Win: George Whipple (7-9) Loss: Rheal Kubinski (5-7)
Save: Jim Keeton (18)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Rich Clark pitching. Ryan Bowen strikes out. Lloyd Moseby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Charley Jolly walks. Yogey Pulido grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Fred Bartholomew pitching. Nick Punto singles to left field. Robinson Cano strikes out. Cecil Epsy hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jackie Dropo flies out to the right fielder. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Fred Shifflett strikes out. Ariel Mendoza reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jose Sevcik. Ren Smith singles past the second baseman. Ron Webster strikes out. Fred Bartholomew strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Kody Clemens pops out to the third baseman. Jose Sevcik flies out to the left fielder. Royce Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ryan Bowen singles to center field. Lloyd Moseby singles to left field. Charley Jolly singles to left field. Ryan Bowen scores. Yogey Pulido pops out to the shortstop. Fred Shifflett strikes out. Ariel Mendoza flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Rich Clark strikes out. Nick Punto grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Robinson Cano singles to left field. Robinson Cano steals second. Cecil Epsy singles past the shortstop. Robinson Cano scores. Jackie Dropo triples. Cecil Epsy scores. Nomar Garciappara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ren Smith flies out to the left fielder. Ron Webster grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Bartholomew singles to left field. Ryan Bowen grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fred Bartholomew is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kody Clemens flies out to the left fielder. Jose Sevcik lines out to the first baseman. Royce Lewis singles to center field. Rich Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Lloyd Moseby grounds out to the second baseman. Charley Jolly strikes out. Yogey Pulido walks. Fred Shifflett singles to left field. Ariel Mendoza singles in front of the right fielder. Ren Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Nick Punto singles to left field. Nick Punto is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Robinson Cano singles to left field. Cecil Epsy flies out to the center fielder. Jackie Dropo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ron Webster walks. Fred Bartholomew fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fred Bartholomew strikes out. Ryan Bowen grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Webster advances to second on the play. Lloyd Moseby doubles to right field. Ron Webster scores. George Langsford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charley Jolly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Nomar Garciappara walks. Kody Clemens flies out to the center fielder. Jose Sevcik strikes out. Royce Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Yogey Pulido singles to center field. Fred Shifflett flies out to the right fielder. Ariel Mendoza grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Yogey Pulido is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ren Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ariel Mendoza is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Harmon Killebrew is pinch hitting for George Langsford. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Harmon Killebrew walks. Nick Punto singles to center field. Harmon Killebrew advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. George Whipple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Robinson Cano strikes out. The defense is playing the corners in. Cecil Epsy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nick Punto advances to second on the play. Jackie Dropo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Rheal Kubinski pitching. Ron Webster walks. Ray Stanton is pinch hitting for George Whipple. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ray Stanton walks. Joe Nathan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Bowen grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Webster advances to third on the play. Ray Stanton advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Lloyd Moseby singles to right field. Ron Webster scores. Ray Stanton scores. Charley Jolly strikes out. Yogey Pulido lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Katsutoshi Muramatsu pitching. Nomar Garciappara strikes out. Kody Clemens pops out to the first baseman. Jose Sevcik strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Fred Shifflett strikes out. Ariel Mendoza hits a home run. Ren Smith singles to right field. Kelly Downs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Webster flies out to the right fielder. Bob Reeder is pinch hitting for Katsutoshi Muramatsu. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bob Reeder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Keeton pitching. Royce Lewis doubles to center field. Roy Peacock is pinch hitting for Kelly Downs. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy Peacock doubles to left field. Royce Lewis scores. Nick Punto singles to right field. Roy Peacock scores. Robinson Cano grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Nick Punto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Robinson Cano steals second. Cecil Epsy strikes out. Jackie Dropo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 13 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Royce Lewis (24), Roy Peacock (8).3B - Jackie Dropo (4). Baserunning: SB - Robinson Cano 2 (20).CS - Nick Punto (4). Fielding: E - Jose Sevcik.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Duff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Herb Coleman improves in speed Horace Jones did not respond to coaching in speed Chuckie Scott improves in power_vs_righty Dan Bevan did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: David Norton improves in range Ben Bournigal did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Pippen did not respond to coaching in control Cordy Cordova did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alan Wertz did not respond to coaching in 2B