Win: Steve Valdes (3-4) Loss: Garland Ozuna (4-10)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Garland Ozuna pitching. Mike Shuba walks. Dixie Guinn grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Shuba advances to second on the play. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi flies out to the center fielder. John Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Pat Hatcher pitching. Mike Parris grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Henke walks. Alex Alexander singles to center field. Bob Henke advances to third on the hit. Dave Patterson singles to center field. Bob Henke scores. Frank Stewart triples. Alex Alexander scores. Dave Patterson scores. Trevor Harman strikes out. Scott Upchurch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tom Wood flies out to the center fielder. Bip Conine flies out to the right fielder. Boom-Boom Grubb singles to center field. Willie Campbell doubles to center field. Boom-Boom Grubb uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pat Hatcher singles to left field. Willie Campbell scores. Mike Shuba flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Dexter hits a home run. Steve Valdes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Garland Ozuna strikes out. Mike Parris grounds out to the pitcher. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Dixie Guinn grounds out to the second baseman. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Ward flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Alex Alexander strikes out. Dave Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Stewart pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tom Wood doubles past the left fielder. Bip Conine strikes out. Boom-Boom Grubb strikes out. Willie Campbell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Trevor Harman flies out to the center fielder. Scott Upchurch flies out to the left fielder. Dave Dexter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Steve Valdes grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Shuba doubles to center field. Dixie Guinn walks. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi walks. John Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Shuba scores. Dixie Guinn advances to third on the play. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi advances to second on the play. Tom Wood walks. Bip Conine walks. Dixie Guinn scores. Boom-Boom Grubb hits a home run. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi scores. Tom Wood scores. Bip Conine scores. Pete Hawke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie Campbell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Pete Hawke strikes out. Mike Parris strikes out. Bob Henke singles to center field. Alex Alexander grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Henke is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Steve Valdes pops out to the third baseman. Mike Shuba flies out to the center fielder. Dixie Guinn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave Patterson strikes out. Frank Stewart strikes out. Trevor Harman singles to left field. Scott Upchurch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Yasuyuki Hamaguchi strikes out. John Ward flies out to the center fielder. Tom Wood reached on a fielding error by Bob Henke. Bip Conine singles to center field. Tom Wood is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Dexter strikes out. 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 grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Parris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Steve Smith pitching. Boom-Boom Grubb walks. Willie Campbell lines out to the third baseman. Steve Valdes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Shuba grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Henke strikes out. Alex Alexander flies out to the right fielder. Dave Patterson singles to left field. Dave Patterson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Dixie Guinn grounds out to the shortstop. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi singles to right field. John Ward grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Yasuyuki Hamaguchi is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Wood doubles to center field. John Ward uses his aggressiveness and scores. Billy Arntzen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bip Conine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Stewart grounds out to the second baseman. Trevor Harman strikes out. Scott Upchurch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 3
Game Notes Steve Valdes is injured and is expected to be out 30 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Todd improves in range George Hilgendorf did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Artie Kernek improves in range Scott Nichols did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Todd did not respond to coaching in speed Red Sprowl did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Todd improves in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Hofmann did not respond to coaching in velocity Barry Hatcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Barry Hatcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Barry Hatcher did not respond to coaching in endurance Homer Sanchez improves in arm John Hofmann did not respond to coaching in control Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C