Win: Ken Coquillette (2-2) Loss: Buddy Andrus (2-2)
Save: Tommy Kutyna (11)
Inning: 1 Oakland Katsura Kobayashi pitching. Murphy Strange singles to right field. Bob Elliott lines out to the first baseman. Alvaro Boone grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Smith pitching. Tom Tiernan grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Garman walks. Hal Garman steals second. Squiz Hudson flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Valentin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Bill Torres hits a home run. Beiker Reimer grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Alcantara walks. Johnny Groskloss singles to right field. Harry Alcantara advances to third on the hit. Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bob Bell singles to center field. Bob Bell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Tony Morris singles to center field. Max Boehler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Murphy Strange strikes out. Bob Elliott flies out to the left fielder. Alvaro Boone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Gary Ostrowski singles to left field. Katsura Kobayashi fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Katsura Kobayashi pops out to the shortstop. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tom Tiernan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Ostrowski advances to third on the play. Hal Garman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Sumner Jeltz walks. Bill Torres grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sumner Jeltz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Beiker Reimer singles to center field. Bill Torres advances to third on the hit. Harry Alcantara doubles to center field. Bill Torres scores. Beiker Reimer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Johnny Groskloss flies out to the left fielder. Mike Smith triples. Harry Alcantara scores. Murphy Strange grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Squiz Hudson singles to right field. Jeff Valentin singles to right field. Squiz Hudson advances to third on the hit. Bob Bell walks. Tony Morris strikes out. Max Boehler singles to right field. Squiz Hudson scores. Gary Ostrowski strikes out. Katsura Kobayashi singles to right field. Jeff Valentin scores. Bob Bell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Tiernan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Elliott hits a home run. Alvaro Boone flies out to the left fielder. Sumner Jeltz grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Torres walks. Beiker Reimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hal Garman grounds out to the second baseman. Squiz Hudson strikes out. Jeff Valentin singles past the second baseman. Bob Bell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Harry Alcantara pops out to the second baseman. Johnny Groskloss flies out to the left fielder. Mike Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tony Morris walks. Max Boehler reached on a fielding error by Harry Alcantara. Gary Ostrowski grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Tony Morris advances to third on the play. Brian Krueger is pinch hitting for Katsura Kobayashi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Brian Krueger singles to left field. Tony Morris scores. Dave Zipfel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Tiernan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Buddy Andrus pitching. Murphy Strange grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Elliott strikes out. Alvaro Boone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Hal Garman strikes out. Squiz Hudson strikes out. Jeff Valentin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Sumner Jeltz pops out to the shortstop. Bill Torres grounds out to the second baseman. Beiker Reimer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Bell hits a home run. Ken Coquillette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Morris grounds out to the shortstop. Max Boehler doubles to left field. Gary Ostrowski walks. Buddy Andrus lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Tiernan strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Harry Alcantara walks. Johnny Groskloss singles to right field. Harry Alcantara advances to third on the hit. Norihiro Egawa is pinch hitting for Ken Coquillette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Norihiro Egawa singles to right field. Harry Alcantara scores. Johnny Groskloss advances to third on the hit. Murphy Strange pops out to the second baseman. Bob Elliott flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Groskloss scores. Johnny B. Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alvaro Boone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tommy Kutyna pitching. Hal Garman grounds out to the second baseman. Squiz Hudson singles to center field. Squiz Hudson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jeff Valentin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Harry Alcantara (6).3B - Mike Smith (1).HR - Bob Elliott (7), Bill Torres (10).SF - Bob Elliott.GIDP - Alvaro Boone. Fielding: E - Harry Alcantara.
Batting:2B - Max Boehler (6).HR - Bob Bell (3).GIDP - Max Boehler, Gary Ostrowski. Baserunning: SB - Hal Garman (12).CS - Squiz Hudson (2), Bob Bell (4).
Game Notes Beiker Reimer is injured and is expected to be out 10 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Red Gladu did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Pujols did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy McNamara did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pat Baichley did not respond to coaching in velocity Xavier Skalski improves in power_vs_lefty John Geronimo improves in range
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Harris did not respond to coaching in range Mike Jordan improves in power_vs_righty George Harris improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Gross did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Duane Minner did not respond to coaching in control Billy Borom improves in power_vs_righty