Inning: 1 Kansas City Eddy Johan pitching. Juan Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Dashiell doubles to right field. Ron Montalvo singles to left field. Bob Dashiell scores. Marty Sargent walks. Peter Anderson strikes out. Robert Congalton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Tyson Underhill pitching. Jack Samuel walks. Napoleon Garcia walks. Josh Bermudez doubles to left field. Jack Samuel scores. Napoleon Garcia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jonah Hernandez doubles to left field. Josh Bermudez scores. Johnny Caballo strikes out. Jonah Hernandez is out trying to steal third. Bill Stryker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Kansas City Juan Palmero grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Kiefer strikes out. Tyson Underhill singles to center field. Juan Martin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Molina strikes out. Tim DiSarcina strikes out. Eddy Johan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Dashiell grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Montalvo strikes out. Marty Sargent singles to center field. Peter Anderson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jack Samuel pops out to the third baseman. Napoleon Garcia walks. Josh Bermudez singles past the shortstop. Napoleon Garcia advances to third on the hit. Jonah Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Napoleon Garcia scores. Denis Paredes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Josh Bermudez steals second. Johnny Caballo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Kansas City Robert Congalton pops out to the third baseman. Juan Palmero strikes out. Bobby Kiefer singles to left field. Denis Paredes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Kiefer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Stryker strikes out. Dave Molina grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim DiSarcina strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Juan Martin walks. Bob Dashiell strikes out. Ron Montalvo flies out to the left fielder. Marty Sargent flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Eddy Johan strikes out. Jack Samuel grounds out to the second baseman. Napoleon Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Peter Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Robert Congalton walks. Juan Palmero walks. Bobby Kiefer grounds out to the third baseman. Robert Congalton advances to third on the play. Juan Palmero advances to second on the play. Denis Paredes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Josh Bermudez grounds out to the shortstop. Jonah Hernandez hits a home run. Harley Hopkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Caballo strikes out. Bill Stryker hits a home run. Dave Molina flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Rich Picinich comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Juan Martin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Dashiell grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Montalvo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tim DiSarcina walks. Rich Picinich fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rich Picinich grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Dallas Gullic comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Samuel walks. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Kansas City Jeff Trosky is pinch hitting for Marty Sargent. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jeff Trosky grounds out to the third baseman. Peter Anderson strikes out. Robert Congalton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Josh Bermudez strikes out. Jonah Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Caballo pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Kansas City Juan Palmero grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Kiefer grounds out to the shortstop. John Bedford is pinch hitting for Dallas Gullic. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Bedford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Kansas City total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 2
Game Notes Harley Hopkins is injured and is expected to be out 42 days.
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Earl Ratzer improves in contact_vs_lefty Spec Abbaticchio improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Berly improves in velocity Eddie Trinkle did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jeff Naulty did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Hehl improves in range Dan Mille did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Thomas improves in contact_vs_lefty