Win: Ed Estalella (7-1) Loss: Alex Kilgus (4-8)
Save: Major Payne (47)
Inning: 1 Oakland Buck Russell pitching. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Boom Boom Washington singles to left field. Bob Hinton singles to left field. Boom Boom Washington advances to third on the hit. Bob Hinton steals second. Magglio Kida singles to left field. Boom Boom Washington scores. Bob Hinton scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche hits a home run. Magglio Kida scores. Ryota Hamada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Souza singles to right field. John Souza steals second. Yoshio Yanagida flies out to the left fielder. Hal Plank grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jose Aberson pitching. Mike Cafego singles to right field. Rube Harris singles to left field. Mike Cafego advances to third on the hit. Brian Carsey singles to left field. Mike Cafego scores. Mac Falls strikes out. Minnie Stiely walks. Frank Warner doubles to right field. Rube Harris scores. Brian Carsey scores. Al Embree grounds out to the shortstop. Minnie Stiely scores. Frank Warner advances to third on the play. Troy Rollins flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jose Aberson grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Boom Boom Washington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ryota Hamada pops out to the third baseman. Mike Cafego strikes out. Rube Harris walks. Brian Carsey hits a home run. Rube Harris scores. Ed Estalella comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mac Falls singles to center field. Minnie Stiely walks. Frank Warner singles to right field. Mac Falls scores. Al Embree grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Hinton walks. Magglio Kida grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Sudden Sam LaRoche doubles to left field. John Souza singles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Yoshio Yanagida flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Troy Rollins grounds out to the second baseman. Ryota Hamada grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Cafego flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Hal Plank singles to left field. Alex Kilgus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Estalella lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Hoffman lines out to the third baseman. Boom Boom Washington singles to left field. Hal Plank scores. Bob Hinton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Boom Boom Washington is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Rube Harris flies out to the left fielder. Brian Carsey flies out to the right fielder. Mac Falls singles to right field. Minnie Stiely strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Magglio Kida singles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to center field. John Souza reached on a 2-base throwing error by Al Embree. Magglio Kida scores. Yoshio Yanagida singles past the second baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Hal Plank grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Souza scores. Ed Estalella flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Frank Warner flies out to the center fielder. Al Embree singles to center field. Frank Flair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Troy Rollins flies out to the center fielder. Alex Kilgus doubles to left field. Al Embree uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Cafego grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the center fielder. Bob Hinton singles to center field. Jim Gerlach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Magglio Kida walks. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Rube Harris flies out to the center fielder. Brian Carsey grounds out to the shortstop. Mac Falls strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland John Souza singles to center field. Yoshio Yanagida grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Souza is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hal Plank triples. Yoshio Yanagida scores. Tyson Hopkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Stein is pinch hitting for Frank Flair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Stein flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Hal Plank scores. Joe Hoffman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Harry Bold pitching. Minnie Stiely grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Warner singles to right field. Al Embree hits a home run. Frank Warner scores. Bill Hutchinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Troy Rollins strikes out. Cap Jennings is pinch hitting for Tyson Hopkins. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Cap Jennings pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Gary Grimes pitching. Boom Boom Washington singles past the shortstop. Bob Hinton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Magglio Kida flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Cafego grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Harris strikes out. Brian Carsey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the left fielder. John Souza flies out to the center fielder. Yoshio Yanagida strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Major Payne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mac Falls singles to left field. Minnie Stiely grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mac Falls is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Warner flies out to the center fielder. Al Embree walks. Wes McMahan is pinch hitting for Troy Rollins. Wes McMahan singles to center field. Romeo Hobbs is pinch hitting for Gary Grimes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Romeo Hobbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Sudden Sam LaRoche (23).3B - Hal Plank (2).HR - Sudden Sam LaRoche (10).SF - Bob Stein.GIDP - Bob Hinton, Magglio Kida, Hal Plank. Baserunning: SB - Bob Hinton (20), John Souza (9).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Happy Riggs did not respond to coaching in control Sam Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity Paul Schoeneweis did not respond to coaching in control Sam Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity John Bay did not respond to coaching in 1B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Meyers improves in contact_vs_righty Bobby Meyers did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Roger Hiller improves in arm Ray Robbins did not respond to coaching in velocity Roger Hiller did not respond to coaching in CF