Win: Fred Leach (12-12) Loss: Gil Plaskett (2-7)
Save: Bob Shilling (26)
Inning: 1 Oakland Fred Leach pitching. Kevin Battle singles to left field. Marcelino Grimes walks. Bill Terry singles to center field. Kevin Battle scores. Matt Chapman singles to left field. Marcelino Grimes scores. Bill Terry advances to third on the hit. Matt Chapman steals second. Lou McAleese flies out to the center fielder. John Rogers strikes out. Shinji Ishida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Nolan Johnson pitching. Jack Stanley strikes out. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Blackwell singles to center field. Deacon Bentley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Andres Bague strikes out. Nolan Johnson singles to left field. Kevin Battle grounds out to the third baseman. Nolan Johnson advances to second on the play. Marcelino Grimes walks. Bill Terry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Yoshiro Kitano lines out to the shortstop. Rey Cox doubles to right field. Mike Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Naohisa Noda grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Matt Chapman flies out to the left fielder. Lou McAleese strikes out. John Rogers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Fred Leach flies out to the center fielder. Jack Stanley walks. Jack Stanley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jennys Soriano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Shinji Ishida pops out to the second baseman. Andres Bague flies out to the left fielder. Nolan Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Fred Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman. Deacon Bentley flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiro Kitano hits a home run. Rey Cox singles to left field. Rey Cox gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Kevin Battle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marcelino Grimes strikes out. Bill Terry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Barrett walks. Mike Barrett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Naohisa Noda hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fred Leach 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 walks. Jennys Soriano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Matt Chapman strikes out. Lou McAleese flies out to the center fielder. John Rogers grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Fred Blackwell flies out to the center fielder. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Yoshiro Kitano pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Shinji Ishida flies out to the left fielder. Andres Bague hits an infield single to the first baseman. Nolan Johnson lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rey Cox hits a home run. Mike Barrett pops out to the second baseman. Naohisa Noda singles to left field. Fred Leach fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fred Leach grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Kevin Battle strikes out. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Terry grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Gil Plaskett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jack Stanley doubles to center field. Jennys Soriano walks. Fred Blackwell pops out to the second baseman. Deacon Bentley grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Stanley advances to third on the play. Jennys Soriano advances to second on the play. Yoshiro Kitano singles to left field. Jack Stanley scores. Jennys Soriano scores. Jim Grote comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yoshiro Kitano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Shilling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Matt Chapman singles to right field. Lou McAleese walks. John Rogers grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Matt Chapman is out at third base. Shinji Ishida grounds out to the shortstop. Lou McAleese advances to third on the play. John Rogers advances to second on the play. Andres Bague strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4
Batting:2B - Jack Stanley (23), Rey Cox (13).HR - Yoshiro Kitano (12), Rey Cox (5).GIDP - Fred Leach. Baserunning: CS - Jack Stanley (8), Yoshiro Kitano (6), Mike Barrett (4).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Pratt did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Porter Jeffcoat improves in velocity Mark Lundgren did not respond to coaching in control Dan Navarro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty 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 improves in contact_vs_righty Charlie Rochefort did not respond to coaching in control Chris Sterling improves in speed Chris Sterling improves in arm