Inning: 1 Oakland Jesse Soto pitching. Johnny Parrott grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Metz grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Gordon hits a home run. Lynn Leard singles in front of the left fielder. Todd Sentell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Tom Pierce pitching. Cam Higgins pops out to the first baseman. Fritz Brickell strikes out. Greek Toporcer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Leo Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Dennis Hinds strikes out. Tony Scharein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Randy Farley strikes out. Irv Pitlock pops out to the second baseman. Elemeno Pea strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Pierce grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Parrott walks. Dave Metz singles to left field. Johnny Parrott advances to third on the hit. Joe Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Lynn Leard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Brian Asselstine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elwin Gooch walks. Jesse Soto lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Cam Higgins doubles to right field. Elwin Gooch scores. Fritz Brickell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Todd Sentell singles to left field. Leo Johnson strikes out. Dennis Hinds strikes out. Tony Scharein strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Greek Toporcer hits a home run. Randy Farley flies out to the center fielder. Irv Pitlock grounds out to the third baseman. Elemeno Pea singles to right field. Brian Asselstine strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Tom Pierce grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Parrott singles to right field. Dave Metz reached on a fielding error by Brian Asselstine. Johnny Parrott is out trying to steal third. Dave Metz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Elwin Gooch flies out to the left fielder. Jesse Soto flies out to the right fielder. Cam Higgins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Gordon flies out to the left fielder. Lynn Leard strikes out. Todd Sentell singles to right field. Leo Johnson singles to left field. Todd Sentell advances to third on the hit. Dennis Hinds grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Fritz Brickell strikes out. Greek Toporcer flies out to the center fielder. Randy Farley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tony Scharein grounds out to the pitcher. Chief Kauff is pinch hitting for Tom Pierce. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Chief Kauff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Parrott singles to center field. Dave Metz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Fred Guzman pitching. Irv Pitlock grounds out to the shortstop. Elemeno Pea lines out to the shortstop. Brian Asselstine singles to left field. Elwin Gooch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Gordon hits a home run. Cy Beeler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Lynn Leard singles to center field. Todd Sentell doubles to center field. Lynn Leard uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leo Johnson singles to center field. Todd Sentell scores. Jesus Luzardo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Hinds grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tony Scharein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ramiro Saffell is pinch hitting for Jesus Luzardo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ramiro Saffell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cam Higgins grounds out to the shortstop. Fritz Brickell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ned Pepper pitching. Fred Guzman grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Parrott walks. Dave Metz singles to right field. Joe Gordon pops out to the catcher. Lynn Leard lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Greek Toporcer strikes out. Randy Farley flies out to the center fielder. Irv Pitlock grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 3
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Meier improves in range Bill Geren improves in control Jack Walsh did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Meier improves in contact_vs_righty Goat Whitfield did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Les Smith improves in speed Sean Grossman improves in contact_vs_lefty Cliff Owen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Gene Nelson improves in control