Win: Tom Munger (7-1) Loss: Rod Marte (2-8)
Save: Huck Fauver (38)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jamey Fain pitching. Trevor Easterday lines out to the first baseman. So Yamashita singles to right field. Ken Nagatomi reached on a fielding error by Dale Wisner. Hirokazu Kawa grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Ken Nagatomi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Daisuke Komatsubara lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City Rod Marte pitching. Bill Jurak flies out to the left fielder. Blaine Vangilder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Eric Nold walks. Steve Odom walks. Dale Wisner pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the pitcher. Doc Reimer strikes out. Bruce Cotter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Les Hargrove singles to right field. Les Hargrove steals second. Tony Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Les Hargrove advances to third on the play. Bobby Carter grounds out to the pitcher. Jamey Fain flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Rod Marte flies out to the right fielder. Trevor Easterday pops out to the first baseman. So Yamashita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Jurak grounds out to the second baseman. Blaine Vangilder walks. Eric Nold grounds out to the second baseman. Blaine Vangilder advances to second on the play. Steve Odom singles to center field. Blaine Vangilder scores. Dale Wisner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Odom is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the third baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to center field. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Les Hargrove grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Carter walks. Jamey Fain grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bobby Carter is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Doc Reimer strikes out. Bruce Cotter walks. Rod Marte lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Trevor Easterday lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Jurak strikes out. Blaine Vangilder pops out to the first baseman. Eric Nold walks. Steve Odom grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Eric Nold is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland So Yamashita pops out to the catcher. Ken Nagatomi singles to right field. Hirokazu Kawa flies out to the left fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Dale Wisner flies out to the center fielder. Les Hargrove grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Hunt pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata singles to left field. Doc Reimer doubles to center field. Bruce Cotter singles to right field. Kunihisa Shibata scores. Doc Reimer scores. Rod Marte lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the third baseman. So Yamashita singles to center field. Tom Munger 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. Ken Nagatomi pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bobby Carter singles to right field. Ed Harrison is pinch hitting for Tom Munger. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Harrison grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Carter is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Jurak is hit by a pitch. Yoshinori Takiguchi 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. Blaine Vangilder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Harrison advances to third on the play. Bill Jurak advances to second on the play. Eric Nold singles to right field. Ed Harrison scores. Steve Odom walks. Dale Wisner reached on a fielding error by Bruce Cotter. Bill Jurak scores. Les Hargrove pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Andy Brainerd pitching. Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tony Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Carter walks. Frank Grigsby is pinch hitting for Andy Brainerd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Frank Grigsby pops out to the first baseman. Bill Jurak strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Huck Fauver pitching. Doc Reimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Calvin Unser is pinch hitting for Bruce Cotter. Calvin Unser doubles to right field. Nobuo Kawazoe is pinch hitting for Yoshinori Takiguchi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Trevor Easterday grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Kansas City total runners left on base: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mike Zackert did not respond to coaching in endurance Dee Robinson improves in arm Arlie McGunnigle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Harry Armstrong improves in speed Gair Murray did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Armstrong did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gair Murray did not respond to coaching in 3B