Win: Dick Sawatski (3-2) Loss: Carl Grabowski (13-13)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dick Sawatski pitching. James Pezold pops out to the second baseman. Bill Dauterive strikes out. Frank Bragan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Carl Grabowski pitching. Michael Stewart singles to right field. Joel Heinkel singles to left field. Keith Marsh pops out to the catcher. Geraldo Sorrento flies out to the left fielder. Lou David strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ken Handibone grounds out to the pitcher. Glenn Villafuerte reached on a 2-base throwing error by Len Peploski. Les Williams strikes out. Rube Erickson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Len Peploski strikes out. Hiromoto Ishiguro strikes out. Alex Severson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Takahisa Fujisawa grounds out to the pitcher. Carl Grabowski grounds out to the third baseman. James Pezold grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Dick Sawatski strikes out. Michael Stewart grounds out to the pitcher. Joel Heinkel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Dauterive pops out to the shortstop. Frank Bragan flies out to the center fielder. Ken Handibone walks. Ken Handibone steals second. Glenn Villafuerte flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Keith Marsh strikes out. Geraldo Sorrento singles to right field. Lou David flies out to the right fielder. Geraldo Sorrento is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Les Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Erickson walks. Takahisa Fujisawa strikes out. Carl Grabowski grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Len Peploski strikes out. Hiromoto Ishiguro grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Severson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota James Pezold flies out to the center fielder. Bill Dauterive pops out to the catcher. Frank Bragan singles to left field. Ken Handibone grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Bragan is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dick Sawatski strikes out. Michael Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Glenn Villafuerte singles to right field. Les Williams grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Rube Erickson singles to left field. Rube Erickson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Keith Marsh flies out to the center fielder. Geraldo Sorrento singles to center field. Lou David grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Geraldo Sorrento is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Len Peploski flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Takahisa Fujisawa flies out to the left fielder. Carl Grabowski strikes out. James Pezold grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Hiromoto Ishiguro strikes out. Alex Severson strikes out. Dick Sawatski grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Dauterive grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Ken Handibone grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Michael Stewart is hit by a pitch. Passed ball. Michael Stewart advances to second. Joaquin Vazquez 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. Joel Heinkel doubles to right field. Michael Stewart scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chester Tibbs improves in contact_vs_righty Lance Richardson did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryne Hawkes did not respond to coaching in speed Ryne Hawkes improves in arm Paul Pruitt did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ray Machado did not respond to coaching in velocity Deron Morris did not respond to coaching in endurance Pete Powers did not respond to coaching in control Johnny White did not respond to coaching in speed John Sisk did not respond to coaching in C