Win: Juan Crosby (1-0) Loss: Jim Nelson (0-2)
Save: Al Leonard (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Juan Crosby pitching. Ty Kelly walks. Bud Yvars strikes out. Jim Critz flies out to the right fielder. Dave Riggs flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jim Nelson pitching. Yoshiyuki Higuchi flies out to the center fielder. Dan Gettinger singles to center field. Goldie Shelby hits a home run. Dan Gettinger scores. Billy Grich singles to right field. Billy Grich steals second. Mateo Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Slick Johnson singles to center field. Joe Kranepool strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Jose Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Downey walks. Turkey McCrea singles to right field. Cecil Aitchison flies out to the left fielder. Jim Nelson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bert Riley grounds out to the third baseman. Juan Crosby grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshiyuki Higuchi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ty Kelly grounds out to the pitcher. Bud Yvars grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Critz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dan Gettinger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Goldie Shelby strikes out. Billy Grich walks. Billy Grich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave Riggs grounds out to the pitcher. Jose Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Downey lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Mateo Perez lines out to the second baseman. Slick Johnson strikes out. Joe Kranepool walks. Bert Riley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Joe Kranepool is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Turkey McCrea grounds out to the shortstop. Cecil Aitchison strikes out. Jim Nelson walks. Ty Kelly grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Nelson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Juan Crosby strikes out. Yoshiyuki Higuchi singles to right field. Dan Gettinger strikes out. Yoshiyuki Higuchi steals second. Goldie Shelby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bud Yvars bunts for a base hit. Bud Yvars steals second. Jim Critz walks. Dave Riggs flies out to the right fielder. Jose Kennedy flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Downey doubles to center field. Bud Yvars scores. Turkey McCrea flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Billy Grich walks. Mateo Perez flies out to the right fielder. Slick Johnson hits a home run. Billy Grich scores. Sam Hildebrand comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Kranepool strikes out. Bert Riley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Cecil Aitchison flies out to the center fielder. Luis Young is pinch hitting for Sam Hildebrand. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Luis Young grounds out to the shortstop. Ty Kelly singles to center field. Bud Yvars bunts for a base hit. Jim Critz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roy Suzuki pitching. Denny Brown is pinch hitting for Juan Crosby. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Denny Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshiyuki Higuchi grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Gettinger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Brett Tyack pitching. Dave Riggs grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Kennedy walks. Charlie Downey singles to left field. Turkey McCrea strikes out. Cecil Aitchison grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Goldie Shelby strikes out. Billy Grich flies out to the left fielder. Mateo Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Al Leonard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Rijo is pinch hitting for Roy Suzuki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Rijo hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ty Kelly grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bud Yvars pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sheriff Dowd improves in velocity Ethan Yelding improves in speed Tom Weaver improves in speed Jose Peters did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom Weaver did not respond to coaching in CF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Zimmerman did not respond to coaching in control Claude Taylor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Anderson did not respond to coaching in velocity