Win: Terry Gordon (5-12) Loss: Jackson Wheelarma (6-15)
Inning: 1 Oakland Terry Gordon pitching. Randy Munoz grounds out to the second baseman. Armando Knauss grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Eddy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jackson Wheelarma pitching. Dick Hawke grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Livan Kirke walks. Livan Kirke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Allie Wheeler hits a home run. Darrel Hickman walks. Darrel Hickman steals second. Ken Cipriani flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Larry Holmes reached on a 2-base fielding error by Paul Hernandez. Ed Stark singles to center field. Larry Holmes scores. Shinichi Yano grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Steve Pechiney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City King MacDonald walks. King MacDonald steals second. Bucky Buchanan pops out to the second baseman. Paul Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. King MacDonald advances to third on the play. Terry Gordon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Angel Powell grounds out to the pitcher. Jackson Wheelarma flies out to the right fielder. Randy Munoz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dick Hawke doubles past the right fielder. Livan Kirke walks. Allie Wheeler strikes out. Darrel Hickman grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Armando Knauss grounds out to the shortstop. Dick Eddy walks. Larry Holmes walks. Ed Stark flies out to the right fielder. Shinichi Yano grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ken Cipriani flies out to the left fielder. King MacDonald walks. Bucky Buchanan singles to center field. Paul Hernandez singles to right field. King MacDonald scores. Terry Gordon fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Terry Gordon strikes out. Dick Hawke lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Steve Pechiney pops out to the catcher. Angel Powell grounds out to the third baseman. Jackson Wheelarma flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Livan Kirke singles to right field. Allie Wheeler grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Livan Kirke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Darrel Hickman walks. Jimmy Willhite 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 1st. Ken Cipriani hits a home run. Allie Wheeler scores. Darrel Hickman scores. Casper Langston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. King MacDonald singles to left field. Bucky Buchanan pops out to the second baseman. Paul Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Randy Munoz grounds out to the pitcher. Armando Knauss grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dick Eddy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Terry Gordon singles to center field. Dick Hawke flies out to the right fielder. Terry Gordon is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Livan Kirke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Larry Holmes singles to right field. Ed Stark grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Holmes advances to second on the play. Tod Andersen 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. Shinichi Yano flies out to the left fielder. Steve Pechiney strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Allie Wheeler singles to right field. Allie Wheeler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Darrel Hickman singles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ken Cipriani strikes out. King MacDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Angel Powell grounds out to the shortstop. Enrique Reed is pinch hitting for Casper Langston. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Enrique Reed flies out to the left fielder. Randy Munoz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Markus Briggs pitching. Bucky Buchanan grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Mike Hamilton is pinch hitting for Tod Andersen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Hamilton doubles to left field. Dick Hawke pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Julio Carman pitching. Armando Knauss grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dick Eddy singles to center field. Larry Holmes grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dick Eddy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ed Stark grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Dick Hawke (28), Mike Hamilton (4).HR - Allie Wheeler (10), Ken Cipriani (22).GIDP - Darrel Hickman. Baserunning: SB - Darrel Hickman (14), King MacDonald (12).CS - Livan Kirke (19), Allie Wheeler (24), Terry Gordon (1). Fielding: E - Paul Hernandez.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Thompson did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Kline improves in contact_vs_righty Tom Cardona did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Cardona did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Morandini did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Garcia improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Whitehouse did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Costen Napoleon improves in contact_vs_righty David Wheeler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Russ Dettmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Russ Dettmer did not respond to coaching in control Costen Napoleon improves in power_vs_lefty Costen Napoleon improves in power_vs_righty