Win: Brady McRae (3-3) Loss: John Lade (1-4)
Save: Jim Mogridge (8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Brady McRae pitching. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Rafa Garcia strikes out. Jack Samuel walks. Bill Stryker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Kansas City John Lade pitching. J.C. Heintzelman flies out to the center fielder. Juan Martin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Dashiell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Johnny Caballo singles to left field. Paul Ganzel strikes out. Tim DiSarcina singles to right field. Yoshiharu Nagakawa singles to center field. John Lade strikes out. Napoleon Garcia flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Kansas City Ron Montalvo grounds out to the shortstop. Alan Castino grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Sargent lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Rafa Garcia strikes out. Jack Samuel pops out to the shortstop. Bill Stryker singles to center field. Johnny Caballo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Quisenberry flies out to the center fielder. Peter Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Brady McRae singles to left field. J.C. Heintzelman walks. Juan Martin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. J.C. Heintzelman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Paul Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tim DiSarcina strikes out. Yoshiharu Nagakawa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Bob Dashiell reached on a fielding error by Tim DiSarcina. Ron Montalvo strikes out. Bob Dashiell steals second. Alan Castino doubles to center field. Bob Dashiell scores. Marty Sargent doubles to left field. Alan Castino scores. John Quisenberry strikes out. Peter Anderson reached on a fielding error by Rafa Garcia. Brady McRae singles to center field. Marty Sargent scores. J.C. Heintzelman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland John Lade strikes out. Napoleon Garcia walks. Napoleon Garcia is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Rafa Garcia doubles to left field. Jack Samuel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Juan Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Dashiell flies out to the right fielder. Ron Montalvo flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Stryker singles to right field. Johnny Caballo grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Stryker advances to second on the play. Paul Ganzel strikes out. Tim DiSarcina grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Alan Castino singles to right field. Marty Sargent singles to left field. John Quisenberry walks. Peter Anderson strikes out. Eddy Johan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Brady McRae grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Yoshiharu Nagakawa grounds out to the third baseman. Eddy Johan strikes out. Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City J.C. Heintzelman strikes out. Juan Martin walks. Bob Dashiell walks. Ron Montalvo grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Martin advances to third on the play. Bob Dashiell advances to second on the play. Alan Castino singles to left field. Juan Martin scores. Bob Dashiell scores. Rich Picinich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Sargent flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Rafa Garcia walks. Jack Samuel grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Rafa Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Molina is pinch hitting for Bill Stryker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave Molina flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Caballo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City John Quisenberry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Peter Anderson singles to left field. Brady McRae lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. J.C. Heintzelman walks. Peter Anderson steals third. Juan Martin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Billy Tannehill is pinch hitting for Paul Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Tannehill singles to right field. Tim DiSarcina hits a home run. Billy Tannehill scores. Jim Mogridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Yoshiharu Nagakawa strikes out. Jonah Hernandez is pinch hitting for Rich Picinich. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jonah Hernandez walks. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Rafa Garcia singles to center field. Jack Samuel grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Rafa Garcia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Mathews improves in speed Eddie Hehl did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Stan Broskie improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Naulty did not respond to coaching in control
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Spec Abbaticchio did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Del Bagby did not respond to coaching in velocity Spec Abbaticchio did not respond to coaching in range Jeff Rice improves in control