Win: Brian Wilson (5-8) Loss: Rob Valentinetti (9-14)
Inning: 1 Oakland Brian Wilson pitching. Kevin Battle pops out to the third baseman. Marcelino Grimes singles to center field. Bill Terry walks. Matt Chapman grounds out to the pitcher. Marcelino Grimes advances to third on the play. Bill Terry advances to second on the play. Lou McAleese flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Rob Valentinetti pitching. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Jennys Soriano strikes out. Yoshiro Kitano doubles to right field. Jack Stanley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Willie Gomes singles to center field. Willie Gomes steals second. Shinji Ishida triples. Willie Gomes scores. Andres Bague grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Shinji Ishida scores. Rob Valentinetti grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Battle singles to center field. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Vance Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Deacon Bentley doubles to right field. Hiroki Eto singles to left field. Deacon Bentley scores. Rey Cox walks. Brian Wilson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Blackwell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Terry doubles to right field. Matt Chapman flies out to the right fielder. Lou McAleese strikes out. Willie Gomes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jennys Soriano singles to left field. Yoshiro Kitano singles to left field. Jennys Soriano advances to third on the hit. Jack Stanley grounds out to the second baseman. Jennys Soriano scores. Yoshiro Kitano advances to second on the play. Vance Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Yoshiro Kitano advances to third on the play. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Shinji Ishida strikes out. Andres Bague flies out to the left fielder. Rob Valentinetti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Hiroki Eto walks. Rey Cox hits a home run. Hiroki Eto scores. Brian Wilson grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Blackwell triples. Jennys Soriano strikes out. Yoshiro Kitano walks. Jack Stanley doubles to right field. Fred Blackwell scores. Yoshiro Kitano uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lee Welch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vance Spencer singles past the shortstop. Jack Stanley scores. Deacon Bentley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Kevin Battle walks. Marcelino Grimes strikes out. Bill Terry strikes out. Matt Chapman walks. Lou McAleese pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hiroki Eto strikes out. Rey Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Brian Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Willie Gomes walks. Willie Gomes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Shinji Ishida grounds out to the third baseman. Andres Bague flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Fred Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jennys Soriano singles to center field. Yoshiro Kitano pops out to the third baseman. Jack Stanley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kevin Battle. Vance Spencer triples. Jennys Soriano scores. Jack Stanley scores. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Lee Welch singles to left field. Kevin Battle pops out to the shortstop. Lee Welch steals second. Marcelino Grimes lines out to the second baseman. Bill Terry strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hiroki Eto pops out to the third baseman. Rey Cox singles to center field. Brian Wilson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Matt Chapman doubles to center field. Lou McAleese singles to right field. Matt Chapman scores. Willie Gomes grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ray Hudson is pinch hitting for Shinji Ishida. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ray Hudson singles to left field. Andres Bague walks. Dutch Wynn is pinch hitting for Lee Welch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dutch Wynn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Clem Johnson pitching. Jennys Soriano reached on a 2-base throwing error by Marcelino Grimes. Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the catcher. Jack Stanley singles to left field. Jennys Soriano uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vance Spencer pops out to the third baseman. Deacon Bentley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Kevin Battle strikes out. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Lee Orndorff is pinch hitting for Bill Terry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lee Orndorff doubles to center field. Matt Chapman walks. Lou McAleese strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Lundgren improves in control Mickey Kent did not respond to coaching in velocity Tony Theobald improves in contact_vs_lefty John Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Dick Allen did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Sammy Perticia did not respond to coaching in speed Sammy Perticia did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Sterling did not respond to coaching in speed Jay Umbach did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty