Inning: 1 Oakland Brian Wilson pitching. Ray Hudson singles past the second baseman. Kevin Battle walks. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Craig Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ray Hudson advances to third on the play. Kevin Battle advances to second on the play. Lou McAleese hits a home run. Ray Hudson scores. Kevin Battle scores. Onan Snopek strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Rob Valentinetti pitching. Fred Blackwell flies out to the right fielder. Fred Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Yoshiro Kitano strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Woody Zavaras grounds out to the shortstop. Joe McGraw grounds out to the third baseman. Rob Valentinetti strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jack Stanley singles to center field. Deacon Bentley flies out to the right fielder. Jack Stanley steals second. Vance Spencer triples. Jack Stanley scores. Jay Gill flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Vance Spencer scores. Hiroki Eto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Hudson singles to center field. Kevin Battle grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Marcelino Grimes hits an infield single to the pitcher. Craig Smith singles to center field. Lou McAleese flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Brian Wilson strikes out. Fred Blackwell walks. Fred Walker pops out to the third baseman. Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Onan Snopek grounds out to the third baseman. Woody Zavaras pops out to the shortstop. Joe McGraw singles to right field. Rob Valentinetti strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jack Stanley strikes out. Deacon Bentley flies out to the center fielder. Vance Spencer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Hudson strikes out. Kevin Battle walks. Bob Kaline comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Battle steals second. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the left fielder. Craig Smith walks. Lou McAleese flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jay Gill doubles to center field. Hiroki Eto walks. Bob Kaline lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the second baseman. Jay Gill scores. Hiroki Eto advances to third on the play. Fred Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Onan Snopek grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Zavaras walks. Woody Zavaras steals second. Joe McGraw flies out to the right fielder. Rob Valentinetti flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yoshiro Kitano singles to right field. Jack Stanley strikes out. Yoshiro Kitano steals second. Deacon Bentley grounds out to the pitcher. Vance Spencer hits a home run. Yoshiro Kitano scores. March Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jay Gill pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ray Hudson strikes out. Kevin Battle doubles to center field. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Kevin Battle advances to third on the play. Craig Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hiroki Eto singles to left field. 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 singles to center field. Fred Blackwell walks. Fred Walker flies out to the left fielder. Yoshiro Kitano walks. Hiroki Eto scores. Jack Stanley flies out to the center fielder. John Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Coughtry pitching. Carlos Guerrero enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jay Gill at RF. Naohisa Noda enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hiroki Eto at C. Lou McAleese hits a home run. Carlos Benton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Onan Snopek strikes out. Woody Zavaras grounds out to the third baseman. Ed Jorgensen is pinch hitting for Joe McGraw. Ed Jorgensen singles to right field. Matt Chapman is pinch hitting for John Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ed Jorgensen steals second. Naohisa Noda throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Matt Chapman walks. Matt Chapman steals second. Ray Hudson doubles to center field. Ed Jorgensen scores. Matt Chapman scores. Jim Malave comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Battle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lee Welch pitching. Andres Bague enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Jorgensen at C. Vance Spencer singles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Carlos Guerrero strikes out. Naohisa Noda strikes out. Rey Cox is pinch hitting for Jim Malave. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rey Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Shilling pitching. Marcelino Grimes reached on a 2-base throwing error by Vance Spencer. Craig Smith strikes out. Lou McAleese pops out to the third baseman. Onan Snopek singles to center field. Marcelino Grimes is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Fred Blackwell singles to center field. Fred Walker flies out to the center fielder. Fred Blackwell is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yoshiro Kitano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Woody Zavaras flies out to the center fielder. Andres Bague grounds out to the second baseman. Lee Welch grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Jack Stanley singles to center field. Deacon Bentley flies out to the center fielder. Jack Stanley steals second. Vance Spencer grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Guerrero hits a home run. Jack Stanley scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: John Hetzel improves in velocity Porter Jeffcoat did not respond to coaching in velocity Dan Navarro improves in speed Shinji Ishida did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Charlie Rochefort did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Rochefort did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Rochefort improves in control Augie Moser did not respond to coaching in speed