Inning: 1 Kansas City Ed Gerken pitching. Fritz Aponte singles to center field. Dan Steely grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fritz Aponte is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Kerry McDonald strikes out. Mason Lockwood hits a home run. Dan Steely scores. Roger Scheffler singles to center field. Walt Pena grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Roger Scheffler is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Hiroki Yamao pitching. Marquis Phoenix grounds out to the second baseman. Del Crowder doubles to left field. Bob Hoover doubles to center field. Del Crowder scores. Art Lindsay pops out to the first baseman. Al McGraw grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Xavier Mojupol grounds out to the shortstop. Guss Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Hiroki Yamao strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Morgan McLaughlin grounds out to the third baseman. Cesar Beckett strikes out. Doug Stuart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Fritz Aponte grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Steely singles to center field. Kerry McDonald strikes out. Mason Lockwood grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dan Steely is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Gerken grounds out to the pitcher. Marquis Phoenix singles to center field. Del Crowder flies out to the left fielder. Marquis Phoenix steals second. Bob Hoover flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Roger Scheffler pops out to the first baseman. Walt Pena grounds out to the pitcher. Xavier Mojupol walks. Guss Grissom grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Xavier Mojupol is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Art Lindsay singles to center field. Al McGraw strikes out. Morgan McLaughlin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Art Lindsay is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Cesar Beckett grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Morgan McLaughlin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Hiroki Yamao flies out to the left fielder. Fritz Aponte strikes out. Dan Steely singles to left field. Kerry McDonald flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Doug Stuart strikes out. Rodney Rowland is pinch hitting for Ed Gerken. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rodney Rowland singles past the first baseman. Marquis Phoenix walks. Del Crowder grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Bill LaRose pitching. Mason Lockwood grounds out to the third baseman. Roger Scheffler walks. Roger Scheffler steals second. Walt Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Xavier Mojupol strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Hoover hits an infield single to the shortstop. Art Lindsay singles to center field. Bob Hoover advances to third on the hit. Yoshikazu Arisawa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Al McGraw flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Hoover scores. Morgan McLaughlin walks. Cesar Beckett singles past the shortstop. Art Lindsay scores. Doug Stuart grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cesar Beckett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill LaRose grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Guss Grissom reached on a fielding error by Al McGraw. Ron Buker is pinch hitting for Yoshikazu Arisawa. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ron Buker walks. Fritz Aponte flies out to the center fielder. Dan Steely walks. Kerry McDonald singles to center field. Guss Grissom scores. Ron Buker scores. Dan Steely advances to third on the hit. Mason Lockwood grounds out to the shortstop. Dan Steely scores. Kerry McDonald advances to second on the play. Roger Scheffler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland John Daringer pitching. Marquis Phoenix pops out to the shortstop. Del Crowder grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Hoover strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Walt Pena strikes out. Xavier Mojupol lines out to the first baseman. Guss Grissom hits a home run. John Daringer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Glenn Washington enters the game as a defensive replacement for Guss Grissom at C. Art Lindsay grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al McGraw grounds out to the second baseman. Morgan McLaughlin lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Hank Paddock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Fritz Aponte strikes out. Dan Steely walks. Kerry McDonald strikes out. Mason Lockwood singles to right field. Dan Steely advances to third on the hit. Roger Scheffler strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Gracie Luuloa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Cesar Beckett flies out to the center fielder. Doug Stuart grounds out to the pitcher. Hoyt Kubiak is pinch hitting for Hank Paddock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hoyt Kubiak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Game Notes Cesar Beckett is injured and is expected to be out 36 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Scott Noboa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty John Petry improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Noboa did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty George Fabrique improves in power_vs_righty Domingo Gates improves in range George Fabrique did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dugan Harvey did not respond to coaching in control Santo Crouch improves in speed Dugan Harvey did not respond to coaching in control Scott Ables did not respond to coaching in velocity Tito Whitehill did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dugan Harvey did not respond to coaching in control Brad McAuley did not respond to coaching in 2B