Win: Alex Deisel Loss: George Smith
Save: Mike Coan
Inning: 1 Oakland Alex Deisel pitching. Matt Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Salty Hosley hits a home run. Bill Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Don Peraza strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota George Smith pitching. Koji Arai pops out to the shortstop. Don Hafey hits a home run. Tink Stricklett strikes out. Tommy Schall grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Jack Carey flies out to the left fielder. Dave Stewart singles to center field. Dave Ruberto flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Henry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill DiMaggio flies out to the center fielder. Hoyt Lake grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allen Papa reached on a 2-base throwing error by Matt Fisher. Izzy Stember doubles to left field. Allen Papa scores. Alex Deisel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland George Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Fisher strikes out. Salty Hosley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Koji Arai strikes out. Don Hafey flies out to the left fielder. Tink Stricklett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Campbell doubles to right field. Don Peraza singles past the shortstop. Bill Campbell scores. Jack Carey flies out to the left fielder. Dave Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Don Peraza advances to second on the play. Dave Ruberto lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tommy Schall singles to center field. Bill DiMaggio singles to right field. Hoyt Lake strikes out. Allen Papa singles past the first baseman. Tommy Schall scores. Bill DiMaggio advances to third on the hit. Izzy Stember strikes out. Alex Deisel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Ryan Henry flies out to the left fielder. George Smith pops out to the second baseman. Matt Fisher singles to right field. Salty Hosley singles to left field. Bill Campbell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Koji Arai grounds out to the pitcher. Don Hafey singles to center field. Tink Stricklett walks. Tommy Schall pops out to the third baseman. Bill DiMaggio flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Don Peraza grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Carey strikes out. Dave Stewart strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Hoyt Lake singles to center field. Allen Papa pops out to the first baseman. Izzy Stember grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Ruberto grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Henry strikes out. Bryan Hunter is pinch hitting for George Smith. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bryan Hunter doubles to center field. Roy Ganzel 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. Matt Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ben Locker pitching. Skip Magnante is pinch hitting for Roy Ganzel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Skip Magnante is hit by a pitch. Koji Arai singles to center field. Skip Magnante advances to third on the hit. Don Hafey doubles to center field. Skip Magnante scores. Koji Arai uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kim Stone comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tink Stricklett pops out to the third baseman. Tommy Schall grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bill DiMaggio strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Karim Powell pitching. Gerry Marcum enters the game as a defensive replacement for Izzy Stember at 3B. Salty Hosley singles to center field. Bill Campbell strikes out. Salty Hosley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Don Peraza singles to left field. Don Peraza is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Hoyt Lake flies out to the left fielder. Allen Papa strikes out. Gerry Marcum grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Coan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jack Carey singles to left field. Dave Stewart lines out to the second baseman. Dave Ruberto strikes out. Ryan Henry grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jack Carey is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6