Inning: 1 Kansas City Lefty Steenstra pitching. Pickles Office flies out to the left fielder. Luis Coscarart hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Delgado strikes out. Butch Sweetland doubles to center field. Luis Coscarart uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ernie Kern doubles past the third baseman. Butch Sweetland scores. John Hatcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Carl Kress pitching. Shaun Walsh grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Grubb hits a home run. Joe Hasson singles to left field. Mike Dessau grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Luis Carl walks. Luis Carl steals second. Mark Fosse flies out to the right fielder. Carl Kress grounds out to the pitcher. Pickles Office triples. Luis Carl scores. Luis Coscarart walks. Joe Delgado walks. Butch Sweetland singles to left field. Pickles Office scores. Ryan Frobel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Kern flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Eli Ferguson grounds out to the second baseman. Dario Weaver strikes out. Donell Aguirre grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City John Hatcher doubles to center field. Luis Carl doubles to right field. John Hatcher scores. Mark Fosse grounds out to the shortstop. Carl Kress flies out to the center fielder. Pickles Office grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Frobel strikes out. Shaun Walsh walks. Frank Grubb walks. Joe Hasson singles to left field. Shaun Walsh is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Luis Coscarart strikes out. Joe Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Butch Sweetland grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Mike Dessau grounds out to the shortstop. Eli Ferguson flies out to the center fielder. Dario Weaver walks. Donell Aguirre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Ernie Kern grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Hatcher lines out to the third baseman. Luis Carl pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Johnson hits a home run. Ryan Frobel flies out to the left fielder. Shaun Walsh flies out to the left fielder. Frank Grubb singles to right field. Joe Hasson singles to center field. Frank Grubb advances to third on the hit. Mike Dessau strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mark Fosse flies out to the right fielder. Carl Kress singles to left field. Pickles Office grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carl Kress is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Luis Coscarart strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Eli Ferguson lines out to the third baseman. Dario Weaver hits a home run. Donell Aguirre grounds out to the third baseman. Katsura Nishi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jim Johnson triples. Gerry Foytack is pinch hitting for Ryan Frobel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Gerry Foytack grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Lerrin Hansell pitching. Joe Delgado pops out to the second baseman. Butch Sweetland walks. Ernie Kern singles to right field. John Hatcher grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Shaun Walsh walks. Frank Grubb doubles to right field. Shaun Walsh uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Hasson strikes out. Mike Dessau doubles past the right fielder. Frank Grubb scores. Brian White comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eli Ferguson singles to center field. Mike Dessau scores. Eli Ferguson steals second. Dario Weaver flies out to the center fielder. Donell Aguirre strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Luis Carl singles past the third baseman. Dick Harris is pinch hitting for Mark Fosse. Dick Harris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Ed King is pinch hitting for Brian White. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed King grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jack Runge pitching. Jim Johnson is hit by a pitch. Jim Johnson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lerrin Hansell flies out to the right fielder. Shaun Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pickles Office flies out to the left fielder. Luis Coscarart walks. Joe Delgado strikes out. Butch Sweetland singles to left field. Ernie Kern doubles to left field. Luis Coscarart scores. Butch Sweetland uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chris Williamson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Hatcher hits a home run. Ernie Kern scores. Luis Carl walks. Luis Carl steals second. Dick Harris pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Hooks Medich enters the game as a defensive replacement for Luis Carl at CF. Frank Grubb walks. Joe Hasson flies out to the center fielder. Mike Dessau grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Butch Sweetland (7), Ernie Kern 2 (4), John Hatcher (3), Luis Carl (2).3B - Pickles Office (3).HR - John Hatcher (4).GIDP - John Hatcher, Dick Harris. Baserunning: SB - Luis Carl 2 (2).
Batting:2B - Frank Grubb (7), Mike Dessau (6).3B - Jim Johnson (1).HR - Frank Grubb (5), Dario Weaver (2), Jim Johnson (1).GIDP - Mike Dessau 2.HBP - Jim Johnson (2). Baserunning: SB - Eli Ferguson (1).CS - Jim Johnson (1).
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Gary Thornton improves in speed Joe Maxwell improves in arm Joe Mays improves in power_vs_lefty Spider Garcia did not respond to coaching in range Joe Maxwell did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jack Geis did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Geis did not respond to coaching in control Vic Minnick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lou Rossy improves in range Brett Warren did not respond to coaching in CF