Win: Tyson Hopkins (5-3) Loss: John Young (6-4)
Save: Alex Kilgus (4)
Inning: 1 Kansas City John Young pitching. Al Embree grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cap Jennings pops out to the shortstop. Frank Warner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Tyson Hopkins pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Hinton singles to left field. Joe Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Terry Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Minnie Stiely strikes out. Brian Carsey walks. Romeo Hobbs strikes out. Doug Eaton doubles to center field. Brian Carsey is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland John Souza singles to right field. John Souza steals second. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Hal Plank pops out to the first baseman. Joe Shannon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Lou Dodge singles to center field. Tyson Hopkins lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Lou Dodge forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Al Embree hits an infield single to the second baseman. Cap Jennings lines out to the shortstop. Frank Warner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland John Young grounds out to the second baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Bob Hinton singles to center field. Joe Hoffman lines out to the pitcher. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Minnie Stiely walks. Brian Carsey pops out to the third baseman. Romeo Hobbs singles to center field. Doug Eaton lines out to the second baseman. Lou Dodge flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland John Souza reached on a fielding error by Romeo Hobbs. Boom Boom Washington lines out to the first baseman. Hal Plank walks. Joe Shannon lines out to the shortstop. John Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Kansas City Tyson Hopkins strikes out. Al Embree doubles to left field. Cap Jennings strikes out. Frank Warner pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Hinton lines out to the second baseman. Joe Hoffman singles to right field. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Minnie Stiely singles to left field. Brian Carsey flies out to the center fielder. Romeo Hobbs flies out to the center fielder. Doug Eaton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland John Souza lines out to the shortstop. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Hal Plank flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lou Dodge pops out to the shortstop. Spike Smith is pinch hitting for Tyson Hopkins. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Spike Smith walks. Al Embree hits a home run. Spike Smith scores. Cap Jennings walks. Frank Warner flies out to the center fielder. Minnie Stiely strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Alex Kilgus pitching. Joe Shannon grounds out to the second baseman. John Young lines out to the third baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Brian Carsey grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Romeo Hobbs pops out to the third baseman. Doug Eaton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Hinton hits a home run. Joe Hoffman hits an infield single to the first baseman. Terry Johnson strikes out. John Souza strikes out. Boom Boom Washington grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joe Hoffman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Lou Dodge grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Kilgus pops out to the first baseman. Al Embree singles to left field. Al Embree steals second. Cap Jennings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Hal Plank walks. Joe Shannon grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Bob Stein is pinch hitting for John Young. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Stein flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Meyers improves in range Kevin Riley did not respond to coaching in control Harry Hooper improves in range Eddie McDonald did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bobby Meyers did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lenny Buehrle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Paul Schoeneweis did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Fletcher improves in velocity Sam Feller did not respond to coaching in control Ducky Wagner improves in CF