Win: Will Bohanon (7-7) Loss: Tanyon Petagine (4-2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Smith pitching. Bill Donovan flies out to the center fielder. Al McEnaney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Canseco Jr. walks. Willie Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City Jay Grace pitching. Luke Blaze walks. Luke Blaze steals second. Bill Donovan throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. George Halas reached on a fielding error by Luis Cey. Luke Blaze scores. George Halas is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). T.P. Fleer hits an infield single to the third baseman. Bowman D. Russ triples. T.P. Fleer scores. Charlie Ring strikes out. Ramon Puente strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dale Phelps grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Cey flies out to the center fielder. Sam McKnight singles to center field. Mel Rafter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Moe Easterly is hit by a pitch. Bob Alvarez grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Moe Easterly is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jim Smith lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Luke Blaze flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jay Grace grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Al McEnaney pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City George Halas singles to left field. George Halas steals second. T.P. Fleer singles to center field. George Halas scores. Bowman D. Russ walks. Charlie Ring strikes out. Ramon Puente grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bowman D. Russ is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Moe Easterly lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Jose Canseco Jr. strikes out. Willie Fisher singles to right field. Dale Phelps bunts for a base hit. Luis Cey singles to right field. Willie Fisher scores. Dale Phelps advances to third on the hit. Sam McKnight strikes out. Mel Rafter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Alvarez pops out to the second baseman. Jim Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Luke Blaze singles to right field. Luke Blaze is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jay Grace strikes out. Bill Donovan strikes out. Al McEnaney walks. Jose Canseco Jr. walks. Willie Fisher walks. Dale Phelps flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Kansas City George Halas grounds out to the second baseman. T.P. Fleer grounds out to the shortstop. Bowman D. Russ pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Luis Cey strikes out. Sam McKnight flies out to the left fielder. Mel Rafter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Charlie Ring grounds out to the shortstop. Ramon Puente singles past the third baseman. Moe Easterly lines out to the first baseman. Bob Alvarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Rocky Berryhill is pinch hitting for Jay Grace. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Rocky Berryhill pops out to the second baseman. Bill Donovan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al McEnaney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Dan Dipoto pitching. Jim Smith strikes out. Mel Mateo is pinch hitting for Luke Blaze. Mel Mateo walks. George Halas singles to right field. Mel Mateo advances to third on the hit. T.P. Fleer pops out to the second baseman. Bowman D. Russ strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Heinie Werner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mel Mateo at RF. Ed Smith enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Halas at 3B. Tony Ritz enters the game as a defensive replacement for T.P. Fleer at 1B. George Mahan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ramon Puente at C. Jose Canseco Jr. triples. Bill Delhi 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. Willie Fisher triples. Jose Canseco Jr. scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Dale Phelps strikes out. Luis Cey walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Sam McKnight strikes out. Mel Rafter singles to right field. Willie Fisher scores. Luis Cey advances to third on the hit. Will Bohanon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ben Zapustas is pinch hitting for Dan Dipoto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ben Zapustas walks. Bill Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tanyon Petagine pitching. Charlie Ring grounds out to the shortstop. George Mahan strikes out. Moe Easterly grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Al McEnaney singles past the shortstop. Al McEnaney steals second. Jose Canseco Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Fisher grounds out to the second baseman. Al McEnaney advances to third on the play. Dale Phelps strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Bob Alvarez strikes out. Lew Higuera is pinch hitting for Will Bohanon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lew Higuera singles to right field. Lew Higuera steals second. Lew Higuera steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Heinie Werner hits a home run. Lew Higuera scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Kansas City total runners left on base: 7
Batting:3B - Bowman D. Russ (5).HR - Heinie Werner (3).HBP - Moe Easterly (1). Baserunning: SB - Luke Blaze (26), George Halas (16), Lew Higuera 2 (4).CS - Luke Blaze (7), George Halas (14).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Bruce Cho did not respond to coaching in velocity Beauty Vaughn improves in contact_vs_lefty Jim Roe did not respond to coaching in control Bruce Cho did not respond to coaching in control Beauty Vaughn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Beauty Vaughn did not respond to coaching in 2B
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Clay Lowell improves in power_vs_righty Chick Wilkins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Parris did not respond to coaching in endurance Jack Parris improves in velocity Clay Lowell did not respond to coaching in range Jack Kutzler did not respond to coaching in range Jack Kutzler did not respond to coaching in 2B