Inning: 1 Kansas City Chris Williamson pitching. Pickles Office strikes out. Joe Delgado grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Sweetland walks. Mike Wilson singles to left field. Butch Sweetland advances to third on the hit. John Hatcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Everett Pitula pitching. Shaun Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Tom Woodling grounds out to the second baseman. Julian Martin singles to center field. Frank Grubb walks. Joe Hasson singles to center field. Julian Martin is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Hooks Medich walks. Ernie Kern strikes out. Kelvin Kirby flies out to the left fielder. Everett Pitula strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Eli Ferguson grounds out to the third baseman. Lennie Coble flies out to the center fielder. Mike Dessau strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Pickles Office singles to center field. Joe Delgado strikes out. Butch Sweetland pops out to the catcher. Mike Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Chris Williamson grounds out to the third baseman. Shaun Walsh pops out to the first baseman. Tom Woodling singles to right field. Julian Martin singles to center field. Tom Woodling advances to third on the hit. Julian Martin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Hatcher strikes out. Hooks Medich grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Kern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Grubb flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hasson doubles to right field. Eli Ferguson flies out to the center fielder. Lennie Coble strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Kelvin Kirby doubles to center field. Everett Pitula pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Pickles Office pops out to the first baseman. Joe Delgado doubles to right field. Kelvin Kirby scores. Butch Sweetland doubles to center field. Joe Delgado scores. Mike Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Mike Dessau grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Williamson flies out to the right fielder. Shaun Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City John Hatcher lines out to the second baseman. Hooks Medich grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Ernie Kern triples. Ruben Kirkpatrick 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 3rd. Kelvin Kirby singles to right field. Ernie Kern scores. Everett Pitula grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kelvin Kirby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Woodling doubles to center field. Julian Martin flies out to the center fielder. Frank Grubb grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hasson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Pickles Office walks. Pickles Office steals second. Joe Delgado walks. Butch Sweetland grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Delgado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Wilson strikes out. Butch Sweetland steals second. John Hatcher pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Eli Ferguson flies out to the center fielder. Lennie Coble strikes out. Mike Dessau grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hooks Medich strikes out. Ernie Kern grounds out to the second baseman. Kelvin Kirby strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Minnie Hermanski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Woodson is pinch hitting for Ruben Kirkpatrick. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Woodson flies out to the left fielder. Shaun Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Tom Woodling grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ryan Frobel pitching. Minnie Hermanski walks. Pickles Office doubles to center field. Minnie Hermanski uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Delgado singles to center field. Pickles Office scores. Alex Voss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butch Sweetland strikes out. Mike Wilson singles to right field. John Hatcher grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Delgado advances to third on the play. Mike Wilson advances to second on the play. Hooks Medich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Julian Martin bunts for a base hit. Craig Timmons is pinch hitting for Frank Grubb. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Craig Timmons grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Julian Martin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Hasson grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Ruben Kirkpatrick is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Bert Adams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mark Sularz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pete Cooper did not respond to coaching in velocity Clay Angelini improves in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Metzler improves in arm Bill Metzler did not respond to coaching in range Hank Bauer did not respond to coaching in control Vic Minnick improves in speed Admiral Hinton did not respond to coaching in 1B