Win: Steve Hoffman Loss: Bill Sveum
Save: Rich Rotblatt
Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Hoffman pitching. Bob Melendez singles to right field. Yukio Takahashi strikes out. Kazutaka Asai lines out to the shortstop. Burton Varsho strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Sveum pitching. Bud Seery singles to right field. Cotton Kay strikes out. Edgar Hollingsworth walks. Mike Herndon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Guy Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Mark McCarty grounds out to the shortstop. Cy Einertson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Eddie Huckleberry grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Eichhorn walks. Ryan Clendenon grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Eichhorn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mickey Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bobby Daley grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Sveum hits an infield single to the second baseman. Bob Melendez strikes out. Yukio Takahashi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Sveum is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Steve Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop. Bud Seery walks. Cotton Kay singles to left field. Bud Seery advances to third on the hit. Edgar Hollingsworth grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Seery scores. Cotton Kay advances to second on the play. Mike Herndon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kazutaka Asai walks. Burton Varsho flies out to the left fielder. Guy Butcher strikes out. Mark McCarty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Eddie Huckleberry strikes out. Joe Eichhorn walks. Ryan Clendenon grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Eichhorn advances to second on the play. Mickey Murray grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Cy Einertson strikes out. Bobby Daley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ryan Clendenon. Bill Sveum strikes out. Bob Melendez walks. Yukio Takahashi walks. Kazutaka Asai lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Steve Hoffman walks. Bud Seery grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Cotton Kay singles to left field. Cotton Kay steals second. Edgar Hollingsworth singles to right field. Cotton Kay scores. Edgar Hollingsworth steals second. Mike Herndon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Burton Varsho flies out to the left fielder. Guy Butcher strikes out. Mark McCarty flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Eddie Huckleberry pops out to the first baseman. Joe Eichhorn reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bobby Daley. Ryan Clendenon walks. Mickey Murray singles to right field. Joe Eichhorn scores. Steve Hoffman lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Mickey Murray advances to second on the play. Mickey Murray advances to second on the play. Bud Seery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Cy Einertson strikes out. Bobby Daley grounds out to the catcher. Bill Sveum strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Cotton Kay singles to left field. Edgar Hollingsworth singles to center field. Cotton Kay advances to third on the hit. Mike Herndon strikes out. Eddie Huckleberry flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Cotton Kay scores. Noodles Bolton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edgar Hollingsworth steals second. Passed ball. Edgar Hollingsworth advances to third. Joe Eichhorn walks. Ryan Clendenon hits an infield single to the pitcher. Edgar Hollingsworth scores. Mickey Murray singles to center field. Joe Eichhorn scores. Ryan Clendenon advances to third on the hit. Steve Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Melendez strikes out. Yukio Takahashi singles to right field. Kazutaka Asai singles to center field. Yukio Takahashi advances to third on the hit. Burton Varsho strikes out. Guy Butcher singles to center field. Yukio Takahashi scores. Mark McCarty doubles past the first baseman. Kazutaka Asai scores. Guy Butcher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rich Rotblatt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Cy Einertson singles to left field. Bobby Daley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bud Seery singles to left field. Cotton Kay singles to left field. Bud Seery advances to third on the hit. Bill Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Edgar Hollingsworth singles to center field. Bud Seery scores. Cotton Kay advances to third on the hit. Mike Herndon flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Cotton Kay scores. Eddie Huckleberry grounds out to the third baseman. Edgar Hollingsworth advances to second on the play. Joe Eichhorn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Dutch Hobson is pinch hitting for Bill Stone. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dutch Hobson singles to left field. Bob Melendez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Edgar Hollingsworth. Yukio Takahashi strikes out. Kazutaka Asai grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dutch Hobson scores. Bob Melendez advances to third on the play. Burton Varsho grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10