Win: Andy Brainerd (6-0) Loss: Bob Cisar (0-2)
Save: Tom Munger (13)
Inning: 1 Oakland Cal Pichardo pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to right field. Mitsuo Yaginuma steals second. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa doubles to center field. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Hirokazu Kawa is out trying to steal third. Doc Reimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Rommel pitching. Steve Odom grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Nold singles to center field. Eric Nold steals second. Dale Wisner walks. Ed Harrison reached on a fielding error by Doc Reimer. Alex Sullivan singles to right field. Eric Nold scores. Dale Wisner scores. Les Hargrove pops out to the shortstop. Ed Quinlan singles to right field. Ed Harrison scores. Greg Butler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Cal Pichardo singles to right field. Cal Pichardo is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Steve Odom hits a home run. Eric Nold flies out to the center fielder. Dale Wisner grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jef Ceulemans singles to right field. Joe Rommel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ken Nagatomi singles past the shortstop. Jef Ceulemans scores. Hirokazu Kawa singles to left field. Ken Nagatomi advances to third on the hit. Doc Reimer pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ed Harrison walks. Alex Sullivan reached on a fielding error by Hirokazu Kawa. Les Hargrove grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Ed Harrison advances to third on the play. Ed Quinlan walks. Greg Butler singles to right field. Ed Harrison scores. Cal Pichardo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the left fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Ginger Nordyke singles to left field. Jef Ceulemans flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Steve Odom strikes out. Eric Nold flies out to the center fielder. Dale Wisner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Rommel strikes out. Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to left field. Ken Nagatomi walks. Hirokazu Kawa singles to center field. Mitsuo Yaginuma is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Ken Nagatomi advances to third on the play. Doc Reimer singles to left field. Ken Nagatomi scores. Hirokazu Kawa advances to third on the hit. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Harrison grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Sullivan walks. Les Hargrove grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Sullivan advances to second on the play. Ed Quinlan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara singles to right field. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara steals second. Jef Ceulemans strikes out. Teruhiko Akimoto is pinch hitting for Joe Rommel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Teruhiko Akimoto singles to left field. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. Shigetoshi Keegan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to left field. Teruhiko Akimoto advances to third on the hit. Ken Nagatomi singles to right field. Teruhiko Akimoto scores. Mitsuo Yaginuma advances to third on the hit. Hirokazu Kawa doubles to left field. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Ken Nagatomi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Brainerd comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Doc Reimer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ryozo Wako pitching. Greg Butler grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Brainerd strikes out. Steve Odom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata lines out to the third baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara doubles to left field. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to third on the play. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Eric Nold flies out to the center fielder. Dale Wisner walks. Ed Harrison strikes out. Alex Sullivan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Calvin Unser is pinch hitting for Ryozo Wako. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Calvin Unser doubles to right field. Mitsuo Yaginuma strikes out. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Bob Cisar pitching. Les Hargrove doubles past the center fielder. Ed Quinlan doubles to left field. Les Hargrove scores. Greg Butler grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Everitt is pinch hitting for Andy Brainerd. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Everitt strikes out. Steve Odom singles to right field. Ed Quinlan scores. Akira Matsumoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Nold hits a home run. Steve Odom scores. Dale Wisner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Tom Munger pitching. Doc Reimer doubles past the first baseman. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Reimer advances to third on the play. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Les Hargrove (13), Ed Quinlan (1).HR - Steve Odom (5), Eric Nold (3).GIDP - Les Hargrove. Baserunning: SB - Eric Nold (7).CS - Cal Pichardo (1).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gil Bohne did not respond to coaching in arm Art Saverine did not respond to coaching in velocity Karim Jordan improves in contact_vs_lefty Jan Nackerts did not respond to coaching in velocity
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cecil Abbott improves in velocity Ed Brown did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Young improves in endurance Emil Leard did not respond to coaching in CF