Inning: 1 Kansas City Paul Chiozza pitching. Roger Scheffler lines out to the second baseman. Walt Pena walks. Pip Feller singles past the shortstop. Walt Pena advances to third on the hit. Kerry McDonald grounds out to the second baseman. Walt Pena scores. Pip Feller advances to second on the play. Mason Lockwood grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Dick White pitching. Marquis Phoenix doubles to center field. Johnny Hemming walks. Morgan McLaughlin walks. Chris Mallory grounds out to the second baseman. Marquis Phoenix scores. Johnny Hemming advances to third on the play. Morgan McLaughlin advances to second on the play. Cesar Beckett singles to right field. Johnny Hemming scores. Morgan McLaughlin scores. Goro Saito comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Melido Menefee flies out to the left fielder. Seth Winger grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cesar Beckett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Fritz Aponte pops out to the second baseman. Guss Grissom grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Buker grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Doug Stuart strikes out. Paul Chiozza strikes out. Marquis Phoenix singles to left field. Johnny Hemming strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Goro Saito flies out to the right fielder. Roger Scheffler grounds out to the third baseman. Walt Pena lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Morgan McLaughlin walks. Chris Mallory flies out to the center fielder. Cesar Beckett singles to left field. Melido Menefee walks. Seth Winger doubles to center field. Morgan McLaughlin scores. Cesar Beckett scores. Melido Menefee uses his aggressiveness and scores. Doug Stuart grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Chiozza grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Pip Feller flies out to the center fielder. Kerry McDonald grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mason Lockwood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Marquis Phoenix walks. Johnny Hemming grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Marquis Phoenix advances to second on the play. Morgan McLaughlin grounds out to the second baseman. Marquis Phoenix advances to third on the play. Chris Mallory hits a home run. Marquis Phoenix scores. Cesar Beckett flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Fritz Aponte grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Guss Grissom grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Buker pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Melido Menefee strikes out. Tim Walker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Seth Winger strikes out. Doug Stuart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tim Walker strikes out. Roger Scheffler singles in front of the right fielder. Roger Scheffler steals second. Walt Pena walks. Pip Feller doubles past the center fielder. Roger Scheffler scores. Walt Pena uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kerry McDonald walks. Mason Lockwood grounds out to the pitcher. Pip Feller advances to third on the play. Kerry McDonald advances to second on the play. Fritz Aponte singles to right field. Pip Feller scores. Guss Grissom grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Paul Chiozza singles past the shortstop. Marquis Phoenix flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Hemming grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Chiozza is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Morgan McLaughlin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Hemming is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Ron Buker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim Walker flies out to the right fielder. Roger Scheffler walks. Freakie Crakbak 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. Walt Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Chris Mallory strikes out. Cesar Beckett flies out to the left fielder. Melido Menefee grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Pip Feller singles past the shortstop. Kerry McDonald strikes out. Pip Feller steals second. Mason Lockwood triples. Pip Feller scores. Fritz Aponte flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mason Lockwood is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Seth Winger doubles past the third baseman. Doug Stuart grounds out to the second baseman. Seth Winger advances to third on the play. Hoyt Kubiak is pinch hitting for Freakie Crakbak. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hoyt Kubiak singles to right field. Seth Winger scores. Marquis Phoenix pops out to the catcher. Johnny Hemming doubles to center field. Morgan McLaughlin walks. Chris Mallory doubles to left field. Hoyt Kubiak scores. Johnny Hemming scores. Cesar Beckett strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Andy Schroeder pitching. Patsy Rotblatt is pinch hitting for Guss Grissom. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Patsy Rotblatt grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Buker doubles to center field. Gary Balboni is pinch hitting for Tim Walker. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gary Balboni lines out to the shortstop. Roger Scheffler walks. Walt Pena flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Landrum did not respond to coaching in control Jack Seilheimer did not respond to coaching in arm Yoshikazu Arisawa did not respond to coaching in endurance Johnny Foss did not respond to coaching in control Jack Seilheimer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Scott Noboa improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dugan Harvey did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Hulen did not respond to coaching in velocity Jett Ellis did not respond to coaching in control Oscar Eckert improves in control Scott Leifer improves in contact_vs_righty Santo Crouch did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brad McAuley did not respond to coaching in SS