Win: Larry Mendoza (11-6) Loss: Frank Phillips (8-5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Phillips pitching. Tarrik Kleinke flies out to the center fielder. Bert James lines out to the first baseman. Bunny Roth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Larry Mendoza pitching. Jose Lynn singles to left field. Jose Reilley singles to left field. Kevin Koestner strikes out. Art Gardella singles to right field. Jose Lynn scores. Jose Reilley is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Kenichiro Kataoka singles to right field. Billy Johnson walks. Erik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City Harry Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Hobbs hits a home run. Yadil Delgado grounds out to the third baseman. Wayne Poole singles to center field. Joe DeShields flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Craig Willis pops out to the shortstop. Frank Phillips flies out to the right fielder. Jose Lynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Larry Mendoza singles to center field. Tarrik Kleinke pops out to the first baseman. Bert James flies out to the center fielder. Bunny Roth flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jose Reilley grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Koestner grounds out to the second baseman. Art Gardella reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ken Hobbs. Kenichiro Kataoka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Ken Hobbs triples. Yadil Delgado strikes out. Wayne Poole singles to center field. Ken Hobbs scores. Joe DeShields walks. Larry Mendoza strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Billy Johnson singles past the second baseman. Billy Johnson steals second. Erik Smith flies out to the left fielder. Craig Willis flies out to the right fielder. Frank Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tarrik Kleinke reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kevin Koestner. Bert James grounds out to the second baseman. Tarrik Kleinke advances to third on the play. Bunny Roth flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tarrik Kleinke scores. Harry Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jose Lynn walks. Jose Reilley singles to right field. Kevin Koestner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Lynn advances to third on the play. Jose Reilley advances to second on the play. Art Gardella walks. Kenichiro Kataoka strikes out. Billy Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ken Hobbs grounds out to the shortstop. Yadil Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Wayne Poole singles to center field. Joe DeShields strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Erik Smith singles to left field. Craig Willis flies out to the left fielder. Frank Phillips lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Erik Smith forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jose Lynn singles to center field. Frank Phillips advances to third on the hit. Jose Reilley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Larry Mendoza walks. Tarrik Kleinke grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Larry Mendoza is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bert James singles to center field. Tarrik Kleinke advances to third on the hit. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Tarrik Kleinke scores. Bert James steals second. Harry Jackson hits a home run. Bert James scores. Andy Slaton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Hobbs singles to left field. Ken Hobbs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kevin Koestner reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Jackson. Art Gardella grounds out to the third baseman. Kenichiro Kataoka flies out to the left fielder. Billy Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Yadil Delgado grounds out to the third baseman. Wayne Poole singles past the shortstop. Joe DeShields walks. Larry Mendoza 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 walks. Bert James strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Erik Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Craig Willis grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Wally Poat is pinch hitting for Andy Slaton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wally Poat grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Rohde pitching. Bunny Roth grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Jackson doubles to right field. Harry Jackson is out trying to steal third. Ken Hobbs singles past the third baseman. Yadil Delgado singles to right field. Ken Hobbs advances to third on the hit. Wayne Poole grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Jose Lynn grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Reilley strikes out. Kevin Koestner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Harry Jackson (15).3B - Ken Hobbs (2).HR - Harry Jackson (7), Ken Hobbs (5).SF - Bunny Roth 2. Baserunning: SB - Bert James (10).CS - Harry Jackson (5), Ken Hobbs (9). Fielding: E - Harry Jackson, Ken Hobbs.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dale Hofmann did not respond to coaching in control Michael Nilsson improves in power_vs_righty Dean Kimber did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Watkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Reid improves in control Bobby Sanders improves in contact_vs_righty Alex Unser did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Lou Fisher improves in range Ron Kelly did not respond to coaching in speed Bennie Barkley did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Veras improves in power_vs_lefty Bennie Barkley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Charlie Klein improves in contact_vs_lefty