Win: Carlos Benton (1-1) Loss: Gil Plaskett (1-2)
Save: Jim Malave (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Carlos Benton pitching. Lee Orndorff grounds out to the pitcher. Lou McAleese grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Turley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Gil Plaskett pitching. Fred Blackwell hits a home run. Fred Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the third baseman. Vance Spencer singles to left field. Deacon Bentley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Terry grounds out to the shortstop. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Woody Zavaras strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Hardy Arellanes strikes out. Naohisa Noda singles to left field. Carlos Benton singles to left field. Fred Blackwell singles to right field. Naohisa Noda scores. Fred Walker triples. Carlos Benton scores. Fred Blackwell scores. Yoshiro Kitano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland John Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. Andres Bague walks. Andres Bague is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gil Plaskett lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Vance Spencer doubles to center field. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Mike Barrett strikes out. Hardy Arellanes strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Lee Orndorff singles to center field. Lou McAleese grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bob Turley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Naohisa Noda lines out to the first baseman. Carlos Benton singles to left field. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Fred Walker walks. Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Terry reached on a fielding error by Yoshiro Kitano. Marcelino Grimes singles to left field. Bill Terry advances to third on the hit. Woody Zavaras singles to right field. Bill Terry scores. John Rogers flies out to the left fielder. Andres Bague singles to center field. Gil Plaskett flies out to the right fielder. Lee Orndorff pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Vance Spencer doubles to left field. Deacon Bentley doubles to left field. Vance Spencer scores. Roy Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Hardy Arellanes grounds out to the shortstop. Naohisa Noda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Lou McAleese doubles to right field. Bob Turley singles to left field. Bill Terry singles to left field. Lou McAleese scores. Bob Turley advances to third on the hit. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Terry advances to second on the play. Woody Zavaras flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bob Turley scores. Bill Terry steals third. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Bill Terry scores. Bob Kaline comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Kaline grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Blackwell walks. Fred Walker grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Andres Bague doubles to center field. Dutch Wynn is pinch hitting for Roy Williams. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Andres Bague steals third. The defense is playing the infield in. Dutch Wynn strikes out. Lee Orndorff flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Andres Bague is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pete Smalley pitching. Yoshiro Kitano singles to right field. Yoshiro Kitano is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Vance Spencer grounds out to the pitcher. Deacon Bentley triples. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Lou McAleese singles to left field. Bob Turley singles to left field. Bill Terry flies out to the center fielder. Marcelino Grimes grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Hardy Arellanes flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Naohisa Noda pops out to the first baseman. Rey Cox is pinch hitting for Bob Kaline. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rey Cox walks. Fred Blackwell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Rey Cox is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Malave pitching. Woody Zavaras strikes out. John Rogers strikes out. Andres Bague strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Brown did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Hockenbery did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Sandt improves in contact_vs_lefty Dan Navarro did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Augie Moser did not respond to coaching in speed Sammy Perticia improves in range Sammy Perticia improves in contact_vs_righty Gordon Sheffield improves in contact_vs_lefty