Inning: 1 Kansas City Jack Baines pitching. Tom Sanchez flies out to the right fielder. Kid Hale reached on a 2-base fielding error by Doug McMillan. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Mercer pitching. John Lyons doubles to left field. Wayne Handley singles to center field. John Lyons scores. Wayne Handley steals second. Ed Maggert lines out to the second baseman. Charlie Duran reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kid Hale. Wayne Handley scores. Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Doug McMillan singles to left field. Charlie Duran scores. Doug McMillan steals second. Leo Cermak walks. Chris Seilheimer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Leo Cermak is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Luis Rodriguez singles to center field. Harry Brown pops out to the second baseman. Bobby Barton doubles to right field. Luis Rodriguez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ernie Cain strikes out. Joe Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jack Baines reached on a fielding error by Hoyt Hoblitzel. John Lyons strikes out. Wayne Handley flies out to the left fielder. Ed Maggert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Tom Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Kid Hale strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel walks. Tarrik Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Duran flies out to the center fielder. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Doug McMillan walks. Doug McMillan steals second. Leo Cermak grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Luis Rodriguez grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Barton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Chris Seilheimer flies out to the center fielder. Jack Baines flies out to the left fielder. John Lyons singles to left field. Wayne Handley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ernie Cain walks. Joe Mercer lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ernie Cain advances to third on the play. Kid Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Maggert singles to center field. Ed Maggert is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Charlie Duran singles to center field. Charlie Duran steals second. Mike Williams singles to left field. Charlie Duran is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Doug McMillan lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tarrik Smith strikes out. Luis Rodriguez walks. Harry Brown flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Leo Cermak grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Chris Seilheimer grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Baines strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bobby Barton grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Cain flies out to the right fielder. Joe Mercer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland John Lyons walks. Wayne Handley walks. Ed Maggert grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Wayne Handley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Duran grounds out to the shortstop. John Lyons scores. Ed Maggert advances to second on the play. Mike Williams singles to right field. Ed Maggert scores. Mike Williams steals second. Doug McMillan lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tom Sanchez grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Hale strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Leo Cermak singles to center field. Chris Seilheimer flies out to the left fielder. Jack Baines lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Leo Cermak forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). John Lyons is hit by a pitch. Wayne Handley singles to center field. Jack Baines scores. Ed Maggert singles to right field. John Lyons scores. Wayne Handley advances to third on the hit. Greg Moraga is pinch hitting for Charlie Duran. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Maggert steals second. Greg Moraga grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Tarrik Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Rodriguez lines out to the third baseman. Harry Brown grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - John Lyons (14).HBP - John Lyons (1). Baserunning: SB - Wayne Handley (13), Ed Maggert (6), Charlie Duran (14), Mike Williams (13), Doug McMillan 2 (11).CS - Ed Maggert (2). Fielding: E - Doug McMillan.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eric Conway did not respond to coaching in arm Jim Grabowski did not respond to coaching in arm George Benedict did not respond to coaching in control Rankin Cabrera did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Kraly did not respond to coaching in velocity Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Kuniyuki Inagaki improves in speed Len Parson improves in range Leo Crawford improves in speed Masaya Sugiyama did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Hutson did not respond to coaching in control Ed Riviere did not respond to coaching in SS