Inning: 1 Oakland Butch Kennedy pitching. Mike Tsitouris flies out to the right fielder. Kei Kinimaka hits a home run. Bob Sacamano grounds out to the second baseman. Julian Pankratz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Windy Brosnan pitching. Ichiro Suzuki walks. Greg Garrison singles to center field. Ichiro Suzuki advances to third on the hit. Bill Garrison walks. Frank Wilhelm flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ichiro Suzuki scores. Johnny Sullivan flies out to the right fielder. Frank Rauch walks. Sam Bielaski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Hobbes Watterson flies out to the left fielder. Frank Hall strikes out. Ramon Greenfield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tim Hosley flies out to the center fielder. Butch Kennedy strikes out. Ichiro Suzuki walks. Greg Garrison flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jake Jarmel walks. Windy Brosnan lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Jake Jarmel forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Tsitouris strikes out. Kei Kinimaka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bill Garrison singles to center field. Frank Wilhelm strikes out. Johnny Sullivan hits a home run. Bill Garrison scores. Frank Rauch singles to center field. Sam Bielaski doubles to center field. Tim Hosley flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Rauch scores. Butch Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bob Sacamano singles past the first baseman. Bob Sacamano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Julian Pankratz reached on a fielding error by Greg Garrison. Hobbes Watterson strikes out. Frank Hall grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Ichiro Suzuki strikes out. Greg Garrison flies out to the center fielder. Bill Garrison strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ramon Greenfield strikes out. Jake Jarmel singles to center field. Windy Brosnan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Tsitouris walks. Kei Kinimaka flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Frank Wilhelm walks. Frank Wilhelm steals second. Johnny Sullivan flies out to the center fielder. Frank Rauch flies out to the center fielder. Sam Bielaski walks. Del Sasaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Hosley bunts for a base hit. Butch Kennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Sacamano grounds out to the second baseman. Julian Pankratz walks. Hobbes Watterson flies out to the left fielder. Frank Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Ichiro Suzuki walks. Greg Garrison singles to right field. Ichiro Suzuki is out trying to steal third. Bill Garrison lines out to the shortstop. Frank Wilhelm grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ramon Greenfield flies out to the right fielder. Jake Jarmel is hit by a pitch. George Buffinton is pinch hitting for Del Sasaki. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. George Buffinton flies out to the center fielder. Mike Tsitouris grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jake Jarmel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jose McWilliams pitching. Johnny Sullivan grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Rauch flies out to the left fielder. Sam Bielaski singles to center field. Tim Hosley singles to left field. Sam Bielaski advances to third on the hit. Butch Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Al Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sam Bielaski at RF. Kei Kinimaka reached on a 2-base fielding error by Al Smith. Elmer Clark 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. Bob Sacamano grounds out to the second baseman. Kei Kinimaka advances to third on the play. Julian Pankratz hits a home run. Kei Kinimaka scores. Hobbes Watterson singles to left field. Frank Hall grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ichiro Suzuki pops out to the shortstop. Greg Garrison strikes out. Bill Garrison grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Pat Reboulet comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ramon Greenfield grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jake Jarmel flies out to the right fielder. Red Burke is pinch hitting for Jose McWilliams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Red Burke pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Kansas City total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Sam Bielaski (5).HR - Johnny Sullivan (9).SF - Frank Wilhelm, Tim Hosley. Baserunning: SB - Frank Wilhelm (11).CS - Ichiro Suzuki (5). Fielding: E - Greg Garrison, Al Smith.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Earl Works did not respond to coaching in control Jack Pastorius improves in contact_vs_righty Mike Stieb improves in power_vs_lefty Rich Gibson improves in arm Pete Glover did not respond to coaching in 3B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Green did not respond to coaching in control Mike Grodzicki improves in range Bob Taylor improves in speed John Lee improves in contact_vs_lefty Bob Taylor did not respond to coaching in 2B