Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Mercer pitching. John Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Handley lines out to the second baseman. Ed Maggert singles to center field. Ed Maggert steals second. Charlie Duran grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City J.D. Strange pitching. Tom Sanchez pops out to the second baseman. Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to right field. Tarrik Smith singles to right field. Luis Rodriguez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Doug McMillan strikes out. Leo Cermak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Harry Brown strikes out. Steve Brooks walks. Ernie Cain flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Joe Mercer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Chris Seilheimer strikes out. J.D. Strange walks. John Lyons strikes out. Wayne Handley hits a home run. J.D. Strange scores. Ed Maggert walks. Ed Maggert steals second. Charlie Duran grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Sanchez strikes out. Kid Hale hits an infield single to the first baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kid Hale is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tarrik Smith walks. Luis Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Doug McMillan strikes out. Leo Cermak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Brown singles to right field. Steve Brooks grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ernie Cain walks. Joe Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Chris Seilheimer singles to right field. Chris Seilheimer steals second. J.D. Strange lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Lyons strikes out. Wayne Handley walks. Ed Maggert singles in front of the center fielder. Chris Seilheimer scores. Wayne Handley advances to third on the hit. Yuichi Kanzaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Duran flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tom Sanchez walks. Tom Sanchez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Williams singles to left field. Doug McMillan walks. Leo Cermak grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mike Williams advances to third on the play. Chris Seilheimer singles to left field. Mike Williams scores. Joe Broberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. J.D. Strange singles to right field. Chris Seilheimer advances to third on the hit. John Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Rodriguez pops out to the shortstop. Harry Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Wayne Handley singles to left field. Wayne Handley steals second. Wayne Handley steals third. Ed Maggert strikes out. Charlie Duran singles to right field. Wayne Handley scores. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Doug McMillan singles to center field. Leo Cermak pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Brooks strikes out. Ernie Cain flies out to the center fielder. Joe Broberg grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Chris Seilheimer grounds out to the third baseman. J.D. Strange grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Lyons walks. Wayne Handley bunts for a base hit. Ed Maggert walks. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Charlie Duran. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jim Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Tom Sanchez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Bogle hits a home run. Kid Hale flies out to the left fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Doug McMillan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Cermak grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Steve Brooks. Henry Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 11 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tom Monzant improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Pickup did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Murnane improves in contact_vs_lefty Herb LeMaster did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luis Young did not respond to coaching in speed Rick Rigney did not respond to coaching in control Ed Riviere did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Grabowski did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Eric Sterling improves in contact_vs_lefty Red Moeller improves in range Jim Grabowski improves in range Pete Davenport did not respond to coaching in arm Pete Davenport did not respond to coaching in arm Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C