Inning: 1 Minnesota Brad Radke pitching. Grey Kafora grounds out to the second baseman. John Dyer grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harvey Martin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Hank Hofferth pitching. Ramon Ryan flies out to the right fielder. Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Bill Sudakis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Lucas Shoun grounds out to the shortstop. Harl Batchelor grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Wolf pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ben Three strikes out. Bobby Barr flies out to the center fielder. Nomar Garciappara walks. Jim Speier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Nomar Garciappara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Larry Bucher triples. Andy Burdette doubles to right field. Larry Bucher scores. Hank Hofferth lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Grey Kafora walks. John Dyer walks. Harvey Martin flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Andy Burdette scores. Lucas Shoun strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Craig Walker strikes out. Brad Radke grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Harl Batchelor singles to left field. Scott Wolf flies out to the left fielder. Larry Bucher flies out to the left fielder. Andy Burdette hits a home run. Harl Batchelor scores. Jack Lindemann comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hank Hofferth singles to center field. Grey Kafora grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Hank Hofferth is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ken Griffey Jr. lines out to the shortstop. Bill Sudakis strikes out. Ben Three singles to right field. Bobby Barr grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ben Three is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota John Dyer lines out to the second baseman. Harvey Martin walks. Joe Nathan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lucas Shoun strikes out. Harl Batchelor grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harvey Martin is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Nomar Garciappara triples. Jim Speier grounds out to the third baseman. Nomar Garciappara scores. Craig Walker singles to right field. Rankin Gilhooley is pinch hitting for Joe Nathan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Rankin Gilhooley flies out to the right fielder. Ramon Ryan singles to center field. Craig Walker advances to third on the hit. Ken Griffey Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Luis Tapia pitching. Scott Wolf grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Larry Bucher strikes out. Andy Burdette grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Sudakis grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Three pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Barr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hank Hofferth flies out to the center fielder. Grey Kafora flies out to the left fielder. John Dyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Speier flies out to the right fielder. Craig Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Harvey Martin flies out to the right fielder. Lucas Shoun pops out to the catcher. Harl Batchelor singles to right field. Harl Batchelor steals second. Scott Wolf bunts for a base hit. Larry Bucher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Dan Finch is pinch hitting for Luis Tapia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Dan Finch strikes out. Ramon Ryan strikes out. Ken Griffey Jr. singles to left field. Bill Sudakis lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Chris Lee pitching. Andy Burdette walks. Art Chamberlain is pinch hitting for Hank Hofferth. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Art Chamberlain walks. Clayton Kershaw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Grey Kafora walks. John Dyer walks. Andy Burdette scores. Eddie Guardado. comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harvey Martin grounds out to the third baseman. Art Chamberlain scores. Grey Kafora advances to third on the play. John Dyer advances to second on the play. Lucas Shoun walks. Harl Batchelor singles to center field. Grey Kafora scores. John Dyer scores. Lucas Shoun advances to third on the hit. Billy Ogden is pinch hitting for Scott Wolf. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Billy Ogden singles to left field. Lucas Shoun scores. Harl Batchelor advances to third on the hit. Larry Bucher grounds out to the third baseman. Harl Batchelor scores. Billy Ogden advances to second on the play. Tony Koch is pinch hitting for Andy Burdette. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tony Koch flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland John Jackson pitching. Ben Three walks. Bobby Barr strikes out. Nomar Garciappara lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Storti is pinch hitting for Jim Speier. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Charlie Storti singles to right field. Craig Walker pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Walton did not respond to coaching in speed Doc Miller did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Polli improves in contact_vs_righty Bill Ramirez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mark Kauffman improves in velocity Mark Kauffman did not respond to coaching in control Royce Lewis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Harley Chiles did not respond to coaching in 3B