Win: Bob Kaline (8-4) Loss: Rob Valentinetti (3-5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ariel Aroche pitching. Ray Hudson walks. Marcelino Grimes singles to right field. Kevin Battle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Ray Hudson advances to third on the play. Craig Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Rob Valentinetti pitching. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Walker strikes out. Yoshiro Kitano singles to right field. Jack Stanley singles to left field. Yoshiro Kitano aggressively advances to third on the hit. Deacon Bentley singles to right field. Yoshiro Kitano scores. Vance Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Lee Orndorff flies out to the center fielder. Bill Terry walks. Bill Terry is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). John Rogers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Barrett strikes out. Naohisa Noda flies out to the center fielder. Ariel Aroche grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe McGraw singles to right field. Rob Valentinetti lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Hudson triples. Joe McGraw scores. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Hudson scores. Kevin Battle walks. Kevin Battle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Fred Blackwell strikes out. Fred Walker hits a home run. Yoshiro Kitano singles to left field. Jack Stanley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshiro Kitano advances to second on the play. Deacon Bentley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Craig Smith singles to right field. Craig Smith steals second. Lee Orndorff singles to center field. Craig Smith uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Kaline comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Terry flies out to the left fielder. Lee Orndorff steals second. John Rogers flies out to the left fielder. Joe McGraw flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Vance Spencer doubles to left field. Mike Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Naohisa Noda strikes out. Bob Kaline strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Rob Valentinetti grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Hudson singles to left field. Ray Hudson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Marcelino Grimes walks. Kevin Battle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Fred Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Fred Walker strikes out. Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Craig Smith flies out to the left fielder. Lee Orndorff singles to center field. Lee Orndorff steals second. Bill Terry flies out to the right fielder. John Rogers flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jack Stanley strikes out. Deacon Bentley walks. Vance Spencer singles to right field. Mike Barrett strikes out. Naohisa Noda doubles to left field. Deacon Bentley scores. Vance Spencer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bob Kaline lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe McGraw grounds out to the third baseman. Woody Zavaras is pinch hitting for Rob Valentinetti. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Woody Zavaras strikes out. Ray Hudson reached on a fielding error by Vance Spencer. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pete Smalley pitching. Fred Blackwell singles to left field. Fred Walker walks. Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the center fielder. Jack Stanley singles to center field. Fred Blackwell scores. Fred Walker advances to third on the hit. Deacon Bentley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Kevin Battle strikes out. Craig Smith pops out to the third baseman. Lee Orndorff flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Michael comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Vance Spencer singles to center field. Mike Barrett doubles to right field. Naohisa Noda singles to center field. Vance Spencer scores. Mike Barrett scores. Bob Grabowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hardy Arellanes is pinch hitting for Bob Kaline. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hardy Arellanes walks. Fred Blackwell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hardy Arellanes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Walker walks. Yoshiro Kitano walks. Naohisa Noda scores. Jack Stanley singles past the second baseman. Fred Blackwell scores. Fred Walker scores. Yoshiro Kitano advances to third on the hit. Roy Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jennys Soriano is pinch hitting for Deacon Bentley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jennys Soriano walks. Vance Spencer hits a home run. Yoshiro Kitano scores. Jack Stanley scores. Jennys Soriano scores. Mike Barrett walks. Mike Barrett steals second. Naohisa Noda pops out to the shortstop. Hardy Arellanes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Coughtry pitching. Ron Cross is pinch hitting for Bill Terry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ron Cross flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! John Rogers flies out to the center fielder. Joe McGraw singles to left field. Andres Bague is pinch hitting for Roy Williams. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andres Bague doubles to left field. Ray Hudson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Andres Bague (8).3B - Ray Hudson (2).GIDP - Kevin Battle. Baserunning: SB - Craig Smith (8), Lee Orndorff 2 (6).CS - Ray Hudson (5), Kevin Battle (10), Bill Terry (5).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Brown did not respond to coaching in control Edwin Murphy did not respond to coaching in endurance Jake Lamont improves in velocity Porter Jeffcoat did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Wes Purdin improves in contact_vs_lefty Grover Konetchy did not respond to coaching in velocity Jay Umbach did not respond to coaching in range Bill Strahler did not respond to coaching in velocity