Inning: 1 Oakland Johnny Smith pitching. Keiji Shiozaki singles to center field. Jose Reilley flies out to the left fielder. Whitey Smith flies out to the left fielder. Harry Bostock flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Robert Tamayo pitching. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Cedeno flies out to the right fielder. Bunny Roth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Chuck Freeman singles to right field. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Erik Smith lines out to the shortstop. Craig Willis singles to center field. Chuck Freeman advances to third on the hit. Robert Tamayo pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Yadil Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Rick Cooke flies out to the left fielder. Ken Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Keiji Shiozaki grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jose Reilley flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ryoichi Misawa grounds out to the second baseman. Wayne Poole singles to center field. Johnny Smith lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Wayne Poole forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Harry Bostock grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Freeman singles to right field. Chuck Freeman steals second. Kevin Koestner grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Freeman advances to third on the play. Erik Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Cedeno walks. Bunny Roth hits a home run. Joe Cedeno scores. Yadil Delgado hits an infield single to the shortstop. Rick Cooke grounds out to the second baseman. Yadil Delgado advances to second on the play. Ken Hobbs flies out to the left fielder. Ryoichi Misawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Craig Willis flies out to the right fielder. Robert Tamayo strikes out. Keiji Shiozaki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Wayne Poole singles to right field. Johnny Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tarrik Kleinke grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Cedeno hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bunny Roth hits a home run. Wayne Poole scores. Joe Cedeno scores. Brad Long comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yadil Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jose Reilley singles to right field. Whitey Smith strikes out. Harry Bostock pops out to the shortstop. Chuck Freeman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Reilley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rick Cooke flies out to the right fielder. Ken Hobbs pops out to the shortstop. Ryoichi Misawa lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kevin Koestner grounds out to the shortstop. Erik Smith flies out to the right fielder. Craig Willis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Wayne Poole is hit by a pitch. Wayne Poole steals second. Johnny Smith lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tarrik Kleinke is hit by a pitch. Joe Cedeno pops out to the third baseman. Bunny Roth strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Wally Poat is pinch hitting for Brad Long. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wally Poat doubles to right field. Michael Preston 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. Keiji Shiozaki flies out to the left fielder. Jose Reilley doubles past the third baseman. Wally Poat scores. Whitey Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Bostock strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bill Rohde pitching. Yadil Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Rick Cooke pops out to the third baseman. Ken Hobbs walks. Ken Hobbs steals second. Ryoichi Misawa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Chuck Freeman grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Koestner flies out to the center fielder. Erik Smith singles to left field. Craig Willis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Rawley improves in control Lou Fisher improves in speed Gene Tappe improves in arm Don Martin did not respond to coaching in endurance Bob Bohn improves in range Bob Bohn did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Macha improves in speed Michael Nilsson improves in power_vs_righty Charlie Lupien did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Michael Nilsson improves in arm Matt Smalley did not respond to coaching in range Takahiro Amakawa did not respond to coaching in endurance Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in 2B