Win: Marty Pena Loss: Joe Corrado
Save: Major Payne
Inning: 1 Minnesota Marty Pena pitching. Chet K Daviault walks. George K Mejia singles to left field. Chet K Daviault advances to third on the hit. Tomokazu Kuzava flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Chet K Daviault scores. George K Mejia steals second. Ralph Brow strikes out. Terry Carr strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Corrado pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the first baseman. Boom Boom Washington walks. Tim Yonke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ed Fain flies out to the center fielder. Ryosuke T Nagai walks. Masafumi Nishimura singles to left field. Ryosuke T Nagai advances to third on the hit. Joe Corrado strikes out. Masafumi Nishimura is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Marsh White grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Hoffman pops out to the third baseman. Terry Johnson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ralph Brow. Magglio Kida walks. Jim Miller singles to left field. Terry Johnson scores. Marty Pena reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ralph Brow. Magglio Kida scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche triples. Jim Miller scores. Marty Pena scores. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Chet K Daviault grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George K Mejia pops out to the second baseman. Tomokazu Kuzava strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Tim Yonke strikes out. Marsh White flies out to the center fielder. Joe Hoffman pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ralph Brow grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Carr flies out to the center fielder. Ed Fain singles to right field. Ryosuke T Nagai grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Fain is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Terry Johnson walks. Magglio Kida grounds out to the third baseman. Terry Johnson advances to second on the play. Jim Miller reached on a 2-base fielding error by George K Mejia. Terry Johnson scores. Marty Pena grounds out to the shortstop. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Masafumi Nishimura strikes out. Joe Corrado strikes out. Chet K Daviault flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Boom Boom Washington reached on a 2-base throwing error by Masafumi Nishimura. Tim Yonke flies out to the center fielder. Marsh White grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota George K Mejia grounds out to the shortstop. Tomokazu Kuzava strikes out. Ralph Brow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Terry Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Magglio Kida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Terry Carr singles to center field. Ed Fain strikes out. Ryosuke T Nagai strikes out. Masafumi Nishimura flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Marty Pena grounds out to the third baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Xavier McKnight enters the game as a defensive replacement for Magglio Kida at RF. Joe Corrado walks. Chet K Daviault strikes out. Joe Corrado is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). George K Mejia singles to left field. Tomokazu Kuzava grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George K Mejia is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tim Yonke strikes out. Marsh White doubles to right field. Joe Hoffman hits a home run. Marsh White scores. Terry Johnson singles to center field. Steve Detweiler is pinch hitting for Xavier McKnight. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Steve Detweiler grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Terry Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hal Plank is pinch hitting for Jim Miller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hal Plank strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ralph Brow singles to left field. Terry Carr doubles to right field. Ralph Brow uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Fain singles past the third baseman. Terry Carr scores. Ryosuke T Nagai grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ed Fain is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Masafumi Nishimura flies out to the right fielder. Lyle Overbay is pinch hitting for Joe Corrado. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lyle Overbay singles to center field. Major Payne comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chet K Daviault flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 4