Win: J.D. Strange (2-1) Loss: Lee Ward (7-8)
Save: Rico Moore (12)
Inning: 1 Oakland Lee Ward pitching. Andre Wehmeier singles to left field. Andre Wehmeier steals second. Yachiho Kanamoto strikes out. John Lyons singles to center field. Andre Wehmeier scores. Mike Williams singles to left field. John Lyons advances to third on the hit. Buddy Lint doubles past the third baseman. John Lyons scores. Mike Williams uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Shirley flies out to the right fielder. Barry McGunnigle singles to center field. Buddy Lint scores. Tom Cooper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Maggert walks. Morris Anson singles to center field. Barry McGunnigle scores. Ed Maggert advances to third on the hit. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Morris Anson pitching. Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Shane Judnich grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rick Keough singles to right field. Rick Keough is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Yachiho Kanamoto strikes out. John Lyons singles to left field. Mike Williams strikes out. Buddy Lint singles to right field. John Lyons advances to third on the hit. Billy Shirley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Walt Rosenthal is hit by a pitch. George Ferris flies out to the left fielder. Art Knicely singles to right field. Johnny Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Ramon Falkenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Maggert singles past the first baseman. Morris Anson pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Cooper singles to left field. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to right field. Tom Cooper aggressively advances to third on the hit. Hoyt Hoblitzel is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Shane Judnich strikes out. Rick Keough flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Yachiho Kanamoto pops out to the third baseman. John Lyons singles to left field. Ron Marrow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Lint grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Lyons is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Walt Rosenthal singles in front of the center fielder. George Ferris walks. Art Knicely singles to center field. Walt Rosenthal scores. Johnny Meyer walks. Ramon Falkenberg singles past the first baseman. George Ferris scores. Art Knicely scores. Ron Marrow fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ron Marrow grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Johnny Meyer advances to third on the play. Hoyt Hoblitzel doubles to left field. Johnny Meyer scores. Hoyt Hoblitzel steals third. Shane Judnich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Billy Shirley doubles to center field. Barry McGunnigle singles to center field. Billy Shirley scores. Joe Broberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Maggert grounds out to the third baseman. Barry McGunnigle advances to second on the play. Tom Bader is pinch hitting for Morris Anson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tom Bader grounds out to the pitcher. Andre Wehmeier singles to left field. Barry McGunnigle scores. Yachiho Kanamoto singles to left field. Andre Wehmeier advances to third on the hit. Yachiho Kanamoto steals second. John Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City J.D. Strange pitching. Rick Keough singles to right field. Walt Rosenthal pops out to the second baseman. George Ferris grounds out to the pitcher. Rick Keough advances to second on the play. Art Knicely singles to left field. Rick Keough scores. Johnny Meyer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Art Knicely is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Buddy Lint flies out to the right fielder. Billy Shirley singles to right field. Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ramon Falkenberg singles to center field. Ramon Falkenberg is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Broberg singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to left field. Joe Broberg steals third. Shane Judnich strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel steals second. Rick Keough grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Maggert doubles to right field. Ron Muniz is pinch hitting for J.D. Strange. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Muniz singles to right field. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Maggert scores. Ron Muniz advances to second on the play. Phil Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yachiho Kanamoto singles to right field. Ron Muniz scores. John Lyons walks. Mike Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Yachiho Kanamoto advances to third on the play. John Lyons advances to second on the play. Buddy Lint grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Billy Rohde pitching. Walt Rosenthal singles to left field. George Ferris flies out to the left fielder. Art Knicely singles to left field. Walt Rosenthal advances to third on the hit. Johnny Meyer singles to left field. Walt Rosenthal scores. Ramon Falkenberg walks. Phil Howard strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Billy Shirley strikes out. Barry McGunnigle singles to center field. Ed Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Hiroyuki Katsuura is pinch hitting for Billy Rohde. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hiroyuki Katsuura lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ken McGuire pitching. Shane Judnich walks. Shane Judnich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rick Keough flies out to the left fielder. Walt Rosenthal flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yachiho Kanamoto grounds out to the shortstop. John Lyons lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Rico Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Ferris singles to center field. Art Knicely hits a home run. George Ferris scores. Johnny Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Ramon Falkenberg flies out to the left fielder. Phil Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 12 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Herb LeMaster improves in power_vs_lefty George Tauby did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Koichi Hasegawa improves in arm Rich Morman did not respond to coaching in arm Ted Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wayne Handley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Seelbach did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Billy Espy did not respond to coaching in velocity George Grady did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Randy Bogle improves in contact_vs_lefty Randy Bogle did not respond to coaching in speed Wib Kiley improves in range Greg Brandt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jimmy Hurdle did not respond to coaching in C