Win: Carlos Benton (6-8) Loss: Mike Dunn (0-6)
Save: Bob Shilling (20)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Dunn pitching. Jack Stanley singles to left field. Jennys Soriano singles to center field. Jack Stanley advances to third on the hit. Rey Cox pops out to the third baseman. Hardy Arellanes grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Stanley scores. Jennys Soriano advances to second on the play. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Carlos Benton pitching. Ray Hudson grounds out to the pitcher. Marcelino Grimes triples. Joe McGraw singles to right field. Marcelino Grimes scores. Craig Smith hits a home run. Joe McGraw scores. Lou McAleese strikes out. Onan Snopek flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Vance Spencer walks. Vance Spencer steals second. Vance Spencer is out trying to steal third. Naohisa Noda grounds out to the pitcher. Mike Barrett walks. Carlos Benton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bobby Sandt flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Wynn strikes out. Mike Dunn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jack Stanley singles to center field. Jennys Soriano pops out to the shortstop. Rey Cox walks. Hardy Arellanes strikes out. Fred Blackwell singles to center field. Jack Stanley scores. Rey Cox advances to third on the hit. Vance Spencer pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Hudson flies out to the right fielder. Marcelino Grimes singles to center field. Marcelino Grimes steals second. Joe McGraw strikes out. Craig Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Naohisa Noda flies out to the left fielder. Mike Barrett strikes out. Carlos Benton walks. Jack Stanley walks. Jennys Soriano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Lou McAleese strikes out. Onan Snopek strikes out. Bobby Sandt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rey Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Hardy Arellanes grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Blackwell singles to right field. Vance Spencer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Dutch Wynn reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jack Stanley. Mike Dunn fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Dunn strikes out. Ray Hudson strikes out. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Naohisa Noda pops out to the shortstop. Mike Barrett singles to left field. Carlos Benton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Stanley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe McGraw grounds out to the shortstop. Craig Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lou McAleese flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jennys Soriano flies out to the right fielder. Rey Cox walks. Hardy Arellanes singles to center field. Rey Cox advances to third on the hit. Fred Blackwell walks. Chuck Leja comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vance Spencer hits a home run. Rey Cox scores. Hardy Arellanes scores. Fred Blackwell scores. Naohisa Noda flies out to the right fielder. Mike Barrett singles to right field. Carlos Benton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Onan Snopek walks. Bobby Sandt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Onan Snopek advances to second on the play. Dutch Wynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Onan Snopek advances to third on the play. Chuck Leja strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jack Stanley pops out to the shortstop. Bob Grabowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the third baseman. Rey Cox grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ray Hudson doubles to center field. Bill Strahler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Marcelino Grimes walks. Joe McGraw singles to right field. Ray Hudson scores. Marcelino Grimes advances to third on the hit. Craig Smith strikes out. Lou McAleese singles to right field. Marcelino Grimes scores. Bob Shilling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Onan Snopek grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Hardy Arellanes grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Blackwell triples. Vance Spencer pops out to the second baseman. Naohisa Noda walks. Mike Barrett pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Bobby Sandt grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Wynn strikes out. Ron Cross is pinch hitting for Bob Grabowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ron Cross flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Sterling improves in arm Leon Baker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike McLeland did not respond to coaching in control Tom Brady improves in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: D Improvements: Mickey Kent did not respond to coaching in velocity John Brown did not respond to coaching in control Mickey Kent did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Theobald did not respond to coaching in arm Dan Navarro improves in LF