Win: Candy Spindel (2-2) Loss: Bruce Bankhead (0-3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Ralston pitching. Ian McNulty grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Kroll triples. Dave Waddell singles to left field. Eric Kroll scores. Carl McElveen singles to center field. Dave Waddell advances to third on the hit. Midre King grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Yoshio Kaneko pitching. Otie Shepherd doubles to center field. Larry Start lines out to the third baseman. Mike Stein doubles past the third baseman. Otie Shepherd scores. Gil Basinski strikes out. Herm White flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yoelvis Carbonell strikes out. Eddie Tanana grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Hawk grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Lee Finneran singles to right field. Joe Reis flies out to the center fielder. Daryle Reeder grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Lee Finneran is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Ralston grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Daryle Reeder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yoshio Kaneko grounds out to the shortstop. Ian McNulty flies out to the center fielder. Eric Kroll reached on a 2-base throwing error by Lee Finneran. Dave Waddell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Otie Shepherd strikes out. Larry Start strikes out. Mike Stein singles to center field. Gil Basinski walks. Herm White strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Carl McElveen flies out to the center fielder. Midre King flies out to the center fielder. Yoelvis Carbonell doubles to right field. Eddie Tanana walks. Mike Hawk strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Lee Finneran singles to right field. Joe Reis hits an infield single to the second baseman. Daryle Reeder strikes out. Bill Ralston fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Ralston grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yoshio Kaneko grounds out to the second baseman. Ian McNulty singles to right field. Eric Kroll hits a home run. Ian McNulty scores. Dave Waddell flies out to the center fielder. Carl McElveen walks. Carl McElveen steals second. Midre King pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Otie Shepherd singles to center field. Larry Start strikes out. Mike Stein grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoelvis Carbonell strikes out. Eddie Tanana grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Hawk strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Gil Basinski strikes out. Herm White grounds out to the pitcher. Lee Finneran grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yoshio Kaneko flies out to the center fielder. 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. Ian McNulty strikes out. Eric Kroll singles to left field. Eric Kroll steals second. Dave Waddell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Reis walks. Daryle Reeder singles to left field. Hal DiPietro is pinch hitting for Jo-Jo Hall. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Hal DiPietro doubles to center field. Joe Reis scores. Daryle Reeder scores. Otie Shepherd pops out to the second baseman. Larry Start strikes out. Mike Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Mendoza pitching. Carl McElveen grounds out to the second baseman. Midre King grounds out to the pitcher. Yoelvis Carbonell walks. Eddie Tanana flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Gil Basinski grounds out to the second baseman. Herm White singles to left field. Lee Finneran flies out to the left fielder. Joe Reis singles to center field. Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daryle Reeder pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mike Hawk strikes out. Dick Holt is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Dick Holt singles past the second baseman. Gordon Fosnow is pinch running for Dick Holt on 1st base. Ian McNulty strikes out. Eric Kroll singles to left field. Dave Waddell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Bruce Bankhead pitching. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Dave Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Alan Durbin grounds out to the third baseman. Otie Shepherd doubles to right field. Larry Start strikes out. Mike Stein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Candy Spindel pitching. Carl McElveen walks. Carl McElveen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Midre King hits an infield single to the pitcher. Yoelvis Carbonell strikes out. Eddie Tanana grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Gil Basinski grounds out to the pitcher. Herm White triples. Lee Finneran strikes out. Joe Reis hits an infield single to the second baseman. Herm White scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 10 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Stanley improves in contact_vs_lefty Debs Westlake improves in power_vs_righty Will Sparks improves in arm Jack Stanley did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Will Sparks did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Gregory did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jack Jones did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Caldwell improves in range Takashi Ricci did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Epps Mattox improves in power_vs_righty Epps Mattox improves in contact_vs_lefty Eric Stephenson did not respond to coaching in speed Epps Mattox did not respond to coaching in 1B