Win: Brad Donnels (1-0) Loss: Jim McWilliams (0-3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jim McWilliams pitching. Dave Beecher flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Faeth doubles to center field. Ed Knepper singles to center field. Kevin Faeth scores. Ed Knepper steals second. Ed Bellarino grounds out to the shortstop. Naoyuki Takatsuki singles to center field. Ed Knepper scores. Ellis Barry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Naoyuki Takatsuki is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Brad Donnels pitching. Leon McGraner hits a home run. Ed Bomback flies out to the center fielder. Alta Monroe strikes out. Ed Woods strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Steven St. John grounds out to the pitcher. Garland Clay walks. Brad Donnels lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Dave Beecher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Eric Baker flies out to the center fielder. Dan Zardon flies out to the center fielder. Willie Sanders singles to center field. Jeff Goliat singles to right field. Jim McWilliams singles to left field. Willie Sanders scores. Jeff Goliat advances to third on the hit. Leon McGraner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Kevin Faeth singles to center field. Ed Knepper strikes out. Ed Bellarino walks. Naoyuki Takatsuki singles to left field. Kevin Faeth scores. Ed Bellarino advances to third on the hit. Ellis Barry strikes out. Steven St. John walks. Garland Clay walks. Ed Bellarino scores. Brad Donnels singles to center field. Naoyuki Takatsuki scores. Steven St. John scores. Garland Clay advances to third on the hit. Ed Cochrane comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Beecher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Bomback singles to left field. Alta Monroe singles to center field. Ed Woods strikes out. Eric Baker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kevin Faeth grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Knepper walks. Ed Bellarino singles to right field. Ed Knepper advances to third on the hit. Ed Bellarino steals second. Naoyuki Takatsuki doubles to center field. Ed Knepper scores. Ed Bellarino scores. Marv Linares comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ellis Barry reached on a fielding error by Alta Monroe. Steven St. John singles to right field. Naoyuki Takatsuki scores. Ellis Barry aggressively advances to third on the hit. Garland Clay flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ellis Barry scores. Brad Donnels flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dan Zardon flies out to the left fielder. Willie Sanders flies out to the left fielder. Jeff Goliat pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave Beecher grounds out to the third baseman. Kevin Faeth flies out to the center fielder. Ed Knepper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Marv Linares singles to right field. Leon McGraner reached on a fielding error by Ed Knepper. Ed Bomback grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Leon McGraner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alta Monroe flies out to the right fielder. Ed Woods strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Ed Bellarino singles to right field. Naoyuki Takatsuki strikes out. Ellis Barry doubles to left field. Steven St. John reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alta Monroe. Ed Bellarino scores. Ellis Barry scores. Garland Clay grounds out to the second baseman. Steven St. John advances to third on the play. Brad Donnels lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Eric Baker strikes out. Dan Zardon walks. Willie Sanders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Zardon advances to second on the play. Jeff Goliat strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Beecher singles to right field. Dave Beecher is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Kevin Faeth pops out to the catcher. Ed Knepper singles past the second baseman. Ed Bellarino walks. Naoyuki Takatsuki singles to center field. Ed Knepper scores. Ed Bellarino advances to third on the hit. Ellis Barry singles to left field. Ed Bellarino scores. Naoyuki Takatsuki advances to third on the hit. Steven St. John flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Henry Pruitt is pinch hitting for Marv Linares. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Pruitt grounds out to the second baseman. Leon McGraner hits a home run. Ed Bomback singles to left field. Alta Monroe flies out to the center fielder. Ed Woods singles to left field. Ed Bomback advances to third on the hit. Eric Baker pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Blas Carter pitching. Garland Clay flies out to the right fielder. Brad Donnels flies out to the center fielder. Dave Beecher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Dan Zardon flies out to the center fielder. Willie Sanders doubles to center field. George Harman is pinch hitting for Jeff Goliat. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. George Harman grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Kane is pinch hitting for Blas Carter. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jake Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Speed Evans pitching. Kevin Faeth singles past the shortstop. Chuck Ward is pinch hitting for Ed Knepper. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kevin Faeth steals second. Chuck Ward walks. Ed Bellarino hits a home run. Kevin Faeth scores. Chuck Ward scores. Naoyuki Takatsuki grounds out to the shortstop. Ellis Barry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steven St. John flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Leon McGraner singles past the second baseman. Leon McGraner steals second. Ed Bomback grounds out to the second baseman. Leon McGraner advances to third on the play. Alta Monroe singles to center field. Leon McGraner scores. Ed Woods singles to center field. Alta Monroe advances to third on the hit. Eric Baker strikes out. Dan Zardon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Kevin Faeth (5), Naoyuki Takatsuki (2), Ellis Barry (1).HR - Ed Bellarino (2).SF - Garland Clay. Baserunning: SB - Kevin Faeth (2), Ed Knepper (3), Ed Bellarino (5).CS - Dave Beecher (2). Fielding: E - Ed Knepper.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Mike Ryan improves in arm Allan Youngblood improves in power_vs_lefty Otis Chiozza did not respond to coaching in control Fernando Wyatt improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Bacsik did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Buzz Clemons did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Scott improves in contact_vs_righty Champ Hovlik improves in arm Rick Scott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Champ Hovlik improves in 1B