Win: Eddie Salve (1-0) Loss: Luis Rodriguez (0-1)
Save: Jack Dodson (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Luis Rodriguez pitching. Takeo Hayashi walks. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Tom Shelley grounds out to the pitcher. Eddie Crane pops out to the third baseman. Stew LaManna pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Eddie Salve pitching. Mike Breitenstein strikes out. Otis Amos grounds out to the shortstop. Nate Tenace lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt pops out to the third baseman. Matt Whiteside grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Edgar Probe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Stu Karger hits a home run. Jeff Brickley flies out to the right fielder. Dante Equator flies out to the right fielder. Duke Massa singles to left field. Bob Perrine walks. Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Ernie Pick flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Salve grounds out to the pitcher. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Breitenstein grounds out to the second baseman. Otis Amos strikes out. Nate Tenace singles to right field. Stu Karger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Crane strikes out. Stew LaManna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jeff Brickley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dante Equator flies out to the center fielder. Duke Massa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Matt Whiteside strikes out. Woodie Steinfeldt steals second. Edgar Probe strikes out. Ernie Pick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bob Perrine singles to right field. Bob Perrine steals second. Luis Rodriguez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Luis Rodriguez strikes out. Mike Breitenstein grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Perrine advances to third on the play. Otis Amos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Eddie Salve singles to right field. Takeo Hayashi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Salve is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Shelley walks. Eddie Crane singles to right field. Takeo Hayashi scores. Tom Shelley advances to third on the hit. Eddie Crane steals second. Stew LaManna grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Shelley scores. Eddie Crane advances to third on the play. Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nate Tenace singles to right field. Stu Karger walks. Jeff Brickley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Nate Tenace advances to third on the play. Dante Equator flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Matt Whiteside hits an infield single to the pitcher. Edgar Probe lines out to the first baseman. Ernie Pick singles to left field. Matt Whiteside advances to third on the hit. Eddie Salve singles past the second baseman. Matt Whiteside scores. Ernie Pick is out trying to steal third. Eddie Salve steals second. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Duke Massa flies out to the right fielder. Bob Perrine walks. Bob Perrine is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Luis Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Crane walks. Stew LaManna flies out to the center fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Matt Whiteside grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Breitenstein grounds out to the second baseman. Otis Amos pops out to the first baseman. Nate Tenace walks. Stu Karger singles to center field. Jeff Brickley walks. Dante Equator grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Edgar Probe walks. Herman Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Pick strikes out. Reggie Buckley is pinch hitting for Eddie Salve. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Reggie Buckley grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Edgar Probe is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Jack Dodson pitching. Duke Massa grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Perrine singles to right field. Bill Henshaw is pinch hitting for Herman Wagner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Henshaw grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Perrine is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Breitenstein grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Henshaw is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Earle Madden did not respond to coaching in control Jim Keenan improves in contact_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Leon Stuart did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Andy Ward did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Genovese improves in range Mike Silva improves in contact_vs_righty Ralph Cooney improves in control