Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Busch pitching. John Lowdermilk strikes out. Jack Diaz doubles to center field. John Mata singles to center field. Mike Callahan grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Diaz scores. John Mata advances to second on the play. Loy Barbeau flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Rudy Olson pitching. Ducky Quinn grounds out to the shortstop. Darren Lee singles to left field. Zoilo Ellison walks. BobMo Vaughan grounds out to the second baseman. Darren Lee advances to third on the play. Zoilo Ellison advances to second on the play. Mike Iburg singles to center field. Darren Lee scores. Zoilo Ellison scores. Benny Tate doubles to right field. Silly Ponce strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dan Pierzynski flies out to the center fielder. Urbano Arnold grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Berg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Adrian Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Busch grounds out to the third baseman. Ducky Quinn lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Rudy Olson singles to center field. John Lowdermilk doubles to left field. Jack Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Olson scores. John Lowdermilk advances to third on the play. John Mata is hit by a pitch. John Mata steals second. Mike Callahan hits a home run. John Lowdermilk scores. John Mata scores. Loy Barbeau strikes out. Dan Pierzynski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Darren Lee flies out to the center fielder. Zoilo Ellison reached on a fielding error by Urbano Arnold. Zoilo Ellison is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). BobMo Vaughan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Urbano Arnold walks. Joe Berg singles past the first baseman. Urbano Arnold advances to third on the hit. Rudy Olson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Urbano Arnold scores. John Lowdermilk doubles past the third baseman. Jack Diaz singles to right field. John Lowdermilk scores. Bill Davanon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Mata doubles to right field. Jack Diaz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Callahan walks. Loy Barbeau walks. Dan Pierzynski walks. John Mata scores. Lay T comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Urbano Arnold singles to right field. Mike Callahan scores. Loy Barbeau scores. Dan Pierzynski advances to third on the hit. Joe Berg hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dan Pierzynski scores. Rudy Olson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Mike Iburg grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Tate strikes out. Silly Ponce lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City John Lowdermilk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jack Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. John Mata singles to left field. John Mata steals second. Mike Callahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Adrian Diaz strikes out. Lay T strikes out. Ducky Quinn singles to left field. Darren Lee strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Loy Barbeau flies out to the center fielder. Dan Pierzynski singles to center field. Urbano Arnold singles past the first baseman. Dan Pierzynski advances to third on the hit. Joe Berg singles to center field. Dan Pierzynski scores. Urbano Arnold advances to third on the hit. Jim Pinnance comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rudy Olson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Urbano Arnold scores. John Lowdermilk pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Zoilo Ellison walks. Zoilo Ellison is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). BobMo Vaughan singles to center field. Mike Iburg strikes out. Benny Tate singles to center field. BobMo Vaughan advances to third on the hit. Silly Ponce walks. Adrian Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jack Diaz doubles to center field. John Mata doubles to left field. Jack Diaz scores. Mike Callahan strikes out. Loy Barbeau doubles to right field. John Mata scores. Ralph Hafey is pinch hitting for Dan Pierzynski. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ralph Hafey singles to center field. Loy Barbeau scores. Jack Ford comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Urbano Arnold flies out to the center fielder. Joe Berg flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jack Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Ducky Quinn flies out to the left fielder. Darren Lee flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jim Jude is pinch hitting for Rudy Olson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jim Jude singles to center field. John Lowdermilk grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jim Jude is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Diaz strikes out. John Mata flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Berg pitching. Zoilo Ellison flies out to the center fielder. BobMo Vaughan flies out to the left fielder. Mike Iburg pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Callahan singles to center field. Loy Barbeau strikes out. Mike Callahan steals second. Ralph Hafey walks. Urbano Arnold singles to left field. Mike Callahan scores. Joe Berg grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Kinnunen is pinch hitting for Benny Tate. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Kinnunen strikes out. Silly Ponce pops out to the second baseman. Adrian Diaz grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - John Lowdermilk 2 (8), Jack Diaz 2 (9), John Mata 2 (6), Loy Barbeau (4).HR - Mike Callahan (2).SF - Rudy Olson.GIDP - Joe Berg, Rudy Olson.HBP - John Mata (1). Baserunning: SB - John Mata 2 (2), Mike Callahan (7). Fielding: E - Urbano Arnold.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Forsch improves in control Ed Roe improves in range Arthur Altobelli did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Manny Mondesi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Juan Bliss did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Eric Hobbie improves in power_vs_righty Louis Saipe improves in power_vs_righty Bert Decatur did not respond to coaching in control Mike Sizemore did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty