Win: Hal Haberer (1-1) Loss: Billy Arntzen (5-2)
Save: Dave Goldy (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Mark Donovan pitching. Mike Shuba flies out to the left fielder. Dixie Guinn singles past the shortstop. Earl Powell grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dixie Guinn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vicente Griffin singles to right field. Earl Powell advances to third on the hit. John Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Roy Williams pitching. Mike Parris strikes out. Juan Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Red Maddox walks. Bip Conine grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Red Maddox advances to second on the play. Tom Wood strikes out. Roy Williams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Matt Cook grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Stewart pops out to the shortstop. Trevor Harman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Mike Shuba strikes out. Dixie Guinn grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Earl Powell singles to left field. Vicente Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Scott Upchurch singles to left field. Dave Dexter strikes out. Mark Donovan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Parris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City John Ward flies out to the right fielder. Red Maddox walks. Bip Conine strikes out. Tom Wood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Juan Lopez strikes out. Alex Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Matt Cook grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Roy Williams flies out to the left fielder. Mike Shuba flies out to the right fielder. Dixie Guinn singles to right field. Earl Powell grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Dixie Guinn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Trevor Harman bunts for a base hit. Trevor Harman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Scott Upchurch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Vicente Griffin walks. John Ward doubles to right field. Vicente Griffin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Red Maddox strikes out. Bip Conine grounds out to the second baseman. John Ward advances to third on the play. Tom Wood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave Dexter strikes out. Mark Donovan lines out to the third baseman. Mike Parris grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Roy Williams walks. Passed ball. Roy Williams advances to second. Mike Shuba doubles to left field. Roy Williams scores. Dixie Guinn doubles to center field. Mike Shuba scores. Earl Powell hits a home run. Dixie Guinn scores. Pete Hawke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vicente Griffin flies out to the left fielder. John Ward walks. Red Maddox flies out to the left fielder. Bip Conine grounds into a force play to the third baseman. John Ward is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Juan Lopez singles to right field. Juan Lopez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alex Alexander hits a home run. Matt Cook doubles to center field. Frank Stewart singles to left field. Trevor Harman walks. Scott Upchurch singles to center field. Matt Cook scores. Frank Stewart scores. Dave Dexter singles to left field. Trevor Harman is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Scott Upchurch advances to third on the play. Harry Wendell is pinch hitting for Pete Hawke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Wendell doubles to right field. Scott Upchurch scores. Hal Haberer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Parris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Billy Arntzen pitching. Tom Wood flies out to the center fielder. Hal Haberer strikes out. Mike Shuba flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Juan Lopez grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Alexander grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Cook walks. Frank Stewart doubles to right field. Trevor Harman bunts for a base hit. Matt Cook scores. Scott Upchurch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dixie Guinn walks. Earl Powell singles to center field. Vicente Griffin walks. John Ward walks. Dixie Guinn scores. Steve Smith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Red Maddox grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Earl Powell scores. Vicente Griffin advances to third on the play. Bip Conine singles to left field. Vicente Griffin scores. Tom Wood walks. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi is pinch hitting for Hal Haberer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Darrell Taylor pitching. Dave Dexter strikes out. Denney Perdue is pinch hitting for Steve Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denney Perdue singles past the second baseman. Mike Parris doubles to left field. Denney Perdue uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Goldy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Lopez strikes out. Alex Alexander flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Mike Parris (12), Matt Cook (10), Frank Stewart (19), Harry Wendell (5).HR - Alex Alexander (15). Baserunning: CS - Juan Lopez (7), Trevor Harman (5). Fielding: PB - Matt Cook.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: LaReace Tibault did not respond to coaching in velocity Greg Sheely did not respond to coaching in velocity George Griffin did not respond to coaching in velocity Irv Baldwin did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty George Griffin did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Adams did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Roy Lerchen improves in control John Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Manuel Rockenfield did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Homer Sanchez improves in arm Homer Ussat did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Barry Hatcher improves in control Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C