Inning: 1 Oakland Tadashi Tezuka pitching. Rafa Garcia pops out to the shortstop. Napoleon Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Josh Bermudez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Dante Cienfuegos pitching. J.C. Heintzelman singles to left field. J.C. Heintzelman steals second. Juan Martin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Dashiell flies out to the left fielder. Alan Castino walks. Marty Sargent grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Alan Castino is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Jack Samuel strikes out. Ted Roberson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ginger Deering strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Peter Anderson singles past the shortstop. Bobby Kiefer grounds out to the pitcher. Peter Anderson advances to second on the play. Walt Covington strikes out. Tadashi Tezuka strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Stryker pops out to the first baseman. Donal Moreno strikes out. Dante Cienfuegos flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City J.C. Heintzelman strikes out. Juan Martin flies out to the left fielder. Bob Dashiell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Rafa Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Napoleon Garcia doubles to center field. Josh Bermudez doubles to center field. Napoleon Garcia scores. Jack Samuel singles to left field. Josh Bermudez scores. Jack Samuel steals second. Ted Roberson lines out to the second baseman. Ginger Deering grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alan Castino triples. Marty Sargent flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Alan Castino scores. Peter Anderson singles to center field. Peter Anderson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bobby Kiefer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Stryker grounds out to the second baseman. Donal Moreno walks. Dante Cienfuegos fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dante Cienfuegos grounds out to the third baseman. Donal Moreno advances to second on the play. Rafa Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Walt Covington strikes out. Tadashi Tezuka singles to center field. Tadashi Tezuka steals second. J.C. Heintzelman strikes out. Juan Martin doubles past the center fielder. Tadashi Tezuka scores. Bob Dashiell hits a home run. Juan Martin scores. Ty Knots comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alan Castino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Napoleon Garcia lines out to the first baseman. Josh Bermudez flies out to the center fielder. Jack Samuel walks. Jack Samuel steals second. Jack Samuel steals third. Ted Roberson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Marty Sargent grounds out to the pitcher. Peter Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Kiefer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ginger Deering grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Stryker pops out to the second baseman. Donal Moreno singles to right field. Jonah Hernandez is pinch hitting for Ty Knots. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tom Hargan pitching. Walt Covington grounds out to the shortstop. Tadashi Tezuka singles to right field. J.C. Heintzelman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rafa Garcia singles to right field. Napoleon Garcia grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rafa Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Napoleon Garcia steals second. Josh Bermudez strikes out. Jack Samuel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Juan Martin flies out to the left fielder. Bob Dashiell singles to center field. Alan Castino strikes out. Bob Dashiell steals second. Passed ball. Bob Dashiell advances to third. Marty Sargent strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Mogridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ted Roberson singles to center field. Ginger Deering grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bill Stryker pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Kansas City total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Juan Martin (12).3B - Alan Castino (4).HR - Bob Dashiell (13).SF - Marty Sargent.GIDP - J.C. Heintzelman. Baserunning: SB - J.C. Heintzelman (18), Bob Dashiell (18), Tadashi Tezuka (3).CS - Peter Anderson (6).
Game Notes J.C. Heintzelman is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Stan Broskie improves in speed Dave Mathews improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Thomas did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dan Mille did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Eddie Trinkle improves in range Del Bagby did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Botting did not respond to coaching in control Darrell Durst improves in range