Win: Stephen Valdes (3-5) Loss: John Chaney (5-9)
Save: Sal Echevarria (1)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Frank Palmquist pitching. Pickles Office flies out to the right fielder. Luis Coscarart pops out to the shortstop. Joe Delgado hits a home run. Hooks Medich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Harry Nyman pitching. Shaun Walsh walks. Tom Woodling flies out to the right fielder. Julian Martin grounds out to the shortstop. Shaun Walsh advances to second on the play. Frank Grubb strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City George Puig walks. John Hatcher singles to left field. George Puig advances to third on the hit. Mark Fosse walks. Bucky Davis grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. George Puig scores. John Hatcher advances to third on the play. Harry Nyman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Lennie Coble hits a home run. Eli Ferguson singles to left field. Mike Dessau singles to center field. Eli Ferguson aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mike Dessau steals second. Jim Woodson doubles to right field. Eli Ferguson scores. Mike Dessau scores. Frank Palmquist lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shaun Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Woodson scores. John Chaney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Woodling grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Pickles Office lines out to the shortstop. Luis Coscarart doubles to right field. Joe Delgado doubles to right field. Luis Coscarart scores. Hooks Medich singles to left field. Joe Delgado scores. Stephen Valdes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Puig grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hooks Medich advances to second on the play. John Hatcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Julian Martin pops out to the second baseman. Frank Grubb walks. Lennie Coble singles to right field. Frank Grubb advances to third on the hit. Eli Ferguson hits a home run. Frank Grubb scores. Lennie Coble scores. Ed McCandless comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Dessau flies out to the center fielder. Jim Woodson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mark Fosse singles to center field. Bucky Davis is hit by a pitch. Ed McCandless lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pickles Office singles to right field. Mark Fosse scores. Pickles Office is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Luis Coscarart singles to right field. Bucky Davis scores. Ryan Frobel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Delgado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ryan Frobel flies out to the center fielder. Shaun Walsh doubles to center field. Tom Woodling strikes out. Julian Martin singles to center field. Shaun Walsh scores. Frank Grubb grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Julian Martin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hooks Medich grounds out to the third baseman. George Puig grounds out to the second baseman. John Hatcher walks. Mark Fosse grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Hatcher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Lennie Coble grounds out to the second baseman. Eli Ferguson pops out to the first baseman. Mike Dessau singles to center field. Michael Comer 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. Jim Woodson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bucky Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Michael Comer pops out to the catcher. Pickles Office walks. Luis Coscarart walks. Joe Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Ryan Frobel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Shaun Walsh hits an infield single to the shortstop. Tom Woodling grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shaun Walsh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Julian Martin singles to right field. Tom Woodling advances to third on the hit. Frank Grubb singles to center field. Tom Woodling scores. Julian Martin advances to third on the hit. Lennie Coble grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tip McCarthy pitching. Hooks Medich grounds out to the shortstop. George Puig strikes out. John Hatcher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Eli Ferguson pops out to the second baseman. Mike Dessau strikes out. Jim Woodson singles past the shortstop. Carl Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gerry Foytack is pinch hitting for Tip McCarthy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gerry Foytack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Sal Echevarria pitching. Henry Rich enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eli Ferguson at CF. Mark Fosse walks. Bucky Davis walks. Kelvin Kirby is pinch hitting for Carl Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kelvin Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Pickles Office pops out to the second baseman. Luis Coscarart grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bucky Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Minnie Hermanski pitching. Shaun Walsh strikes out. Tom Woodling strikes out. Julian Martin singles to left field. Frank Grubb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Joe Delgado walks. Hooks Medich grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Delgado advances to second on the play. George Puig singles past the shortstop. Joe Delgado scores. John Hatcher grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dave Dotson improves in speed Dax Crawford improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Maxwell improves in power_vs_righty Alex Rudolph did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Vic Minnick improves in power_vs_righty Greg Bayless improves in power_vs_lefty Greg Bayless improves in speed Jack Geis did not respond to coaching in velocity Lou Rossy did not respond to coaching in LF