett flies out to the left fielder. Ikuo Inokawa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Les Mierkowicz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ken Benavides pitching. Max Fishel enters the game as a defensive replacement for Les Mierkowicz at C. Flea Foster singles to right field. Billy Buelvas singles to left field. Devi Minarcin is pinch hitting for German Balian. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Devi Minarcin grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Flea Foster advances to third on the play. Hideo Yamasaki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Drake pitching. Bob Hammonds hits a home run. Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Bob Hammonds (13), Mark Balboa (16), Bob Dashiell (14).HR - Bob Hammonds (10). Baserunning: SB - Mark Colbert (17).CS - Juan Martin (7). Fielding: E - J.C. Heintzelman.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Montalvo did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Samuel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tim DiSarcina improves in power_vs_righty Tim DiSarcina did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty 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: Bobby Kiefer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brady McRae did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Nieto did not respond to coaching in endurance Tyson Underhill did not respond to coaching in velocity