Inning: 1 Minnesota Antonio Burns pitching. Ian McNulty reached on a fielding error by Cal Castro. Joseph Orwell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ed Gregory grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Roberts pitching. Herm White grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Reis grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Finneran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dave Waddell singles to right field. Carl McElveen grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dave Waddell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eric Kroll grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Otie Shepherd strikes out. Daryle Reeder singles to center field. Fred Lyden strikes out. Cal Castro grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Daryle Reeder is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yuuji Iwadate strikes out. Mike Hawk strikes out. Jack Roberts grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Stein pops out to the first baseman. Antonio Burns flies out to the left fielder. Herm White grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ian McNulty singles to right field. Joseph Orwell flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gregory grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Reis flies out to the left fielder. Lee Finneran doubles to left field. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Daryle Reeder singles to center field. Lee Finneran scores. Fred Lyden singles to left field. Cal Castro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dave Waddell walks. Carl McElveen flies out to the center fielder. Eric Kroll doubles to left field. Dave Waddell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yuuji Iwadate grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Hawk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Mike Stein grounds out to the third baseman. Antonio Burns grounds out to the second baseman. Herm White singles to center field. Joe Reis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jack Roberts flies out to the center fielder. Ian McNulty doubles to center field. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Ian McNulty is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Lee Finneran lines out to the second baseman. Otie Shepherd is hit by a pitch. Daryle Reeder walks. Fred Lyden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Otie Shepherd advances to third on the play. Daryle Reeder advances to second on the play. Cal Castro walks. Mike Stein is hit by a pitch. Otie Shepherd scores. Roy Harrington 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. Antonio Burns singles to center field. Daryle Reeder scores. Cal Castro scores. Mike Stein advances to third on the hit. Herm White walks. Joe Reis hits a home run. Mike Stein scores. Antonio Burns scores. Herm White scores. Bruce Bankhead comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lee Finneran hits an infield single to the shortstop. Otie Shepherd pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ed Gregory reached on a fielding error by Cal Castro. Dave Waddell strikes out. Carl McElveen flies out to the center fielder. Ed Gregory steals second. Eric Kroll grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Daryle Reeder strikes out. Fred Lyden singles to right field. Cal Castro flies out to the right fielder. Mike Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yuuji Iwadate strikes out. Mike Hawk grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Blue is pinch hitting for Bruce Bankhead. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Joe Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Alec Worrell pitching. Gil Basinski is pinch hitting for Antonio Burns. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Gil Basinski grounds out to the third baseman. Herm White strikes out. Joe Reis singles to left field. Lee Finneran doubles to left field. Otie Shepherd strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Al Richie pitching. Ian McNulty strikes out. Joseph Orwell flies out to the right fielder. Ed Gregory walks. Dave Waddell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Woodie Howard improves in velocity Johnny Matthews improves in arm Cupid Grace improves in range Robin Politte did not respond to coaching in range J.R. Blackburn improves in contact_vs_lefty J.R. Blackburn improves in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Walter Easterly did not respond to coaching in velocity Epps Mattox did not respond to coaching in speed Francisco Pickrel did not respond to coaching in velocity Earl Sweeney did not respond to coaching in velocity Francisco Pickrel did not respond to coaching in velocity Epps Mattox improves in power_vs_lefty Harry Renteria did not respond to coaching in 1B