Inning: 1 Kansas City Bob Barnes pitching. Tom Sanchez flies out to the center fielder. Kid Hale grounds out to the shortstop. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to center field. Tarrik Smith singles to center field. Hoyt Hoblitzel advances to third on the hit. Kris Dingman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Bennett pitching. John Lyons grounds out to the pitcher. Ted Davis flies out to the right fielder. Greg Moraga grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Bobby Barton strikes out. Davey Smyth singles to left field. Ernie Cain singles to left field. Bob Bennett lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Tom Sanchez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Diaz walks. Danny Gregg strikes out. Chris Seilheimer pops out to the shortstop. Dan Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Johnson singles to left field. Bob Barnes lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Jim Johnson forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). John Lyons strikes out. Ted Davis singles to right field. Greg Moraga grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Kris Dingman grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Barton grounds out to the third baseman. Davey Smyth walks. Davey Smyth is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Diaz reached on a fielding error by Bobby Barton. Danny Gregg grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Diaz advances to second on the play. Chris Seilheimer pops out to the third baseman. Dan Doyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ernie Cain grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bob Bennett strikes out. Tom Sanchez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Johnson doubles to left field. Bob Barnes lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball and Jim Johnson is thrown out at third. John Lyons doubles to left field. Bob Barnes uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ted Davis pops out to the first baseman. Harry Bolling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Greg Moraga singles to right field. John Lyons scores. Tom Diaz pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Kid Hale strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to center field. Tarrik Smith singles to left field. Kris Dingman strikes out. Bobby Barton grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Danny Gregg walks. Chris Seilheimer hits a home run. Danny Gregg scores. Bill Kraly comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dan Doyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Barnes walks. John Lyons hits a home run. Bob Barnes scores. Sherman Dietzel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Davis singles to center field. Greg Moraga walks. Tom Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Kansas City Davey Smyth singles to left field. Ernie Cain pops out to the third baseman. Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Sherman Dietzel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Smith singles to center field. Davey Smyth advances to third on the hit. Henry Smith steals second. Tom Sanchez singles to right field. Davey Smyth scores. Henry Smith scores. Tom Sanchez steals second. Dan Doyle throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Kid Hale strikes out. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles past the second baseman. Tom Sanchez scores. Tarrik Smith hits a home run. Hoyt Hoblitzel scores. Jacque Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kris Dingman walks. Bobby Barton pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Cy Plympton pitching. Danny Gregg doubles to right field. Chris Seilheimer walks. Dan Doyle flies out to the right fielder. Jim Johnson strikes out. Leo Cermak is pinch hitting for Jacque Segui. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Leo Cermak walks. John Lyons doubles to right field. Danny Gregg scores. Chris Seilheimer scores. Joe Broberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Davis doubles to right field. Leo Cermak scores. John Lyons scores. Greg Moraga walks. Tom Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Kansas City Norio Yokotani pitching. Davey Smyth walks. Ernie Cain flies out to the center fielder. Joe Broberg fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Joe Broberg reached on a 2-base fielding error by Tom Diaz. Randy Bogle is pinch hitting for Tom Sanchez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Bogle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Davey Smyth scores. Joe Broberg advances to third on the play. Kid Hale grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Danny Gregg strikes out. Chris Seilheimer singles to left field. Dan Doyle strikes out. Jim Johnson doubles to left field. Chris Seilheimer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Herb LeMaster is pinch hitting for Norio Yokotani. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herb LeMaster walks. John Lyons singles to right field. Jim Johnson scores. Herb LeMaster advances to third on the hit. John Lyons steals second. Ted Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Ken McGuire pitching. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the center fielder. Tarrik Smith pops out to the third baseman. Kris Dingman walks. Bobby Barton flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - John Lyons 2 (5), Ted Davis (3), Danny Gregg (3), Jim Johnson 2 (4).HR - John Lyons (2), Chris Seilheimer (1). Baserunning: SB - John Lyons (4). Fielding: E - Tom Diaz, Dan Doyle.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gene Ryal improves in arm Bill Nealon improves in power_vs_lefty Jaime Barton did not respond to coaching in control Masaharu Imanishi did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Pete Davenport did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Don DeJesus improves in arm Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Murnane improves in power_vs_righty Jack Scott improves in power_vs_lefty Wayne Sagmoen did not respond to coaching in control Marty Sankey improves in arm Leo Crawford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Luis Young did not respond to coaching in speed