Win: Steve Santorini (1-2) Loss: Ramon Martinez (3-1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Joe Martinez pitching. Bill Dauterive walks. Frank Bragan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bill Dauterive is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ken Handibone singles to center field. Dan Ritter walks. Glenn Villafuerte doubles to right field. Frank Bragan scores. Ken Handibone scores. Dan Ritter uses his aggressiveness and scores. Les Williams hits a home run. Glenn Villafuerte scores. Rube Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Takahisa Fujisawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Santorini pitching. Michael Stewart strikes out. Joel Heinkel pops out to the shortstop. Keith Marsh grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Steve Santorini grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Dauterive grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Bragan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Geraldo Sorrento walks. Lou David hits a home run. Geraldo Sorrento scores. Len Peploski pops out to the shortstop. Ryan Tinning grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Severson singles to right field. Joe Martinez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ken Handibone flies out to the right fielder. Dan Ritter grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Michael Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Heinkel flies out to the left fielder. Keith Marsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Les Williams walks. Rube Erickson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Les Williams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Takahisa Fujisawa grounds out to the pitcher. Rube Erickson advances to second on the play. Steve Santorini singles to left field. Rube Erickson scores. Bill Dauterive walks. Frank Bragan pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Geraldo Sorrento doubles to right field. Lou David strikes out. Len Peploski flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Tinning strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Fujio Endo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Handibone grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Ritter grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Villafuerte singles to left field. Glenn Villafuerte steals second. Les Williams singles to right field. Glenn Villafuerte scores. Rube Erickson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Alex Severson grounds out to the third baseman. Ron Edmondson is pinch hitting for Fujio Endo. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Ron Edmondson walks. Michael Stewart strikes out. Joel Heinkel pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Katsunari Aimoto pitching. Takahisa Fujisawa flies out to the right fielder. Steve Santorini grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Dauterive pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Keith Marsh flies out to the right fielder. Geraldo Sorrento flies out to the right fielder. Lou David singles to left field. Len Peploski singles to left field. Ryan Tinning singles past the first baseman. Lou David scores. Len Peploski advances to third on the hit. Alex Severson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Bragan hits a home run. Darrell Dickerson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ken Handibone hits a home run. Dan Ritter pops out to the first baseman. Glenn Villafuerte is hit by a pitch. Glenn Villafuerte steals second. Les Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Villafuerte advances to third on the play. Rube Erickson singles to center field. Glenn Villafuerte scores. Mike Romo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Takahisa Fujisawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Damon Marquez is pinch hitting for Mike Romo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Damon Marquez grounds out to the pitcher. Michael Stewart strikes out. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jun Wakisaka pitching. Steve Santorini pops out to the third baseman. Bill Dauterive walks. Frank Bragan strikes out. Ken Handibone strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Go Uehara is pinch hitting for Keith Marsh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Go Uehara singles to left field. Geraldo Sorrento hits a home run. Go Uehara scores. Lou David hits an infield single to the shortstop. Len Peploski flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Tinning flies out to the right fielder. Alex Severson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dan Ritter flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the second baseman. Les Williams doubles to center field. Rube Erickson singles to center field. Les Williams scores. Earl Fox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rube Erickson steals second. Takahisa Fujisawa singles to right field. Rube Erickson scores. Steve Santorini strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Hiromoto Ishiguro is pinch hitting for Earl Fox. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hiromoto Ishiguro doubles to right field. Michael Stewart singles to left field. Hiromoto Ishiguro scores. Joel Heinkel flies out to the center fielder. Go Uehara grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bryce Burtschy did not respond to coaching in control Glenallen Gardner improves in contact_vs_lefty Joe Dirt did not respond to coaching in velocity Chick Sutton did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Corhan improves in arm Pete Powers did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Baldwin did not respond to coaching in control Dick Sawatski improves in velocity John Sisk did not respond to coaching in C