Win: Joe Straker Loss: Steve Hoffman
Save: Adam Johnson
Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Straker pitching. Bud Seery grounds out to the third baseman. Cotton Kay singles to center field. Eddie Huckleberry grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Hoffman pitching. Bob Melendez singles to center field. Jim Doherty strikes out. Italo Lyon singles to center field. Mark McCarty strikes out. Burton Varsho doubles to right field. Bob Melendez scores. Felix Stainback singles to right field. Italo Lyon scores. Burton Varsho uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yukio Takahashi walks. Freddie Wheatley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Herndon flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Clendenon strikes out. Joe Eichhorn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Straker flies out to the right fielder. Bob Melendez grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Doherty grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Lauder triples. Edgar Hollingsworth strikes out. Steve Hoffman strikes out. Bud Seery strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Italo Lyon strikes out. Mark McCarty grounds out to the second baseman. Burton Varsho walks. Felix Stainback grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Burton Varsho is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Cotton Kay hits an infield single to the second baseman. Eddie Huckleberry singles to left field. Cotton Kay advances to third on the hit. Mike Herndon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Cotton Kay scores. Ryan Clendenon hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Eichhorn doubles to right field. Ryan Clendenon uses his aggressiveness and scores. George Lauder grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Yukio Takahashi strikes out. Freddie Wheatley grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Straker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Edgar Hollingsworth flies out to the left fielder. Steve Hoffman strikes out. Bud Seery singles to center field. Bud Seery is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Melendez pops out to the first baseman. Jim Doherty singles to left field. Italo Lyon grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Cotton Kay doubles to center field. Eddie Huckleberry strikes out. Mike Herndon flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Clendenon lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Mark McCarty walks. Burton Varsho is hit by a pitch. Felix Stainback grounds out to the third baseman. Mark McCarty advances to third on the play. Burton Varsho advances to second on the play. Yukio Takahashi singles past the first baseman. Mark McCarty scores. Burton Varsho scores. Luis Funk comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Freddie Wheatley singles to left field. Joe Straker 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. Freddie Wheatley advances to second on the play. Freddie Wheatley advances to second on the play. Bob Melendez doubles to center field. Freddie Wheatley scores. Jim Doherty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Eichhorn doubles to center field. George Lauder singles to left field. Joe Eichhorn scores. Edgar Hollingsworth grounds out to the shortstop. George Lauder advances to second on the play. Keiji Emoto is pinch hitting for Luis Funk. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Keiji Emoto flies out to the center fielder. Greg Etheridge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Bud Seery flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Rice pitching. Italo Lyon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mark McCarty doubles to left field. Burton Varsho strikes out. Felix Stainback singles to center field. Mark McCarty scores. Yukio Takahashi grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Felix Stainback is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Cotton Kay walks. Eddie Huckleberry triples. Cotton Kay scores. Mike Herndon walks. Ryan Clendenon strikes out. Adam Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Joe Eichhorn flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Eddie Huckleberry scores. George Lauder walks. Edgar Hollingsworth walks. Carlos Rudolph is pinch hitting for Ed Rice. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Carlos Rudolph strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Nastu pitching. Frank Bagby is pinch hitting for Freddie Wheatley. Frank Bagby strikes out. Adam Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Melendez singles to center field. Jim Doherty walks. Italo Lyon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Kazutaka Asai enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Doherty at SS. Cy Einertson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Felix Stainback at LF. Bud Seery strikes out. Cotton Kay grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Huckleberry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 8