Inning: 1 Kansas City Kazumasa Hamagiwa pitching. John Bochte strikes out. Shuji Uchi grounds out to the second baseman. Desi Kerr grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Gene Thormahlen pitching. Deacon Shipley strikes out. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the right fielder. Tom Shelley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Nate Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Stu Karger doubles to left field. Mike Breitenstein walks. Otis Amos grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Eddie Crane strikes out. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Denny Bankhead flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Jones singles past the first baseman. Gene Thormahlen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Bochte grounds out to the shortstop. Shuji Uchi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland John Hamilton walks. John Hamilton steals second. Jake Mahaffey grounds out to the second baseman. John Hamilton advances to third on the play. Kazumasa Hamagiwa grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Hamilton scores. Deacon Shipley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Desi Kerr walks. Nate Tenace strikes out. Stu Karger flies out to the left fielder. Mike Breitenstein grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Desi Kerr is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Takeo Hayashi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Nate Tenace. Tom Shelley strikes out. Eddie Crane hits a home run. Takeo Hayashi scores. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Denny Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Otis Amos strikes out. George Jones reached on a fielding error by Denny Bankhead. Gene Thormahlen lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, George Jones forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). John Bochte flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland John Hamilton singles to center field. Jake Mahaffey grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Hamilton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jake Mahaffey is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kazumasa Hamagiwa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Shuji Uchi strikes out. Desi Kerr reached on a 2-base throwing error by Kazumasa Hamagiwa. Nate Tenace grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Desi Kerr advances to third on the play. Stu Karger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Deacon Shipley grounds out to the third baseman. Takeo Hayashi walks. Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Takeo Hayashi is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mike Breitenstein flies out to the left fielder. Otis Amos grounds out to the shortstop. George Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Eddie Crane grounds out to the third baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Denny Bankhead strikes out. John Hamilton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Gene Thormahlen grounds out to the second baseman. John Bochte grounds out to the second baseman. Shuji Uchi singles to right field. Desi Kerr singles to center field. Shuji Uchi aggressively advances to third on the hit. Desi Kerr steals second. Nate Tenace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jake Mahaffey flies out to the left fielder. Bill Kell is pinch hitting for Kazumasa Hamagiwa. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Kell flies out to the left fielder. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jeff Parnham pitching. Stu Karger is hit by a pitch. Mike Breitenstein strikes out. Otis Amos flies out to the center fielder. George Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 1
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Amos Flowers did not respond to coaching in speed Amos Flowers improves in power_vs_lefty Duke Massa improves in power_vs_lefty Greg Naylor improves in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ernie Pick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dann Bergman did not respond to coaching in control Damon Gleason did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Cook did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty