Inning: 1 Minnesota March Taylor pitching. Fred Blackwell pops out to the second baseman. Jennys Soriano strikes out. Yoshiro Kitano walks. Vance Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Brian Wilson pitching. Woody Zavaras grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Orndorff singles to right field. Ron Cross grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Deacon Bentley grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Barrett singles to right field. Jay Gill grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Craig Smith pops out to the first baseman. Bill Terry reached on a fielding error by Deacon Bentley. Bill Terry is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Turley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Naohisa Noda flies out to the center fielder. Brian Wilson singles to right field. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Jennys Soriano doubles past the third baseman. Brian Wilson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yoshiro Kitano walks. Vance Spencer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Marcelino Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Andres Bague doubles past the first baseman. March Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Woody Zavaras singles past the shortstop. Andres Bague scores. Woody Zavaras gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Deacon Bentley grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Barrett hits a home run. Jay Gill grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Naohisa Noda grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Lee Orndorff singles to right field. Ron Cross strikes out. Craig Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Orndorff advances to second on the play. Bill Terry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Brian Wilson strikes out. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Jennys Soriano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Turley flies out to the right fielder. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the shortstop. Andres Bague flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the right fielder. Vance Spencer strikes out. Deacon Bentley lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ray Hudson is pinch hitting for March Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ray Hudson grounds out to the third baseman. Woody Zavaras grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Orndorff grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pete Smalley pitching. Mike Barrett walks. Mike Barrett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jay Gill singles to right field. Naohisa Noda grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ron Cross flies out to the right fielder. Craig Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Terry grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Brian Wilson singles to left field. Fred Blackwell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jennys Soriano flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Turley grounds out to the pitcher. Marcelino Grimes strikes out. Andres Bague walks. Dutch Wynn is pinch hitting for Pete Smalley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dutch Wynn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bob Grabowski pitching. Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the second baseman. Vance Spencer singles to center field. Deacon Bentley flies out to the right fielder. Mike Barrett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Vance Spencer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Malave comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Woody Zavaras grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Orndorff singles to center field. Ron Cross triples. Lee Orndorff scores. Cy Roche comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Smith hits a home run. Ron Cross scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 2
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Augie Moser improves in range Tom Brady improves in arm Wes Purdin did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Sterling improves in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jake Lamont improves in velocity Johnny Hockenbery improves in contact_vs_righty Johnny Hockenbery did not respond to coaching in arm Edwin Murphy did not respond to coaching in velocity