Inning: 1 Oakland Yandy Lavandera pitching. Ray Hudson walks. Lou McAleese flies out to the left fielder. Matt Chapman grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Hudson advances to second on the play. Craig Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Dunn pitching. Fred Blackwell hits a home run. Yoshiro Kitano singles to right field. Jack Stanley strikes out. Vance Spencer hits a home run. Yoshiro Kitano scores. Hardy Arellanes walks. Mike Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Naohisa Noda walks. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland John Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Willie Gomes singles to left field. Ron Cross walks. Joe McGraw grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yandy Lavandera strikes out. Fred Blackwell singles to center field. Fred Blackwell steals second. Yoshiro Kitano strikes out. Jack Stanley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Dunn flies out to the right fielder. Ray Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Lou McAleese grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Vance Spencer grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hardy Arellanes doubles to center field. Mike Barrett grounds out to the second baseman. Hardy Arellanes advances to third on the play. Naohisa Noda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Matt Chapman strikes out. Craig Smith singles to left field. John Rogers walks. Willie Gomes grounds out to the third baseman. Craig Smith advances to third on the play. John Rogers advances to second on the play. Ron Cross grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jennys Soriano hits a home run. Yandy Lavandera walks. Fred Blackwell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe McGraw flies out to the right fielder. Mike Dunn flies out to the left fielder. Ray Hudson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jack Stanley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vance Spencer lines out to the second baseman. Hardy Arellanes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Lou McAleese strikes out. Matt Chapman strikes out. Craig Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Barrett singles to center field. Naohisa Noda strikes out. Jennys Soriano walks. Yandy Lavandera fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Yandy Lavandera strikes out. Fred Blackwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland John Rogers flies out to the left fielder. Willie Gomes singles to right field. Ron Cross singles to right field. Willie Gomes advances to third on the hit. Joe McGraw singles to center field. Willie Gomes scores. Andres Bague is pinch hitting for Mike Dunn. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Andres Bague walks. Ray Hudson strikes out. Lou McAleese flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bob Grabowski pitching. Yoshiro Kitano triples. Jack Stanley singles to left field. Yoshiro Kitano scores. Vance Spencer grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Jack Stanley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Hardy Arellanes doubles to center field. Vance Spencer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lee Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Barrett doubles to right field. Hardy Arellanes scores. Naohisa Noda walks. Jennys Soriano grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Naohisa Noda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yandy Lavandera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Matt Chapman walks. Craig Smith singles to center field. John Rogers strikes out. Willie Gomes grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Fred Blackwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshiro Kitano walks. Jack Stanley grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshiro Kitano advances to second on the play. Vance Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ron Cross flies out to the center fielder. Joe McGraw grounds out to the shortstop. Marcelino Grimes is pinch hitting for Lee Welch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Marcelino Grimes triples. Ray Hudson walks. Lou McAleese flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Onan Snopek did not respond to coaching in arm Larry Pratt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Lundgren did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Gassaway did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dan Navarro did not respond to coaching in LF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Brooks Fielder improves in velocity Leon Baker improves in range Leon Baker did not respond to coaching in speed Phil Lea did not respond to coaching in arm