Win: Damon Gleason (5-3) Loss: Mark Knothe (3-4)
Save: Jack Dodson (14)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mark Knothe pitching. Pat Saucier flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Damon Gleason pitching. Mike Breitenstein singles to center field. Mike Breitenstein steals second. John Bochte reached on a fielding error by Ernie Pick. Otis Amos singles past the shortstop. Mike Breitenstein scores. Nate Tenace strikes out. Jeff Brickley flies out to the right fielder. Dante Equator grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Otis Amos is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Stew LaManna flies out to the center fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt singles to center field. Matt Whiteside pops out to the shortstop. Woodie Steinfeldt steals second. Ernie Pick singles to right field. Woodie Steinfeldt scores. Sonny Siever walks. Damon Gleason grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Duke Massa flies out to the left fielder. Bob Perrine strikes out. Mark Knothe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Pat Saucier pops out to the first baseman. Tom Shelley pops out to the first baseman. Takeo Hayashi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Breitenstein walks. Mike Breitenstein is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). John Bochte strikes out. Otis Amos singles to left field. Nate Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Stew LaManna grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Matt Whiteside pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Jeff Brickley walks. Dante Equator singles to left field. Duke Massa flies out to the center fielder. Bob Perrine grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ernie Pick lines out to the first baseman. Sonny Siever flies out to the left fielder. Damon Gleason strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Mark Knothe grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Breitenstein singles to center field. John Bochte strikes out. Otis Amos strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Pat Saucier grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Shelley grounds out to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi singles to center field. Stew LaManna grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Nate Tenace doubles to right field. Jeff Brickley pops out to the first baseman. Dante Equator singles to right field. Nate Tenace scores. Duke Massa lines out to the third baseman. Bob Perrine flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Whiteside hits a home run. Ernie Pick walks. Ernie Pick steals second. Bob Perrine throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Sonny Siever singles to center field. Ernie Pick scores. Damon Gleason lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Saucier walks. Tom Shelley grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Pat Saucier is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Mark Knothe walks. Mike Breitenstein grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mark Knothe advances to second on the play. John Bochte grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Knothe advances to third on the play. Otis Amos singles to center field. Mark Knothe scores. Nate Tenace strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Takeo Hayashi hits a home run. Johnny Kelley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Stew LaManna singles to left field. Woodie Steinfeldt hits a home run. Stew LaManna scores. Herman Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Matt Whiteside strikes out. Ernie Pick grounds out to the shortstop. Sonny Siever singles to left field. Reggie Buckley is pinch hitting for Damon Gleason. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Reggie Buckley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tommy Peterson pitching. Jeff Brickley hits a home run. Dante Equator bunts for a base hit. Dante Equator steals second. Duke Massa grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Perrine walks. Pete Harper is pinch hitting for Herman Wagner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Pete Harper singles to left field. Dante Equator scores. Jack Dodson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Breitenstein grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jerry Winston pitching. Pat Saucier singles to left field. Tom Shelley hits a home run. Pat Saucier scores. Mitsuchika Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takeo Hayashi walks. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Stew LaManna pops out to the first baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi advances to third on the play. Matt Whiteside bunts for a base hit. Takeo Hayashi scores. Ernie Pick walks. John Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sonny Siever walks. Jack Dodson is hit by a pitch. Matt Whiteside scores. Pat Saucier strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bill Henshaw is pinch hitting for John Bochte. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Henshaw flies out to the center fielder. Otis Amos grounds out to the second baseman. Nate Tenace flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Nate Tenace (6).HR - Jeff Brickley (4).GIDP - Mike Breitenstein, Bob Perrine. Baserunning: SB - Mike Breitenstein (12), Dante Equator (4).CS - Mike Breitenstein (5). Fielding: E - Bob Perrine.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Basgall did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Keenan improves in arm Jose McAuliffe did not respond to coaching in velocity Max Hopkins did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tom King improves in control Gat Compton improves in contact_vs_lefty Micah Mays did not respond to coaching in control Mike Silva improves in power_vs_lefty