Win: Yandy Lavandera (9-6) Loss: Mark Lundgren (5-10)
Save: Bob Shilling (12)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Mark Lundgren pitching. Fred Blackwell hits a home run. Fred Walker flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiro Kitano singles to center field. Jack Stanley strikes out. Mike Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Yandy Lavandera pitching. Ray Hudson pops out to the shortstop. Kevin Battle walks. Kevin Battle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Matt Chapman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Deacon Bentley flies out to the left fielder. Rey Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Hiroki Eto walks. Yandy Lavandera singles to center field. Hiroki Eto is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Craig Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Lou McAleese strikes out. Ed Jorgensen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Fred Blackwell pops out to the third baseman. Fred Walker hits a home run. Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the right fielder. Jack Stanley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Onan Snopek strikes out. Johnny Hockenbery grounds out to the pitcher. Mark Lundgren grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Mike Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Deacon Bentley walks. Rey Cox walks. Hiroki Eto grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Deacon Bentley advances to third on the play. Rey Cox advances to second on the play. Yandy Lavandera singles to right field. Deacon Bentley scores. Rey Cox scores. Fred Blackwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ray Hudson singles to center field. Kevin Battle flies out to the center fielder. Matt Chapman singles to left field. Ray Hudson advances to third on the hit. Matt Chapman steals second. Craig Smith grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ray Hudson scores. Matt Chapman advances to third on the play. Lou McAleese grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Fred Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshiro Kitano strikes out. Jack Stanley pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Jorgensen flies out to the center fielder. Onan Snopek flies out to the center fielder. Johnny Hockenbery grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Barrett flies out to the center fielder. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Rey Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Woody Zavaras is pinch hitting for Mark Lundgren. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Woody Zavaras grounds out to the second baseman. Ray Hudson walks. Kevin Battle singles to center field. Ray Hudson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Matt Chapman singles to center field. Kevin Battle advances to third on the hit. Matt Chapman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dan Lee pitching. Hiroki Eto strikes out. Yandy Lavandera flies out to the center fielder. Fred Blackwell walks. Fred Walker walks. Yoshiro Kitano strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Craig Smith flies out to the right fielder. Lou McAleese walks. Lou McAleese steals second. Ed Jorgensen singles to center field. Lou McAleese scores. Ed Jorgensen steals second. Onan Snopek strikes out. Johnny Hockenbery grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jack Stanley strikes out. Mike Barrett strikes out. Deacon Bentley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Fred Murray is pinch hitting for Dan Lee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Fred Murray flies out to the center fielder. Ray Hudson strikes out. Kevin Battle singles to center field. Kevin Battle steals second. Bob Shilling comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Matt Chapman singles to center field. Kevin Battle scores. Craig Smith singles to center field. Lou McAleese strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Lee Welch pitching. Rey Cox triples. Hiroki Eto reached on a fielding error by Craig Smith. Rey Cox scores. Bob Shilling fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bob Shilling grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Fred Blackwell hits an infield single to the pitcher. Fred Walker grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Blackwell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Jorgensen strikes out. Onan Snopek grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Hockenbery singles to right field. Lee Orndorff is pinch hitting for Lee Welch. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Lee Orndorff flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting: Baserunning: SB - Kevin Battle (24), Matt Chapman (5), Lou McAleese (17), Ed Jorgensen (2).CS - Kevin Battle (15), Matt Chapman (2). Fielding: E - Craig Smith.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Augie Moser improves in power_vs_righty Tom Brady improves in contact_vs_righty Gordon Sheffield improves in speed Taiji Matsumoto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rick Batiste did not respond to coaching in control Larry Pratt did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Dan Navarro improves in range Bobby Pagnozzi did not respond to coaching in velocity