Win: Bill Lamanno (13-9) Loss: Jack Brummer (11-11)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Brummer pitching. Harry Armstrong grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Eric Nold grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Odom grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Lamanno pitching. Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Jazz Bilzen flies out to the center fielder. Ginger Nordyke singles to right field. Doc Reimer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Blaine Vangilder flies out to the center fielder. Ed Harrison grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Jurak grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the pitcher. Nobuo Kawazoe doubles to center field. Jef Ceulemans doubles to left field. Nobuo Kawazoe scores. Dee Robinson strikes out. Jack Brummer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Alex Sullivan walks. Les Hargrove strikes out. Bill Lamanno lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Alex Sullivan forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Lamanno is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Jazz Bilzen bunts for a base hit. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Doc Reimer singles to left field. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Harry Armstrong pops out to the shortstop. Eric Nold doubles to right field. Steve Odom grounds out to the shortstop. Blaine Vangilder singles to center field. Eric Nold scores. Ed Harrison flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Nobuo Kawazoe grounds out to the shortstop. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the shortstop. Dee Robinson singles to center field. Jack Brummer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Bill Jurak walks. Alex Sullivan strikes out. Les Hargrove strikes out. Bill Lamanno flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa singles to right field. Jazz Bilzen flies out to the center fielder. Ginger Nordyke hits a home run. Hirokazu Kawa scores. Doc Reimer grounds out to the third baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Harry Armstrong singles to left field. Eric Nold pops out to the first baseman. Steve Odom strikes out. Blaine Vangilder singles to left field. Harry Armstrong advances to third on the hit. Ed Harrison singles to center field. Harry Armstrong scores. Blaine Vangilder advances to third on the hit. Bill Jurak strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Jef Ceulemans flies out to the center fielder. Dee Robinson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Alex Sullivan singles to center field. Les Hargrove reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dee Robinson. Dale Wisner is pinch hitting for Bill Lamanno. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Dale Wisner walks. Harry Armstrong hits a home run. Alex Sullivan scores. Les Hargrove scores. Dale Wisner scores. Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Nold lines out to the pitcher. Steve Odom singles to center field. Steve Odom steals second. Blaine Vangilder singles to left field. Steve Odom scores. Ed Harrison strikes out. Bill Jurak grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Blaine Vangilder is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed George pitching. Teruhiko Akimoto is pinch hitting for Mike Morris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Teruhiko Akimoto grounds out to the second baseman. Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Jazz Bilzen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Akira Matsumoto pitching. Alex Sullivan grounds out to the shortstop. Les Hargrove pops out to the third baseman. Bob Everitt is pinch hitting for Ed George. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Everitt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Huck Fauver pitching. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the second baseman. Doc Reimer doubles to center field. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Doc Reimer advances to third on the play. Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Harry Armstrong grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Nold flies out to the center fielder. Steve Odom strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jef Ceulemans walks. Jef Ceulemans steals second. Dee Robinson flies out to the center fielder. Calvin Unser is pinch hitting for Akira Matsumoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Calvin Unser strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Shawn Burda did not respond to coaching in velocity Ernie Reames improves in contact_vs_righty Pat Cox did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gil Bohne did not respond to coaching in arm Don Rodriquez did not respond to coaching in speed Will Kline improves in contact_vs_righty