Win: Ryan Fridley (5-5) Loss: Joe Broberg (3-3)
Save: Johnny Fisher (22)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dave McGarr pitching. John Lyons strikes out. Ted Davis strikes out. Charlie Duran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ryan Fridley pitching. Ernie Cain grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Hurdle singles past the second baseman. Bobby Barton grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Hurdle advances to second on the play. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Doug McMillan singles to right field. Doug McMillan steals second. Tom Bader pops out to the second baseman. Mike Williams strikes out. Wayne Handley singles to left field. Doug McMillan scores. Wayne Handley steals second. Ed Maggert singles to right field. Wayne Handley scores. Ryan Fridley walks. John Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Jerry Bosch reached on a fielding error by Mike Williams. Harry Brown singles to center field. Jerry Bosch advances to third on the hit. Tom Sanchez pops out to the second baseman. Luis Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jerry Bosch scores. Dave McGarr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ted Davis walks. Charlie Duran grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Davis advances to second on the play. Doug McMillan lines out to the third baseman. Tom Bader flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Ernie Cain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Hurdle walks. Bobby Barton singles to center field. Jimmy Hurdle advances to third on the hit. Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Hurdle scores. Bobby Barton advances to second on the play. Jerry Bosch doubles past the center fielder. Bobby Barton scores. Harry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Mike Williams singles to center field. Wayne Handley flies out to the center fielder. Ed Maggert grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ryan Fridley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tom Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Luis Rodriguez walks. Luis Rodriguez steals second. Dave McGarr grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ernie Cain walks. Jimmy Hurdle walks. Bobby Barton grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Luis Rodriguez is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland John Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Duran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Bosch strikes out. Harry Brown grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Doug McMillan singles to left field. Tom Bader grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mike Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tom Sanchez doubles to center field. Luis Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Dave McGarr. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tom Sanchez is out trying to steal third. Henry Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Broberg pitching. Wayne Handley flies out to the center fielder. Ed Maggert singles to center field. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Ryan Fridley. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Johnson walks. John Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Maggert advances to third on the play. Jim Johnson advances to second on the play. Ted Davis singles to center field. Ed Maggert scores. Jim Johnson scores. Bob Bennett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Duran pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Jacque Segui pitching. Ernie Cain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Barton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Doug McMillan lines out to the shortstop. Tom Bader singles to center field. Mike Williams pops out to the first baseman. Wayne Handley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Bosch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Maggert walks. Chris Seilheimer is pinch hitting for Jacque Segui. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chris Seilheimer hits a home run. Ed Maggert scores. Yuichi Kanzaki comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ted Davis singles to right field. Charlie Duran grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Davis advances to second on the play. Doug McMillan walks. Tom Bader grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ted Davis is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Johnny Fisher pitching. Leo Cermak enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Lyons at SS. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the pitcher. Luis Rodriguez singles to center field. Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Yuichi Kanzaki. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Randy Bogle singles to center field. Luis Rodriguez advances to third on the hit. Ernie Cain singles to center field. Luis Rodriguez scores. Randy Bogle advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Hurdle grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Rick Rigney did not respond to coaching in endurance Leo Crawford improves in range Marty Sankey improves in power_vs_righty Marty Sankey did not respond to coaching in range Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ed Riviere did not respond to coaching in SS
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pete Davenport did not respond to coaching in speed Rankin Cabrera improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Torres improves in power_vs_lefty Earl Baines did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Charlie McCormick did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Kraly did not respond to coaching in control Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C