Win: Mudcat Greene (3-3) Loss: Johnny B. Brown (2-3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mitch Blankenship pitching. Tom Tiernan grounds out to the pitcher. Hal Garman flies out to the center fielder. Squiz Hudson singles past the second baseman. Jeff Valentin walks. Bob Bell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Sam Cary pitching. Murphy Strange strikes out. Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Torres singles to left field. Bill Torres steals second. Beiker Reimer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Dick Ankiel flies out to the center fielder. Max Boehler flies out to the center fielder. Brian Krueger walks. Sam Cary grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland William Spiezio flies out to the center fielder. John Geronimo grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Alcantara walks. Johnny Groskloss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Tiernan grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Garman singles to right field. Hal Garman steals second. Squiz Hudson strikes out. Jeff Valentin walks. Bob Bell doubles to left field. Hal Garman scores. Jeff Valentin is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mitch Blankenship strikes out. Murphy Strange grounds out to the shortstop. Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dick Ankiel grounds out to the second baseman. Max Boehler walks. Brian Krueger singles to right field. Sam Cary lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Tiernan singles to left field. Max Boehler scores. Brian Krueger scores. Tom Tiernan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Torres flies out to the center fielder. Beiker Reimer grounds out to the third baseman. William Spiezio grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hal Garman walks. Squiz Hudson flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Valentin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland John Geronimo strikes out. Harry Alcantara strikes out. Johnny Groskloss hits a home run. Mitch Blankenship flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bob Bell strikes out. Dick Ankiel flies out to the left fielder. Max Boehler singles to center field. Brian Krueger walks. Sam Cary flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Murphy Strange grounds out to the third baseman. Norihiro Egawa grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Torres flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Tom Tiernan singles to right field. Dave Zipfel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Tiernan steals second. Hal Garman flies out to the right fielder. Squiz Hudson strikes out. Jeff Valentin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Beiker Reimer grounds out to the shortstop. William Spiezio walks. John Geronimo walks. Harry Alcantara grounds out to the third baseman. William Spiezio advances to third on the play. John Geronimo advances to second on the play. Buddy Andrus 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. Johnny Groskloss grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Bell singles to left field. Dick Ankiel grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bob Bell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Max Boehler strikes out. Brian Krueger singles past the first baseman. Dick Ankiel advances to third on the hit. Buddy Andrus flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Elliott is pinch hitting for Dave Zipfel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Elliott strikes out. Murphy Strange singles to right field. Norihiro Egawa singles to left field. Murphy Strange advances to third on the hit. Bill Torres strikes out. Beiker Reimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ken Coquillette pitching. Tom Tiernan pops out to the first baseman. Hal Garman singles to center field. Squiz Hudson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hal Garman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jeff Valentin singles to left field. Squiz Hudson advances to third on the hit. Bob Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Roger Dauss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. William Spiezio doubles to center field. John Geronimo hits a home run. William Spiezio scores. Johnny B. Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Alcantara singles to right field. Johnny Groskloss pops out to the shortstop. Sumner Jeltz is pinch hitting for Ken Coquillette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sumner Jeltz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Alcantara advances to second on the play. Murphy Strange strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Kansas City Mudcat Greene pitching. Dick Ankiel grounds out to the second baseman. Max Boehler walks. Brian Krueger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Max Boehler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Johnny B. Brown grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Norihiro Egawa flies out to the right fielder. Bill Torres grounds out to the second baseman. Beiker Reimer hits a home run. Kansas City total runners left on base: 12 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Harris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Hughie Costello improves in range Duane Minner did not respond to coaching in control Orlando Songer did not respond to coaching in velocity Brian Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Chuck Kubski did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jim Smith improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Hall did not respond to coaching in range Pat Baichley did not respond to coaching in control Jim Pujols did not respond to coaching in velocity Pat Baichley did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Pujols improves in velocity Babe Wilson did not respond to coaching in 3B