Win: Paddy Staley (7-8) Loss: Steve Carney (2-10)
Save: Julio Carman (7)
Inning: 1 Oakland Paddy Staley pitching. John Marentette grounds out to the shortstop. Armando Knauss reached on a fielding error by Ken Cipriani. Armando Knauss steals second. Dick Eddy grounds out to the shortstop. Bruce Asadoor hits a home run. Armando Knauss scores. Rick Cooney pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Steve Carney pitching. Dick Hawke walks. Livan Kirke grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dick Hawke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Livan Kirke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Allie Wheeler pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Enrique Reed lines out to the third baseman. Shinichi Yano grounds out to the third baseman. Angel Powell hits a home run. Steve Carney pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Darrel Hickman flies out to the center fielder. Ken Cipriani strikes out. King MacDonald grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Marentette hits an infield single to the shortstop. Armando Knauss flies out to the center fielder. Dick Eddy strikes out. John Marentette is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bucky Buchanan doubles to center field. Paul Hernandez strikes out. Paddy Staley hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dick Hawke singles in front of the left fielder. Bucky Buchanan scores. Livan Kirke flies out to the center fielder. Allie Wheeler walks. Darrel Hickman is hit by a pitch. Paddy Staley scores. Ken Cipriani grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Bruce Asadoor flies out to the right fielder. Rick Cooney grounds out to the shortstop. Enrique Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City King MacDonald singles to center field. King MacDonald is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bucky Buchanan pops out to the first baseman. Paul Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Shinichi Yano grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Angel Powell strikes out. Steve Carney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Paddy Staley grounds out to the pitcher. Dick Hawke strikes out. Livan Kirke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland John Marentette grounds out to the shortstop. Armando Knauss singles to left field. Armando Knauss steals second. Dick Eddy hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bruce Asadoor strikes out. Rick Cooney lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Allie Wheeler strikes out. Darrel Hickman walks. Ken Cipriani doubles to center field. King MacDonald hits a home run. Darrel Hickman scores. Ken Cipriani scores. Markus Briggs comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bucky Buchanan hits a home run. Jimmy Willhite comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Paddy Staley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Enrique Reed strikes out. Shinichi Yano grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Angel Powell walks. Al Jelincich is pinch hitting for Jimmy Willhite. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Jelincich grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Angel Powell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Casper Langston pitching. Dick Hawke grounds out to the second baseman. Livan Kirke grounds out to the shortstop. Allie Wheeler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland John Marentette strikes out. Armando Knauss walks. Armando Knauss steals second. Dick Eddy singles to left field. Armando Knauss scores. Bruce Asadoor flies out to the center fielder. Dick Eddy steals second. Julio Carman 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 2nd. Rick Cooney hits an infield single to the second baseman. Enrique Reed flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Darrel Hickman flies out to the center fielder. Ken Cipriani walks. King MacDonald grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Cipriani advances to second on the play. Ken Cipriani is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Shinichi Yano grounds out to the third baseman. Angel Powell flies out to the center fielder. Hakaru Nakamura is pinch hitting for Casper Langston. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hakaru Nakamura 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: 3
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Kline did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Medich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Yoandy Aballe did not respond to coaching in speed Tom Morandini improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Wright improves in control Jarrod Smith improves in contact_vs_righty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Russ Dettmer did not respond to coaching in velocity Warren Dawkins did not respond to coaching in control David Wheeler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Russ Dettmer did not respond to coaching in control Ed Rowdon improves in power_vs_lefty Travis Pagel improves in power_vs_righty