Win: Yandy Lavandera (5-6) Loss: Mickey Kent (3-4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Yandy Lavandera pitching. Woody Zavaras flies out to the left fielder. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the center fielder. Lee Orndorff grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Mickey Kent pitching. Fred Blackwell singles to center field. Fred Blackwell steals second. Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Stanley hits a home run. Fred Blackwell scores. Vance Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Deacon Bentley walks. Hardy Arellanes singles to center field. Deacon Bentley advances to third on the hit. Mike Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ron Cross singles to right field. Onan Snopek singles to center field. Ron Cross is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Onan Snopek is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lou McAleese grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Naohisa Noda grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Yandy Lavandera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Blackwell walks. Yoshiro Kitano singles to center field. Fred Blackwell advances to third on the hit. Jack Stanley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Fred Murray strikes out. Andres Bague doubles to center field. Mickey Kent grounds out to the second baseman. Andres Bague advances to third on the play. Woody Zavaras strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Vance Spencer walks. Deacon Bentley flies out to the center fielder. Vance Spencer steals second. Hardy Arellanes strikes out. Mike Barrett pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Orndorff pops out to the first baseman. Ron Cross reached on a fielding error by Deacon Bentley. Onan Snopek strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Naohisa Noda lines out to the second baseman. Yandy Lavandera strikes out. Fred Blackwell singles to right field. Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Lou McAleese flies out to the center fielder. Fred Murray singles to center field. Andres Bague grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Fred Murray is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mickey Kent walks. Woody Zavaras flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jack Stanley walks. Vance Spencer doubles to center field. Jack Stanley uses his aggressiveness and scores. Deacon Bentley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Woody Zavaras. Vance Spencer scores. Hardy Arellanes walks. Mike Barrett walks. Naohisa Noda is hit by a pitch. Deacon Bentley scores. Mike Dunn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yandy Lavandera flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Hardy Arellanes is thrown out at the plate. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Marcelino Grimes flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Lee Orndorff singles to center field. Ron Cross triples. Lee Orndorff scores. Onan Snopek strikes out. Lou McAleese pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoshiro Kitano strikes out. Jack Stanley walks. Vance Spencer walks. Jack Stanley steals third. Deacon Bentley flies out to the left fielder. Hardy Arellanes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Murray singles to right field. Andres Bague grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Mike Dunn grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Barrett hits a home run. Dan Lee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Naohisa Noda flies out to the right fielder. Yandy Lavandera grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Blackwell singles to right field. Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Woody Zavaras flies out to the center fielder. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Orndorff strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jack Stanley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Vance Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Jennys Soriano is pinch hitting for Deacon Bentley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jennys Soriano pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ron Cross pops out to the first baseman. Onan Snopek strikes out. Lou McAleese pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Vance Spencer (17).HR - Jack Stanley (10), Mike Barrett (19).HBP - Naohisa Noda (3). Baserunning: SB - Fred Blackwell (19), Jack Stanley (9), Vance Spencer (14). Fielding: E - Deacon Bentley.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Larry Pratt improves in range George Rojek improves in arm Larry Pratt improves in power_vs_righty Norm Mallicoat improves in arm
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Grover Konetchy did not respond to coaching in control Augie Moser improves in contact_vs_righty Henry Aldrich improves in contact_vs_righty Chris Sterling improves in contact_vs_lefty