Win: Sal Echevarria (1-0) Loss: Katsura Nishi (0-1)
Save: Chris Williamson (6)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Katsuhito Daikoku pitching. Pickles Office singles to right field. Luis Coscarart flies out to the center fielder. Joe Delgado singles to center field. Pickles Office advances to third on the hit. Butch Sweetland hits an infield single to the first baseman. Pickles Office scores. John Hatcher doubles to right field. Joe Delgado scores. Butch Sweetland uses his aggressiveness and scores. Luis Carl doubles to right field. John Hatcher scores. Bill Concepcion comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Fosse walks. Dick Harris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Tip McCarthy pitching. Shaun Walsh singles to left field. Frank Grubb grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Woodson hits a home run. Jim Richardson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Fosse. Joe Hasson hits a home run. Jim Richardson scores. Julian Martin singles to center field. Dario Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Tip McCarthy strikes out. Pickles Office singles to right field. Luis Coscarart singles to right field. Pickles Office advances to third on the hit. Joe Delgado grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Jim Johnson strikes out. Bill Concepcion flies out to the center fielder. Shaun Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Butch Sweetland strikes out. John Hatcher walks. Luis Carl walks. Mark Fosse grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Frank Grubb singles to right field. Jim Woodson walks. Jim Richardson singles to center field. Frank Grubb is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Jim Woodson advances to third on the play. Joe Hasson strikes out. Julian Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Kansas City Dick Harris singles past the second baseman. Tip McCarthy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pickles Office singles to center field. Dick Harris uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sal Echevarria comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Coscarart flies out to the left fielder. Joe Delgado lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dario Weaver strikes out. Jim Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Sal Echevarria strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Butch Sweetland grounds out to the shortstop. John Hatcher flies out to the center fielder. Luis Carl singles to center field. Mark Fosse walks. Dick Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Shaun Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Grubb grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Woodson flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Tip McCarthy strikes out. Pickles Office grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Luis Coscarart grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jim Richardson singles to right field. Joe Hasson strikes out. Julian Martin singles to center field. Jim Richardson advances to third on the hit. 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. Dario Weaver flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Jim Richardson scores. Jim Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Joe Delgado singles to right field. Butch Sweetland flies out to the right fielder. John Hatcher singles to left field. Luis Carl grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Eli Ferguson is pinch hitting for Sal Echevarria. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Eli Ferguson grounds out to the shortstop. Shaun Walsh walks. Frank Grubb singles to center field. Shaun Walsh advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Jim Woodson grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Grubb advances to second on the play. Jim Richardson singles to right field. Shaun Walsh scores. Frank Grubb scores. Alex Rudolph comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Richardson is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Chris Williamson pitching. Mark Wright is pinch hitting for Mark Fosse. Mark Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Harris flies out to the center fielder. Ed King is pinch hitting for Alex Rudolph. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed King pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Pete Cooper pitching. Joe Hasson walks. Julian Martin flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Dario Weaver walks. Jim Johnson strikes out. Chris Williamson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Pickles Office flies out to the right fielder. Luis Coscarart grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Delgado walks. Butch Sweetland singles to center field. John Hatcher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Kansas City total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Dax Crawford improves in speed Bob Siegle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Schegg improves in control Dax Crawford did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Siegle improves in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Admiral Hinton improves in speed Jack Geis did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Connors improves in speed Nap Clyde improves in velocity Admiral Hinton improves in 1B