Win: Mark Rojas (4-7) Loss: Al Smith (4-1)
Save: Slim Spinks (44)
Inning: 1 Oakland Geoff Bilardello pitching. Jose Lynn singles to center field. Jose Reilley flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Lynn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Kelly grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Kevin Fahrer pitching. Ken Hobbs strikes out. Tarrik Kleinke singles past the third baseman. Bert James grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Keiji Shiozaki strikes out. Bob Bohn strikes out. Kenichiro Kataoka flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Joe Cedeno grounds out to the pitcher. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Rick Cooke singles to center field. Harry Jackson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Deacon Newman grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Fahrer lines out to the shortstop. Jose Lynn hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jose Reilley singles to right field. Whitey Smith walks. Ron Kelly singles to right field. Jose Lynn scores. Jose Reilley scores. Whitey Smith advances to third on the hit. Keiji Shiozaki singles to right field. Whitey Smith scores. Bob Bohn singles to center field. Ron Kelly scores. Keiji Shiozaki advances to third on the hit. Mark Rojas comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kenichiro Kataoka strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ike Campbell singles to right field. Mark Rojas lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Hobbs doubles to left field. Ike Campbell scores. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Bert James doubles to center field. Ken Hobbs scores. Joe Cedeno hits a home run. Bert James scores. Bunny Roth flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Deacon Newman strikes out. Kevin Fahrer grounds out to the shortstop. Jose Lynn singles past the third baseman. Jose Reilley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rick Cooke singles to center field. Harry Jackson walks. Ike Campbell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rick Cooke advances to third on the play. Mark Rojas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Whitey Smith strikes out. Ron Kelly strikes out. Keiji Shiozaki bunts for a base hit. Keiji Shiozaki steals second. Bob Bohn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ken Hobbs grounds out to the second baseman. Tarrik Kleinke strikes out. Bert James lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Kenichiro Kataoka singles to left field. Deacon Newman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Kevin Fahrer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Joe Cedeno flies out to the center fielder. Al Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Bunny Roth walks. Rick Cooke strikes out. Harry Jackson singles to center field. Bunny Roth advances to third on the hit. Ike Campbell singles to right field. Bunny Roth scores. Harry Jackson advances to third on the hit. Mark Rojas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Jose Lynn pops out to the catcher. Jose Reilley flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Smith singles to right field. Ron Kelly walks. Keiji Shiozaki grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Kelly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ken Hobbs singles to center field. Tarrik Kleinke doubles to left field. Ken Hobbs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rod Green comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bert James walks. Joe Cedeno grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bert James is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bunny Roth grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tarrik Kleinke scores. Joe Cedeno advances to second on the play. Rick Cooke grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Slim Spinks comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Art Gardella is pinch hitting for Bob Bohn. Art Gardella flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Kenichiro Kataoka grounds out to the shortstop. Deacon Newman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Billy Johnson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Art Gardella at 2B. Harry Jackson hits a home run. Aaron Stanley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ike Campbell strikes out. Slim Spinks strikes out. Ken Hobbs walks. Ken Hobbs is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Wally Poat is pinch hitting for Aaron Stanley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wally Poat flies out to the center fielder. Jose Lynn walks. Jose Reilley flies out to the center fielder. Whitey Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Ken Hobbs (29), Tarrik Kleinke (24), Bert James (32).HR - Joe Cedeno (25), Harry Jackson (20).GIDP - Bert James, Ike Campbell. Baserunning: CS - Ken Hobbs (25).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Don Martin improves in endurance Steve Smith improves in range Charlie Neill did not respond to coaching in control Don Martin did not respond to coaching in endurance Marshall Harvel improves in power_vs_righty Lou Fisher did not respond to coaching in speed
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dean Kimber did not respond to coaching in control Takahiro Amakawa did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Watkins did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Harl Cantwell did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance.