Win: Jerry Burgmeier (3-5) Loss: Danny Quick (1-4)
Save: Ace Carlson (22)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tyson Shields pitching. Hunter Bradley grounds out to the shortstop. Alvin Epperly pops out to the first baseman. Johnny Adamson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ruben Gomez pitching. Bob Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Whitey Lydy lines out to the second baseman. Neal Stobbs grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Marlon Carter doubles to right field. Alex Hoffman is hit by a pitch. Hanley Mulligan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Marlon Carter advances to third on the play. Dan Witek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Reed Davis hits an infield single to the shortstop. Eiji Tsuji grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Reed Davis advances to second on the play. Charlie Murphy bunts for a base hit. Charlie Murphy is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Greasy Fuentes walks. Kevin Edwards strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Heihachiro Uryu strikes out. Ruben Gomez strikes out. Hunter Bradley walks. Alvin Epperly singles past the second baseman. Hunter Bradley advances to third on the hit. Johnny Adamson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tyson Shields singles to center field. Bob Doyle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Tyson Shields is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Doyle steals second. Whitey Lydy walks. Neal Stobbs walks. Reed Davis flies out to the right fielder. Eiji Tsuji triples. Bob Doyle scores. Whitey Lydy scores. Neal Stobbs scores. Charlie Murphy strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Marlon Carter grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Hoffman singles to center field. Hanley Mulligan is hit by a pitch. Dan Witek flies out to the left fielder. Heihachiro Uryu walks. Ruben Gomez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Kansas City Greasy Fuentes grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Edwards grounds out to the second baseman. Tyson Shields grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Hunter Bradley walks. Alvin Epperly pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Adamson flies out to the left fielder. Marlon Carter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Doyle singles to left field. Bob Doyle steals second. Whitey Lydy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Doyle advances to third on the play. Neal Stobbs singles to right field. Bob Doyle scores. Reed Davis flies out to the left fielder. Eiji Tsuji grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Alex Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hanley Mulligan flies out to the center fielder. Dan Witek singles to center field. Dan Witek steals second. Heihachiro Uryu doubles to left field. Dan Witek scores. Ruben Gomez singles to left field. Hunter Bradley walks. Alvin Epperly singles to right field. Heihachiro Uryu scores. Dominic Medwick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Johnny Adamson singles to right field. Ruben Gomez scores. Hunter Bradley scores. Alvin Epperly advances to third on the hit. Marlon Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Charlie Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Greasy Fuentes walks. Kevin Edwards flies out to the right fielder. Ken Bell is pinch hitting for Dominic Medwick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Ken Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Danny Quick pitching. Alex Hoffman singles to left field. Hanley Mulligan strikes out. Dan Witek flies out to the right fielder. Heihachiro Uryu lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jerry Burgmeier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Doyle strikes out. Whitey Lydy strikes out. Neal Stobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Lunte is pinch hitting for Jerry Burgmeier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bill Lunte walks. Hunter Bradley doubles to center field. Alvin Epperly grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Lunte scores. Hunter Bradley advances to third on the play. Johnny Adamson walks. Marlon Carter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Adamson advances to second on the play. Alex Hoffman walks. Hanley Mulligan singles past the third baseman. Hunter Bradley scores. Wally Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Witek walks. Johnny Adamson scores. Heihachiro Uryu grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City George Smith pitching. Reed Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Eiji Tsuji walks. Charlie Murphy walks. Greasy Fuentes walks. Kevin Edwards grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Dwight Hardy is pinch hitting for George Smith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dwight Hardy grounds out to the pitcher. Hunter Bradley hits a home run. Alvin Epperly flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Adamson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Kosuke Sumitomo pitching. Fritz Trice is pinch hitting for Wally Moore. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Fritz Trice flies out to the right fielder. Bob Doyle strikes out. Whitey Lydy singles to center field. Neal Stobbs singles to center field. Ace Carlson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Reed Davis singles to right field. Eiji Tsuji pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 13 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Palmer Parker improves in range Hugo Tavares did not respond to coaching in control Jim Gardner improves in arm Andres Marcellino improves in contact_vs_righty Andres Marcellino did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Shad Crouch improves in range Buddy Spongberg did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Weimer improves in range J.T. Jennings improves in arm