Win: Jo-Jo Hall (6-1) Loss: Yoshio Kaneko (3-9)
Save: David Wertz (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Yoshio Kaneko pitching. Otie Shepherd flies out to the right fielder. Larry Start flies out to the right fielder. Gil Basinski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Glenn Phelps pitching. Ian McNulty singles to center field. Rick Huckleberry singles to right field. Tom Geddes doubles to left field. Ian McNulty scores. Dave Waddell strikes out. Carl McElveen flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Rick Huckleberry scores. Joe Blue pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Herm White grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Finneran grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yuuji Iwadate flies out to the left fielder. Midre King hits an infield single to the second baseman. Yoshio Kaneko lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ian McNulty strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Reis flies out to the left fielder. Daryle Reeder grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Phelps grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rick Huckleberry strikes out. Tom Geddes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Waddell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Otie Shepherd grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Start grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Basinski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carl McElveen grounds out to the pitcher. Joe Blue pops out to the first baseman. Yuuji Iwadate grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Herm White singles to right field. Harry Martinez walks. Lee Finneran walks. Joe Reis reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rick Huckleberry. Herm White scores. Harry Martinez scores. Daryle Reeder strikes out. Glenn Phelps grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Finneran scores. Joe Reis advances to third on the play. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Midre King 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. Yoshio Kaneko reached on a fielding error by Harry Martinez. Ian McNulty strikes out. Rick Huckleberry grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yoshio Kaneko is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Larry Start reached on a fielding error by Dave Waddell. Gil Basinski pops out to the third baseman. Herm White strikes out. Harry Martinez singles to center field. Lee Finneran grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Martinez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tom Geddes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Waddell flies out to the center fielder. Carl McElveen grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Reis walks. Daryle Reeder singles to center field. Joe Reis advances to third on the hit. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Jo-Jo Hall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Durbin strikes out. Otie Shepherd walks. Larry Start grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Reis scores. Daryle Reeder advances to third on the play. Otie Shepherd advances to second on the play. Gil Basinski singles to center field. Daryle Reeder scores. Otie Shepherd scores. Bill Hamilton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herm White grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Clarence Gross pitching. Joe Blue grounds out to the shortstop. Yuuji Iwadate doubles to center field. Midre King singles past the second baseman. Yuuji Iwadate scores. Yoelvis Carbonell is pinch hitting for Bill Hamilton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Yoelvis Carbonell flies out to the center fielder. Ian McNulty grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Lucky Mankowski pitching. Harry Martinez strikes out. Lee Finneran grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Reis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Fred Lyden enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otie Shepherd at CF. Rick Huckleberry singles to right field. David Wertz 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. Tom Geddes strikes out. Rick Huckleberry steals second. Dave Waddell walks. Passed ball. Rick Huckleberry advances to third. Dave Waddell advances to second. Carl McElveen grounds out to the second baseman. Rick Huckleberry scores. Dave Waddell advances to third on the play. Joe Blue grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Daryle Reeder grounds out to the third baseman. David Wertz grounds out to the third baseman. Derek Harvey is pinch hitting for Fred Lyden. Derek Harvey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ben Cavanaugh enters the game as a defensive replacement for Derek Harvey at CF. Yuuji Iwadate pops out to the third baseman. Midre King singles past the second baseman. Dick Holt is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dick Holt singles to left field. Gordon Fosnow is pinch running for Dick Holt on 1st base. Ian McNulty strikes out. Rick Huckleberry strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Tom Geddes (9), Yuuji Iwadate (8).SF - Carl McElveen. Baserunning: SB - Rick Huckleberry (2). Fielding: E - Rick Huckleberry, Dave Waddell.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pop Leppert did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Pop Leppert improves in speed Angel Link improves in velocity Huck Crist did not respond to coaching in control Jerry Hatcher improves in velocity Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in velocity Epps Mattox did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Benitez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Will Sparks did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Stember did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Luis Reyes did not respond to coaching in velocity Alec Worrell did not respond to coaching in velocity Robin Politte did not respond to coaching in speed