Win: Deacon Deisel (8-6) Loss: Curt Bell (8-8)
Save: Ken McAleer (20)
Inning: 1 Oakland Curt Bell pitching. Barney Kahl flies out to the right fielder. Babe Lombardi grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Bream pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Deacon Deisel pitching. Roy Fontenot flies out to the left fielder. Teruo Iwaoka grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Williams doubles to center field. Joe Amelung flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Benny Chiles singles to right field. Benny Chiles steals second. Heinie Lowery walks. Larry Holmes singles past the first baseman. Benny Chiles scores. Heinie Lowery advances to third on the hit. John Darwin singles past the shortstop. Heinie Lowery scores. Larry Holmes advances to third on the hit. Frank Metzger singles to center field. Larry Holmes scores. Deacon Deisel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Barney Kahl grounds out to the shortstop. John Darwin scores. Frank Metzger advances to third on the play. Babe Lombardi singles to left field. Frank Metzger scores. Bob Bream strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Corey Bowman grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Diaz doubles to center field. Al Kenders grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wally Diaz advances to third on the play. Casey Radinsky grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Benny Chiles grounds out to the third baseman. Heinie Lowery singles to right field. Larry Holmes walks. John Darwin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Curt Bell grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Fontenot is hit by a pitch. Teruo Iwaoka flies out to the center fielder. Tony Williams grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Roy Fontenot is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Metzger grounds out to the pitcher. Deacon Deisel strikes out. Barney Kahl flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Joe Amelung flies out to the center fielder. Corey Bowman walks. Wally Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Al Kenders hits an infield single to the pitcher. Casey Radinsky pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Rick Moriarty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Babe Lombardi grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Bream walks. Benny Chiles triples. Bob Bream scores. Heinie Lowery grounds out to the third baseman. Benny Chiles scores. Bruce Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Larry Holmes doubles to center field. John Darwin flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bruce Mendoza walks. Roy Fontenot singles to left field. Teruo Iwaoka singles to left field. Tony Williams flies out to the center fielder. Joe Amelung strikes out. Corey Bowman reached on a fielding error by Larry Holmes. Bruce Mendoza scores. Wally Diaz doubles to center field. Roy Fontenot scores. Teruo Iwaoka scores. Al Kenders strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Frank Metzger grounds out to the pitcher. Deacon Deisel walks. Barney Kahl flies out to the right fielder. Babe Lombardi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Casey Radinsky grounds out to the third baseman. Bruce Mendoza strikes out. Roy Fontenot grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Bream grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Chiles walks. Heinie Lowery singles to right field. Benny Chiles aggressively advances to third on the hit. Larry Holmes hits a home run. Benny Chiles scores. Heinie Lowery scores. Adan Ortiz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Wade is pinch hitting for John Darwin. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Wade strikes out. Frank Metzger triples. Howie Washburn is pinch hitting for Deacon Deisel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Howie Washburn grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roger Hook pitching. Teruo Iwaoka grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tony Williams walks. Tony Williams is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Joe Amelung singles to right field. Corey Bowman walks. Wally Diaz walks. Al Kenders singles to right field. Joe Amelung scores. Casey Radinsky singles to right field. Corey Bowman scores. Bunny Joyce is pinch hitting for Adan Ortiz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bunny Joyce grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Gardner pitching. Barney Kahl strikes out. Babe Lombardi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Wally Diaz. Bob Bream grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Babe Lombardi advances to third on the play. Benny Chiles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Red Preibisch is pinch hitting for Roy Fontenot. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Red Preibisch walks. Teruo Iwaoka singles to right field. Tony Williams grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Red Preibisch advances to third on the play. Brian Baker is pinch hitting for Joe Amelung. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brian Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Heinie Lowery walks. Larry Holmes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heinie Lowery advances to second on the play. Joe Wade strikes out. Frank Metzger grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Corey Bowman doubles to right field. Cecil Powell is pinch hitting for Wally Diaz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Cecil Powell walks. Al Kenders grounds out to the shortstop. Corey Bowman advances to third on the play. Cecil Powell advances to second on the play. Casey Radinsky singles to left field. Corey Bowman scores. Cecil Powell scores. Ken McAleer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ken Slattery is pinch hitting for Tom Gardner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ken Slattery flies out to the right fielder. Casey Radinsky is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Larry Holmes (9).3B - Benny Chiles (3), Frank Metzger (1).HR - Larry Holmes (10).GIDP - John Darwin. Baserunning: SB - Benny Chiles (11). Fielding: E - Larry Holmes.
Batting:2B - Tony Williams (15), Corey Bowman (8), Wally Diaz 2 (12).GIDP - Tony Williams.HBP - Roy Fontenot (2). Baserunning: CS - Tony Williams (2), Casey Radinsky (1). Fielding: E - Wally Diaz.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A Improvements: Bud Moren did not respond to coaching in control Tim Weston did not respond to coaching in velocity Moose Fuentes improves in contact_vs_righty Mark Shallix did not respond to coaching in control Gerald Boland did not respond to coaching in speed Bud Moren did not respond to coaching in control Rick Colliflower did not respond to coaching in C
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Sam Tidrow improves in power_vs_lefty Sam Tidrow improves in contact_vs_lefty Tim Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Stan Nomo did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tim Smith improves in range Ken Nichols did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sam Tidrow did not respond to coaching in RF