Win: Henry Jacobus (3-6) Loss: Yuichi Kanzaki (5-7)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Yordanis Molinet pitching. Tom Sanchez singles to right field. Kid Hale doubles to center field. Tom Sanchez is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Hale advances to third on the play. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Eiji Nakamura pitching. John Lyons strikes out. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Duran singles to left field. Charlie Duran steals second. Danny Gregg grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Shane Judnich walks. Harry Brown strikes out. Frank Servais strikes out. Ernie Cain hits a home run. Shane Judnich scores. Eiji Nakamura flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Bader grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Koichi Hasegawa flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Handley reached on a fielding error by Shane Judnich. Ed Maggert walks. Yordanis Molinet singles to right field. Wayne Handley scores. Ed Maggert advances to third on the hit. John Lyons hits a home run. Ed Maggert scores. Yordanis Molinet scores. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Sanchez bunts for a base hit. Tom Sanchez steals second. Kid Hale flies out to the right fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel doubles to center field. Tom Sanchez scores. Tarrik Smith singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Shane Judnich strikes out. Tarrik Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Duran flies out to the right fielder. Danny Gregg doubles to center field. Tom Bader walks. Koichi Hasegawa grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Servais strikes out. Ernie Cain grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Wayne Handley strikes out. Ed Maggert flies out to the center fielder. Yordanis Molinet strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Eiji Nakamura strikes out. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kid Hale strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland John Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andre Wehmeier pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Duran flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to right field. Hoyt Hoblitzel steals second. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Shane Judnich flies out to the left fielder. Harry Brown singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Frank Servais grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harry Brown is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Danny Gregg singles to left field. Tom Bader grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Gregg advances to second on the play. Koichi Hasegawa flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Handley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ernie Cain flies out to the left fielder. Eiji Nakamura strikes out. Tom Sanchez singles to left field. Kid Hale grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Maggert doubles to left field. Chris Seilheimer is pinch hitting for Yordanis Molinet. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Chris Seilheimer flies out to the center fielder. John Lyons singles to center field. Ed Maggert uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andre Wehmeier grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Lyons is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Charlie Duran lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Henry Jacobus pitching. Hoyt Hoblitzel pops out to the second baseman. Tarrik Smith walks. Shane Judnich strikes out. Tarrik Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Danny Gregg grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Bader walks. Yuichi Kanzaki 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 1st. Koichi Hasegawa singles to right field. Tom Bader advances to third on the hit. Wayne Handley grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Harry Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Servais flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Cain pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Maggert grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Davis is pinch hitting for Henry Jacobus. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ted Davis pops out to the catcher. John Lyons hits a home run. Kansas City total runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Ernie Cain is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sherman Dietzel improves in velocity Lafayette Nippert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in arm Herb Durning improves in control Herb Durning did not respond to coaching in control Don DeJesus did not respond to coaching in arm Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rick Rigney did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Rick Rigney improves in control Greg Moraga did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Pickup did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Kuniyuki Inagaki improves in arm