Inning: 1 Minnesota Chuck Leja pitching. Fred Blackwell singles to left field. Fred Blackwell steals second. Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Stanley singles to center field. Fred Blackwell scores. Vance Spencer grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Stanley advances to second on the play. Deacon Bentley singles to center field. Jack Stanley scores. Hiroki Eto reached on a 2-base throwing error by Onan Snopek. Marshall Day walks. Jennys Soriano hits an infield single to the shortstop. Deacon Bentley scores. Ned Ogrodowski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Ned Ogrodowski pitching. Onan Snopek walks. Onan Snopek steals second. Willie Gomes grounds out to the third baseman. Dutch Wynn pops out to the third baseman. Duke Jacome singles to left field. Onan Snopek scores. Lou McAleese flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Fred Blackwell triples. Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Blackwell scores. Jack Stanley singles to left field. Vance Spencer grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jack Stanley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vance Spencer steals second. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Craig Smith strikes out. John Rogers strikes out. Andres Bague grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Hiroki Eto singles to left field. Marshall Day flies out to the center fielder. Jennys Soriano flies out to the center fielder. Ned Ogrodowski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Chuck Leja strikes out. Onan Snopek strikes out. Willie Gomes lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Fred Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the right fielder. Jack Stanley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dutch Wynn grounds out to the catcher. Duke Jacome hits an infield single to the second baseman. Lou McAleese pops out to the catcher. Duke Jacome is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Vance Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Deacon Bentley doubles past the left fielder. Hiroki Eto reached on a fielding error by Craig Smith. Marshall Day grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Craig Smith strikes out. John Rogers triples. Andres Bague walks. Andres Bague steals second. Hiroki Eto throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. John Rogers scores. Chuck Leja grounds out to the third baseman. Andres Bague scores. Onan Snopek walks. Willie Gomes grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Onan Snopek is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jennys Soriano grounds out to the third baseman. Ned Ogrodowski flies out to the center fielder. Fred Blackwell hits a home run. Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dutch Wynn singles to center field. Duke Jacome walks. Carlos Benton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou McAleese lines out to the second baseman. Dutch Wynn is out trying to steal third. Craig Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Duke Jacome is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bob Grabowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Stanley walks. Vance Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Deacon Bentley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland John Rogers pops out to the first baseman. Andres Bague strikes out. Bob Grabowski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Hiroki Eto singles to center field. Marshall Day pops out to the third baseman. Jennys Soriano reached on a 2-base throwing error by Willie Gomes. Phil Lea is pinch hitting for Carlos Benton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Phil Lea strikes out. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Shilling pitching. Onan Snopek strikes out. Willie Gomes walks. Willie Gomes steals second. Dutch Wynn singles to center field. Willie Gomes scores. Les Derrick comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutch Wynn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Duke Jacome singles to left field. Lou McAleese triples. Duke Jacome scores. Joe Coughtry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Stanley singles to right field. Vance Spencer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jack Stanley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Vance Spencer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland John Rogers singles to left field. Andres Bague grounds into a force play to the second baseman. John Rogers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hardy Arellanes is pinch hitting for Bob Grabowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Hardy Arellanes singles to right field. Andres Bague advances to third on the hit. Onan Snopek flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Andres Bague scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Leon Baker did not respond to coaching in speed Grover Konetchy did not respond to coaching in control Sammy Perticia improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Rochefort improves in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Dunn did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Pratt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Rick Gassaway improves in range Johnny Hockenbery improves in power_vs_righty Rick Gassaway did not respond to coaching in 1B