Win: Mike Veil (3-2) Loss: Chauncey Sandlock (20-4)
Save: Eddie Davidson (5)
Inning: 1 Kansas City Chauncey Sandlock pitching. Brad Concepcion grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Trevino singles to center field. Barney Konerko pops out to the first baseman. Joe Trevino steals second. Mike Coveney grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ron Wever pitching. John Kelly pops out to the shortstop. Buddy Lyden singles to center field. Pinky Javier singles to center field. Charley Lewis strikes out. Buck Benedict strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Al Lowery walks. Grant Dowling walks. Jim Hendrickson singles to center field. Al Lowery scores. Butch Meyers is hit by a pitch. Ron Wever strikes out. Brad Concepcion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Grant Dowling scores. Jim Hendrickson advances to third on the play. Butch Meyers advances to second on the play. Joe Trevino flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Jay Dalrymple singles to center field. Gene Ingersoll walks. Earl Hosey strikes out. Chauncey Sandlock fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Chauncey Sandlock grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Barney Konerko grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Coveney grounds out to the shortstop. Al Lowery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Buddy Lyden grounds out to the second baseman. Pinky Javier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Grant Dowling flies out to the left fielder. Jim Hendrickson strikes out. Butch Meyers doubles to center field. Ron Wever strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Charley Lewis walks. Buck Benedict flies out to the right fielder. Charley Lewis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jay Dalrymple strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Kansas City Brad Concepcion grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Trevino strikes out. Barney Konerko grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Gene Ingersoll singles to right field. Earl Hosey grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Veil 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. Chauncey Sandlock strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Kansas City Mike Coveney grounds out to the third baseman. Al Lowery singles to left field. Grant Dowling singles past the shortstop. Al Lowery advances to third on the hit. Jim Hendrickson flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Al Lowery scores. Butch Meyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland John Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Buddy Lyden walks. Pinky Javier grounds into a 1-6-3 double play - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Pat Nitkowski is pinch hitting for Mike Veil. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Nitkowski strikes out. Brad Concepcion singles past the shortstop. Joe Trevino flies out to the center fielder. Barney Konerko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Paul Billingsley pitching. Charley Lewis grounds out to the pitcher. Buck Benedict strikes out. Jay Dalrymple grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Kansas City Mike Coveney flies out to the left fielder. Al Lowery singles to right field. Al Lowery steals second. Grant Dowling strikes out. Jim Hendrickson singles to center field. Al Lowery scores. Jim Hendrickson steals second. Butch Meyers singles to left field. Jim Hendrickson scores. Pete Carden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Good is pinch hitting for Paul Billingsley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Butch Meyers steals second. Pete Good grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Loftus pitching. Blix Wolf is pinch hitting for Gene Ingersoll. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Blix Wolf strikes out. Johnny Hearn is pinch hitting for Earl Hosey. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Johnny Hearn lines out to the shortstop. Damian Marak is pinch hitting for Pete Carden. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Damian Marak hits a home run. Bill Nunez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Kelly walks. John Kelly steals second. Buddy Lyden singles to center field. John Kelly scores. Eddie Davidson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pinky Javier flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City David Whitted pitching. Brad Concepcion singles past the second baseman. Joe Trevino singles to right field. Barney Konerko grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Concepcion advances to third on the play. Joe Trevino advances to second on the play. Mike Coveney walks. Al Lowery singles to center field. Brad Concepcion scores. Joe Trevino scores. Freddy Maier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shaun Claire is pinch hitting for Grant Dowling. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Shaun Claire walks. Jim Hendrickson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Mike Coveney scores. Al Lowery advances to third on the play. Shaun Claire advances to second on the play. Butch Meyers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Erv Morgan is pinch hitting for Charley Lewis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Erv Morgan flies out to the center fielder. Buck Benedict flies out to the center fielder. Jay Dalrymple walks. Blix Wolf grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jay Dalrymple is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Kansas City total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Brian Burbach did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Paddy Blackerby improves in contact_vs_righty Aaron Fitzgerald did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Hurd did not respond to coaching in endurance Lou Hall improves in control Stu Jones did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Gary Figueroa did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Klein improves in power_vs_lefty Scott Martin improves in power_vs_righty Dave Klein improves in arm Roy Gilbert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Gary Figueroa did not respond to coaching in control Scott Martin did not respond to coaching in 3B