Win: Bill Kraly (2-2) Loss: Will Kramer (0-2)
Save: Cy Plympton (3)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Ryan Fridley pitching. Kid Hale flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Hurdle lines out to the second baseman. Bobby Barton walks. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Mercer pitching. John Lyons strikes out. Greg Moraga reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kid Hale. Danny Gregg grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Duran pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Kansas City Davey Smyth walks. Hoyt Hoblitzel singles to right field. Davey Smyth advances to third on the hit. Randy Bogle grounds out to the second baseman. Davey Smyth scores. Hoyt Hoblitzel advances to second on the play. Kris Dingman strikes out. Joe Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Ted Davis triples. Chris Seilheimer flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Ted Davis scores. Dan Doyle singles to left field. Jim Johnson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan Doyle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ryan Fridley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Kid Hale strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle singles to right field. Bobby Barton grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Lyons singles to right field. Greg Moraga strikes out. Danny Gregg strikes out. Charlie Duran grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Tarrik Smith flies out to the right fielder. Davey Smyth flies out to the left fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel hits a home run. Randy Bogle singles to left field. Kris Dingman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ted Davis strikes out. Chris Seilheimer walks. Dan Doyle strikes out. Jim Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Joe Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Kid Hale walks. Jimmy Hurdle flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Barton walks. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Ryan Fridley singles past the third baseman. John Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Greg Moraga walks. Danny Gregg walks. Charlie Duran singles to center field. Ryan Fridley scores. Greg Moraga scores. Danny Gregg advances to third on the hit. Harry Bolling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Gregg scores. Charlie Duran advances to second on the play. Chris Seilheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Kansas City Davey Smyth grounds out to the third baseman. Hoyt Hoblitzel lines out to the shortstop. Randy Bogle walks. Randy Bogle is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dan Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Jim Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Fridley singles to center field. John Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Kansas City Kris Dingman doubles to left field. Ernie Cain is pinch hitting for Harry Bolling. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ernie Cain doubles to left field. Kris Dingman scores. Ernie Cain steals third. Kid Hale grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Ernie Cain scores. Jimmy Hurdle grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Barton walks. Ken McGuire comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Barton gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Kraly pitching. Greg Moraga pops out to the shortstop. Danny Gregg grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Duran walks. Ted Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Tarrik Smith strikes out. Davey Smyth flies out to the center fielder. Hoyt Hoblitzel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Chris Seilheimer walks. Leo Cermak is pinch hitting for Dan Doyle. Leo Cermak grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Seilheimer advances to second on the play. Jim Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Herb LeMaster is pinch hitting for Ken McGuire. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herb LeMaster walks. John Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Kansas City Will Kramer pitching. Randy Bogle walks. Randy Bogle steals second. Kris Dingman singles to center field. Randy Bogle scores. Henry Smith is pinch hitting for Bill Kraly. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Henry Smith singles to center field. Kris Dingman advances to third on the hit. Kid Hale strikes out. Jimmy Hurdle walks. Bobby Barton grounds out to the third baseman. Kris Dingman scores. Henry Smith advances to third on the play. Jimmy Hurdle advances to second on the play. Norio Yokotani comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tarrik Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Cy Plympton pitching. Greg Moraga grounds out to the third baseman. Danny Gregg singles to right field. Charlie Duran grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Gregg advances to second on the play. Ted Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Earl Baines improves in power_vs_righty Charlie McCormick did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Nealon improves in power_vs_lefty Herb Durning did not respond to coaching in control Gene Ryal did not respond to coaching in range Eric Sterling improves in power_vs_lefty Blix Lisenbee did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Ryan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Marty Sankey did not respond to coaching in speed Luis Young improves in contact_vs_lefty Luis Ryan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Pickup did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Len Parson did not respond to coaching in speed