Win: John Best (2-1) Loss: Tadashi Tezuka (6-5)
Save: Red Battle (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Tadashi Tezuka pitching. Rafa Garcia walks. Rafa Garcia is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jack Samuel walks. Jack Samuel steals second. Napoleon Garcia singles to right field. Jack Samuel scores. Josh Bermudez singles past the first baseman. Jonah Hernandez singles to left field. Napoleon Garcia scores. Johnny Caballo grounds out to the second baseman. Josh Bermudez advances to third on the play. Jonah Hernandez advances to second on the play. Bill Stryker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Kansas City John Best pitching. Bob Dashiell walks. Bob Dashiell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Juan Martin strikes out. J.C. Heintzelman pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Paul Ganzel walks. John Best fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. John Best grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Paul Ganzel advances to second on the play. Rafa Garcia lines out to the first baseman. Jack Samuel walks. Napoleon Garcia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Samuel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Kansas City Peter Anderson singles to center field. Alan Castino singles to left field. Peter Anderson advances to third on the hit. Marty Sargent grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Peter Anderson scores. Alan Castino advances to second on the play. John Quisenberry grounds out to the shortstop. Walt Covington walks. Tadashi Tezuka flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Josh Bermudez grounds out to the pitcher. Jonah Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Caballo singles to left field. Johnny Caballo steals second. Bill Stryker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Kansas City Bob Dashiell strikes out. Juan Martin flies out to the center fielder. J.C. Heintzelman walks. Peter Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Paul Ganzel strikes out. John Best strikes out. Rafa Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Kansas City Alan Castino walks. Marty Sargent strikes out. John Quisenberry grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jack Samuel singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Bermudez grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Samuel advances to third on the play. Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Kansas City Walt Covington singles to center field. Tadashi Tezuka lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Dashiell doubles to left field. Walt Covington scores. Juan Martin walks. J.C. Heintzelman grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Juan Martin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Peter Anderson walks. Alan Castino strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Johnny Caballo flies out to the center fielder. Bill Stryker reached on a 2-base fielding error by J.C. Heintzelman. Paul Ganzel grounds out to the shortstop. John Best is hit by a pitch. Rafa Garcia doubles to center field. Bill Stryker scores. Jack Samuel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Kansas City Marty Sargent flies out to the left fielder. John Quisenberry pops out to the first baseman. Walt Covington singles to left field. Tadashi Tezuka grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Walt Covington is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Bermudez walks. Josh Bermudez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Kansas City Bob Dashiell flies out to the left fielder. Juan Martin strikes out. J.C. Heintzelman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Johnny Caballo grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Stryker walks. Paul Ganzel singles to center field. Paddy Garfield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Best lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rafa Garcia walks. Jack Samuel strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Kansas City Peter Anderson singles to center field. Peter Anderson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Alan Castino grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Sargent singles to left field. John Quisenberry singles to left field. Walt Covington strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Napoleon Garcia walks. Josh Bermudez strikes out. Jonah Hernandez pops out to the third baseman. Johnny Caballo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Kansas City Red Battle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bobby Kiefer is pinch hitting for Paddy Garfield. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Kiefer strikes out. Bob Dashiell singles to center field. Bob Dashiell steals second. Juan Martin strikes out. J.C. Heintzelman walks. Peter Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 12 Kansas City total runners LOB: 11
Batting:2B - Bob Dashiell (14).GIDP - John Quisenberry. Baserunning: SB - Bob Dashiell (22).CS - Bob Dashiell (8), Peter Anderson (4). Fielding: E - J.C. Heintzelman.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Tommy Roarke improves in arm Eddie Hehl improves in range Stan Broskie did not respond to coaching in arm Raull Gonzalez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Kansas City Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Molly Hersh improves in power_vs_righty Frank Berly did not respond to coaching in control Spec Abbaticchio improves in power_vs_righty Cholly Taylor did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty