Win: Hillis Frey (8-11) Loss: Henry Bragg (16-9)
Save: Jay Miller (30)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Hillis Frey pitching. Denny Pirkl singles to center field. Jake Bradford strikes out. Kevin Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Frank Burns flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Henry Bragg pitching. Don Friday singles to left field. Steve Tovar hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ike Erdos grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Don Friday advances to third on the play. Pascual Elston reached on a fielding error by Joe Just. Don Friday scores. Pat Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Just walks. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Willie Luebke flies out to the right fielder. Bryan Clary pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Todd Murphy strikes out. Steve Rightnowar pops out to the third baseman. Charlie Orr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Henry Bragg strikes out. Denny Pirkl flies out to the right fielder. Jake Bradford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Hillis Frey strikes out. Don Friday walks. Steve Tovar flies out to the right fielder. Ike Erdos flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kevin Carroll hits a home run. Frank Burns hits a home run. Joe Just singles to left field. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Willie Luebke hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bryan Clary strikes out. Henry Bragg singles to right field. Joe Just is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Pascual Elston hits a home run. Pat Jones flies out to the left fielder. Todd Murphy walks. Steve Rightnowar doubles to right field. Todd Murphy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Orr flies out to the left fielder. Hillis Frey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Denny Pirkl strikes out. Jake Bradford singles to left field. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Frank Burns grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Don Friday grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Tovar grounds out to the third baseman. Ike Erdos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Joe Just singles to center field. Clarence Hernandez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Willie Luebke singles to right field. Willie Luebke steals second. Bryan Clary pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Pascual Elston strikes out. Pat Jones walks. Todd Murphy strikes out. Larry Eaton is pinch hitting for Steve Rightnowar. Larry Eaton singles to center field. Bryan Stoddard 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. Ron Regan is pinch hitting for Charlie Orr. Ron Regan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Andy Ricketts enters the game as a defensive replacement for Larry Eaton at SS. Scott Newsome enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Regan at C. Jim Brady is pinch hitting for Bryan Stoddard. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Brady grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Pirkl strikes out. Jake Bradford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Larry Anderson pitching. Mike Romero is pinch hitting for Hillis Frey. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Romero pops out to the catcher. Don Friday grounds out to the third baseman. Steve Tovar flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Marvell Cruz pitching. Kevin Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Frank Burns flies out to the left fielder. Joe Just strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ike Erdos grounds out to the third baseman. Pascual Elston singles to left field. Pat Jones walks. Todd Murphy doubles to center field. Pascual Elston scores. Andy Ricketts singles to center field. Pat Jones scores. Scott Newsome pops out to the second baseman. Pat Sunday is pinch hitting for Marvell Cruz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pat Sunday walks. Don Friday flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jay Miller pitching. Clarence Hernandez singles to center field. Willie Luebke flies out to the right fielder. Bryan Clary singles to right field. Clarence Hernandez advances to third on the hit. Eddie Bateman is pinch hitting for Larry Anderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eddie Bateman flies out to the center fielder. Denny Pirkl grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ezra Birmingham improves in range Steve Ritterson did not respond to coaching in range Pete High did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Steve Ritterson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Brenzel did not respond to coaching in arm Tom Cohen improves in arm Tom Cohen improves in arm Frank Brenzel did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Brenzel did not respond to coaching in SS