Win: Joe Rommel (10-9) Loss: Cal Pichardo (11-7)
Save: Ryozo Wako (9)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Joe Rommel pitching. Harry Armstrong grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Odom grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Blaine Vangilder grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Cal Pichardo pitching. Dee Robinson doubles past the first baseman. Ken Nagatomi doubles to center field. Dee Robinson scores. Hirokazu Kawa pops out to the first baseman. Doc Reimer grounds out to the shortstop. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Eric Nold flies out to the center fielder. Ed Harrison grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Jurak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara walks. Ginger Nordyke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alex Sullivan grounds out to the shortstop. Les Hargrove lines out to the second baseman. Cal Pichardo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Rommel grounds out to the second baseman. Dee Robinson pops out to the second baseman. Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Armstrong strikes out. Steve Odom singles past the second baseman. Blaine Vangilder walks. Eric Nold grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Doc Reimer strikes out. Kunihisa Shibata singles to left field. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed Harrison strikes out. Bill Jurak flies out to the right fielder. Alex Sullivan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ginger Nordyke flies out to the center fielder. Jef Ceulemans strikes out. Joe Rommel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Les Hargrove flies out to the right fielder. Cal Pichardo flies out to the center fielder. Harry Armstrong grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dee Robinson flies out to the right fielder. Ken Nagatomi flies out to the left fielder. Hirokazu Kawa hits a home run. Doc Reimer walks. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Steve Odom grounds out to the second baseman. Blaine Vangilder strikes out. Eric Nold strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the pitcher. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Jef Ceulemans reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ed Harrison. Joe Rommel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Ed Harrison flies out to the left fielder. Bill Jurak flies out to the right fielder. Alex Sullivan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dee Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ryozo Wako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Les Hargrove strikes out. Dale Wisner is pinch hitting for Cal Pichardo. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dale Wisner flies out to the center fielder. Harry Armstrong flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Blaine Vangilder is injured and is expected to be out 15 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Emil Leard did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pat Cox improves in speed Ed Brown did not respond to coaching in control Emil Leard did not respond to coaching in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Darwin Long did not respond to coaching in speed Darwin Long improves in speed Bill Becquer did not respond to coaching in arm