Win: Yaibel Martinez (6-1) Loss: Jerry Burton (2-5)
Save: Jonathan Bohen (12)
Inning: 1 Oakland Yaibel Martinez pitching. Alan Durbin flies out to the left fielder. Larry Start strikes out. Gil Basinski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jerry Burton pitching. Rick Huckleberry singles to center field. Tom Geddes singles to center field. Dave Waddell walks. Joe Blue flies out to the right fielder. Yuuji Iwadate grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rick Huckleberry scores. Tom Geddes advances to third on the play. Dave Waddell advances to second on the play. Midre King walks. Gordon Fosnow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Herm White grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Martinez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Finneran grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Arrigo grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yaibel Martinez is hit by a pitch. Rick Huckleberry hits a home run. Yaibel Martinez scores. Tom Geddes walks. Dave Waddell strikes out. Joe Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Reis triples. Bob Schall grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Reis scores. Jerry Burton lines out to the shortstop. Alan Durbin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yuuji Iwadate flies out to the center fielder. Midre King walks. Gordon Fosnow grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Larry Start hits an infield single to the second baseman. Gil Basinski grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Larry Start is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herm White singles to left field. Gil Basinski advances to third on the hit. Harry Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Gil Basinski scores. Lee Finneran strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Arrigo singles to left field. Yaibel Martinez lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick Huckleberry grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Geddes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Reis strikes out. Bob Schall flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Burton singles to center field. Alan Durbin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dave Waddell grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Blue grounds out to the third baseman. Yuuji Iwadate singles to left field. Midre King walks. Gordon Fosnow grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Larry Start lines out to the shortstop. Gil Basinski flies out to the right fielder. Herm White flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Arrigo strikes out. Yaibel Martinez singles to right field. Rick Huckleberry strikes out. Jo-Jo Hall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tom Geddes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Finneran flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dave Waddell flies out to the right fielder. Joe Blue singles to center field. Joe Blue is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Yuuji Iwadate flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Derek Harvey is pinch hitting for Bob Schall. Derek Harvey grounds out to the third baseman. Ben Cavanaugh is pinch hitting for Jo-Jo Hall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ben Cavanaugh strikes out. Alan Durbin singles to center field. Larry Start grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alan Durbin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota David Wertz pitching. Midre King flies out to the right fielder. Gordon Fosnow flies out to the center fielder. Bob Arrigo singles to left field. Yoelvis Carbonell is pinch hitting for Yaibel Martinez. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Arrigo steals second. Yoelvis Carbonell hits a home run. Bob Arrigo scores. Rick Huckleberry strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jonathan Bohen pitching. Gil Basinski singles to center field. Herm White walks. Harry Martinez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Gil Basinski advances to third on the play. Lee Finneran doubles to center field. Gil Basinski scores. Joe Reis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:HR - Rick Huckleberry (2), Yoelvis Carbonell (5).GIDP - Gordon Fosnow.HBP - Yaibel Martinez (1). Baserunning: SB - Bob Arrigo (3).CS - Joe Blue (6).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eric Stephenson improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Hatcher did not respond to coaching in velocity Takashi Ricci did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Eric Stephenson improves in speed Huck Crist did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Hatcher did not respond to coaching in control Dave Blackburn did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve Kipper did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Schillings did not respond to coaching in endurance Mike Stember did not respond to coaching in speed Debs Westlake improves in power_vs_lefty Jack Stanley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Alec Worrell did not respond to coaching in control