Win: Bucky McDonald Loss: Howie Workman
Save: Brian Lowell
Inning: 1 Minnesota Howie Workman pitching. Red Randall pops out to the third baseman. Takuya Tamba singles to right field. Takuya Tamba steals second. Jim Melendez hits a home run. Takuya Tamba scores. Yasuo Tomashino grounds out to the third baseman. Midre King hits an infield single to the pitcher. Midre King is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Bucky McDonald pitching. Daryle Reeder doubles to center field. Joe Reis flies out to the right fielder. Happy Walsh walks. Jim Wright flies out to the left fielder. Doug Sherman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Gerner grounds out to the pitcher. ET Cuttlebones flies out to the right fielder. Ab Simon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Chris Hopper strikes out. Dave Sims walks. Kurt Tam pops out to the third baseman. Howie Workman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bucky McDonald strikes out. Red Randall walks. Takuya Tamba reached on a fielding error by Happy Walsh. Jim Melendez strikes out. Yasuo Tomashino strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Daryle Reeder pops out to the shortstop. Joe Reis singles to center field. Happy Walsh grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Joe Reis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Midre King grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Gerner strikes out. ET Cuttlebones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Doug Sherman strikes out. Chris Hopper grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Sims strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ab Simon flies out to the center fielder. Bucky McDonald grounds out to the shortstop. Red Randall flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Kurt Tam grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Start is pinch hitting for Howie Workman. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Larry Start flies out to the left fielder. Daryle Reeder strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Glenn Phelps pitching. Takuya Tamba singles to right field. Jim Melendez walks. Yasuo Tomashino flies out to the left fielder. Midre King grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Takuya Tamba advances to third on the play. Jim Melendez advances to second on the play. Johnny Gerner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Reis grounds out to the shortstop. Happy Walsh singles to center field. Happy Walsh steals second. Jim Wright walks. Happy Walsh steals third. Jim Wright is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Doug Sherman walks. Chris Hopper flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota ET Cuttlebones singles to left field. Ab Simon strikes out. Bucky McDonald lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Red Randall grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Sims grounds out to the third baseman. Kurt Tam flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Greg Griffith is pinch hitting for Glenn Phelps. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Greg Griffith flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Beals Miller pitching. Takuya Tamba flies out to the right fielder. Jim Melendez hits a home run. Yasuo Tomashino strikes out. Midre King pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Shinya Satoh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Takuya Tamba at RF. Shinichi Shimoo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jim Melendez at 1B. Tomoyuki Fujita enters the game as a defensive replacement for Yasuo Tomashino at CF. Daryle Reeder flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis strikes out. Happy Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Johnny Gerner singles to right field. ET Cuttlebones singles to center field. Ab Simon strikes out. Bert Lickert is pinch hitting for Bucky McDonald. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bert Lickert walks. Red Randall singles to right field. Johnny Gerner scores. ET Cuttlebones scores. Greg Forbes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shinya Satoh strikes out. Shinichi Shimoo strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Andy Ross pitching. Jim Wright triples. Doug Sherman walks. Chris Hopper walks. Brian Lowell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Derek Harvey is pinch hitting for Dave Sims. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Derek Harvey singles to center field. Jim Wright scores. Doug Sherman scores. Chris Hopper advances to third on the hit. Kurt Tam strikes out. David Kilhullen is pinch hitting for Greg Forbes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. David Kilhullen grounds out to the third baseman. Chris Hopper scores. Derek Harvey advances to second on the play. Daryle Reeder strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 7