Win: Bob Brynan (7-11) Loss: Gil Loaiza (13-5)
Save: Duane Gillenwater (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Brynan pitching. Red Maddox grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Shuba hits a home run. Jim Kane flies out to the center fielder. Walt Jones singles to center field. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi singles to center field. Dixie Guinn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Gil Loaiza pitching. Jim Beatty singles to center field. Bob Minshall pops out to the second baseman. Jim Beatty steals second. Harry Wendell walks. Denney Perdue hits a home run. Jim Beatty scores. Harry Wendell scores. Woody Kirby flies out to the right fielder. Franklin Redmon pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Boom-Boom Grubb singles past the second baseman. Willie Campbell doubles to center field. Gil Loaiza flies out to the right fielder. Red Maddox strikes out. Mike Shuba flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Lynn Pennyfeather hits a home run. Alex Rios comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Johnson walks. Bob Brynan pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Chris Johnson steals second. Jim Beatty doubles to center field. Chris Johnson scores. Masaharu Yoshida comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Minshall singles to right field. Jim Beatty uses his aggressiveness and scores. Harry Wendell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Jim Kane flies out to the right fielder. Walt Jones strikes out. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Denney Perdue triples. Woody Kirby walks. Darrell Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woody Kirby steals second. Franklin Redmon pops out to the shortstop. Lynn Pennyfeather grounds out to the third baseman. Denney Perdue scores. Woody Kirby advances to third on the play. Chris Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dixie Guinn grounds out to the second baseman. Boom-Boom Grubb walks. Willie Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Darrell Taylor lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Brynan pops out to the first baseman. Jim Beatty strikes out. Bob Minshall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Red Maddox singles to right field. Mike Shuba strikes out. Jim Kane walks. Walt Jones singles to left field. Red Maddox scores. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi walks. Dixie Guinn flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Kane scores. Boom-Boom Grubb pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Harry Wendell hits a home run. Denney Perdue grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Woody Kirby singles to center field. Franklin Redmon strikes out. Lynn Pennyfeather pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Willie Campbell doubles to right field. Darrell Taylor lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Willie Campbell is thrown out at third. Red Maddox grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Darrell Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mike Shuba strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Chris Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Bob Brynan flies out to the center fielder. Jim Beatty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jim Kane doubles past the left fielder. Walt Jones flies out to the right fielder. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi walks. Dixie Guinn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Minshall strikes out. Harry Wendell grounds out to the shortstop. Denney Perdue pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Willie Campbell pops out to the pitcher. Darrell Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Maddox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Woody Kirby singles to left field. Franklin Redmon doubles to right field. Woody Kirby scores. Lynn Pennyfeather strikes out. Chris Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Bob Brynan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Mike Shuba hits a home run. Jim Kane singles to center field. Walt Jones strikes out. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi singles to center field. Jim Kane advances to third on the hit. Dixie Guinn walks. Duane Gillenwater comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Boom-Boom Grubb hits a home run. Jim Kane scores. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi scores. Dixie Guinn scores. Willie Campbell hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jerry Tolan is pinch hitting for Darrell Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jerry Tolan walks. Red Maddox flies out to the right fielder. Mike Shuba grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 12 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: George Griffin improves in velocity Bip Conine did not respond to coaching in range Steve Valdes improves in control Ricky Sugden did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rudy Thornton did not respond to coaching in control Jim Taylor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Trevor Harman improves in arm Frank Stewart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Donovan did not respond to coaching in velocity Casey Hanford improves in control Mike Parris improves in power_vs_lefty Frank Stewart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Manuel Rockenfield improves in LF