Inning: 1 Oakland Lee Works pitching. Murphy Strange reached on a fielding error by Tony Morris. Alvaro Boone strikes out. Norihiro Egawa strikes out. Harry Alcantara strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Mike Smith pitching. Hal Garman grounds out to the second baseman. Squiz Hudson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Valentin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Beiker Reimer singles to center field. Johnny Groskloss walks. John Geronimo singles to left field. Beiker Reimer scores. Johnny Groskloss advances to third on the hit. Mike Smith pops out to the pitcher. Murphy Strange grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tony Morris strikes out. Dick Ankiel strikes out. Max Boehler walks. Max Boehler gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Alvaro Boone grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Norihiro Egawa singles to left field. Harry Alcantara is hit by a pitch. Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Beiker Reimer singles to right field. Johnny Groskloss grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Kansas City Brian Krueger grounds out to the shortstop. Chuck Pazik strikes out. Lee Works grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland John Geronimo strikes out. Mike Smith strikes out. Murphy Strange singles to left field. Alvaro Boone grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Murphy Strange is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hal Garman flies out to the center fielder. Squiz Hudson hits a home run. Jeff Valentin singles past the second baseman. Tony Morris singles to right field. Jeff Valentin advances to third on the hit. Dick Ankiel hits a home run. Jeff Valentin scores. Tony Morris scores. Max Boehler strikes out. Brian Krueger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Norihiro Egawa flies out to the left fielder. Harry Alcantara flies out to the right fielder. Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Chuck Pazik flies out to the center fielder. Lee Works grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Garman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Beiker Reimer flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Groskloss pops out to the third baseman. John Geronimo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Squiz Hudson flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Valentin grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Morris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Elliott is pinch hitting for Mike Smith. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bob Elliott strikes out. Murphy Strange singles to center field. Alvaro Boone grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jake Jones pitching. Dick Ankiel hits a home run. Max Boehler flies out to the center fielder. Brian Krueger hits an infield single to the pitcher. Chuck Pazik walks. Lee Works lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Brian Krueger is thrown out at third. Chuck Pazik advances to second on the play. Chuck Pazik advances to second on the play. Hal Garman doubles to center field. Chuck Pazik scores. Lee Works scores. Dave Zipfel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mutz Snover is pinch hitting for Squiz Hudson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mutz Snover singles to center field. Hal Garman scores. Mutz Snover steals second. Jeff Valentin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Alcantara bunts for a base hit. Sumner Jeltz strikes out. Beiker Reimer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tony Morris strikes out. Dick Ankiel grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Townsend is pinch hitting for Max Boehler. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Leo Townsend hits a home run. Brian Krueger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Johnny Groskloss grounds out to the second baseman. John Geronimo singles to left field. Irv Brittin is pinch hitting for Dave Zipfel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Irv Brittin reached on a fielding error by Jeff Valentin. Murphy Strange walks. Alvaro Boone singles to left field. John Geronimo scores. Irv Brittin scores. Murphy Strange advances to third on the hit. Norihiro Egawa hits a home run. Murphy Strange scores. Alvaro Boone scores. Roger Dauss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Alcantara triples. Sumner Jeltz singles to left field. Harry Alcantara scores. Beiker Reimer singles past the shortstop. Johnny Groskloss strikes out. John Geronimo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Beiker Reimer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 1
Batting:2B - Hal Garman (16).HR - Squiz Hudson (12), Dick Ankiel 2 (12), Leo Townsend (13). Baserunning: SB - Mutz Snover (9). Fielding: E - Jeff Valentin, Tony Morris.
Game Notes Dave Zipfel is injured and is expected to be out 11 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sloppy Ward did not respond to coaching in control Bob Hall did not respond to coaching in range Roy House did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mike Wilson improves in range Steve Perez did not respond to coaching in control Bob Hall improves in arm Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jimmy Veigel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Bluhm improves in range Jim Gross did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Chuck Kubski did not respond to coaching in velocity Medric Andrews did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Jordan did not respond to coaching in speed