Win: Ramon Winston (1-3) Loss: Elmer Buice (3-3)
Save: Chris Williamson (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Elmer Buice pitching. Shaun Walsh walks. Tom Woodling grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Julian Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Kansas City Ramon Winston pitching. John Hatcher grounds out to the second baseman. Ed King strikes out. Butch Sweetland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Hasson grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Dessau doubles to center field. Dario Weaver singles to left field. Mike Dessau scores. Dario Weaver steals second. Donell Aguirre flies out to the center fielder. Jim Woodson hits a home run. Dario Weaver scores. Ramon Winston strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Pickles Office hits a home run. Hooks Medich strikes out. Mike Wilson strikes out. Luis Coscarart singles to right field. Mark Wright grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luis Coscarart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Shaun Walsh flies out to the center fielder. Tom Woodling strikes out. Julian Martin singles to right field. Joe Hasson doubles to right field. Julian Martin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Minnie Hermanski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Dessau singles to center field. Joe Hasson scores. Mike Dessau is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Minnie Hermanski grounds out to the shortstop. John Hatcher grounds out to the third baseman. Ed King singles to right field. Butch Sweetland singles to right field. Pickles Office flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Dario Weaver grounds out to the third baseman. Donell Aguirre grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Woodson walks. Ramon Winston pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Hooks Medich hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mike Wilson singles to right field. Luis Coscarart doubles to right field. Hooks Medich scores. Mark Wright singles to left field. Mike Wilson scores. Luis Coscarart is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Minnie Hermanski lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Mark Wright forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). John Hatcher lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Shaun Walsh walks. Tom Woodling pops out to the shortstop. Julian Martin grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ed King flies out to the center fielder. Butch Sweetland triples. Pickles Office grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Sweetland scores. Hooks Medich grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Hasson singles to left field. Mike Dessau flies out to the center fielder. Dario Weaver singles to left field. Carl Kress comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Donell Aguirre pops out to the first baseman. Jim Woodson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kelvin Kirby is pinch hitting for Mike Wilson. Kelvin Kirby grounds out to the shortstop. Luis Coscarart grounds out to the third baseman. Mark Wright pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mark Fosse enters the game as a defensive replacement for Kelvin Kirby at 3B. Ramon Winston flies out to the left fielder. Shaun Walsh bunts for a base hit. Tom Woodling grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Gleich is pinch hitting for Carl Kress. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Joe Gleich singles past the shortstop. John Hatcher grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gleich advances to second on the play. Chris Williamson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ed King grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Sweetland singles to right field. Pickles Office strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Pete Cooper pitching. Julian Martin doubles to right field. Joe Hasson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Julian Martin advances to third on the play. Mike Dessau pops out to the third baseman. Dario Weaver grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Hooks Medich singles to left field. Joe Delgado is pinch hitting for Mark Fosse. Joe Delgado pops out to the shortstop. Luis Coscarart flies out to the right fielder. Mark Wright grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hooks Medich is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Donell Aguirre strikes out. Jim Woodson walks. Chris Williamson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Shaun Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ernie Kern is pinch hitting for Pete Cooper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ernie Kern strikes out. John Hatcher strikes out. Ed King grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Tom Woodling is injured and is expected to be out 21 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C Improvements: Brett Warren improves in contact_vs_righty Ray Bartell did not respond to coaching in arm Admiral Hinton improves in speed Ducky Burtschy improves in contact_vs_righty Lou Rossy did not respond to coaching in LF
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dave Dotson did not respond to coaching in speed Kazuo Yoshida did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Schegg did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Lyle improves in range