Win: Stan Walewander (3-5) Loss: Jose Aberson (9-13)
Save: Alf T Gardner (28)
Inning: 1 Oakland Stan Walewander pitching. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the shortstop. Tsuneyuki Sato flies out to the center fielder. Marsh White flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jose Aberson pitching. Chet K Daviault grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph W Brow walks. Dutch K Young strikes out. Claude TK Estalella singles to center field. Ralph W Brow advances to third on the hit. Rudy K Roenicke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Terry Johnson strikes out. Tim Yonke grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Hoffman singles to left field. Dwayne Murray strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Chris Stewart strikes out. Grady Sizemore flies out to the left fielder. Irish Meusel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Hal Plank singles to center field. Jose Aberson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Tsuneyuki Sato flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Stan Walewander strikes out. Chet K Daviault grounds out to the third baseman. Ralph W Brow strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Marsh White singles to right field. Marsh White steals second. Terry Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Tim Yonke singles to left field. Marsh White scores. Joe Hoffman singles to center field. Dwayne Murray singles past the shortstop. Tim Yonke scores. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the hit. Hal Plank flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Hoffman scores. Dwayne Murray is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dutch K Young hits a home run. Claude TK Estalella triples. Rudy K Roenicke strikes out. Chris Stewart singles to left field. Claude TK Estalella scores. Chris Stewart steals second. Grady Sizemore strikes out. Irish Meusel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jose Aberson grounds out to the second baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman. Tsuneyuki Sato grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Stan Walewander strikes out. Chet K Daviault doubles to right field. Ralph W Brow is hit by a pitch. Dutch K Young hits a home run. Chet K Daviault scores. Ralph W Brow scores. Nanny Grant comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Claude TK Estalella strikes out. Rudy K Roenicke singles to right field. Chris Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Marsh White lines out to the second baseman. Terry Johnson strikes out. Tim Yonke singles to left field. Joe Hoffman grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tim Yonke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Grady Sizemore grounds out to the shortstop. Irish Meusel strikes out. Stan Walewander grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dwayne Murray doubles to left field. Hal Plank grounds out to the pitcher. Steve Detweiler is pinch hitting for Nanny Grant. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Steve Detweiler flies out to the center fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to right field. Tsuneyuki Sato reached on a 2-base throwing error by Irish Meusel. Dwayne Murray scores. Marsh White strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Buccaneer Gordinier pitching. Chet K Daviault flies out to the left fielder. Ralph W Brow strikes out. Dutch K Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Takumi TK Ogai comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Terry Johnson strikes out. Tim Yonke flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hoffman lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the second baseman. Rudy K Roenicke singles to right field. Lyle Overbay is pinch hitting for Chris Stewart. Lyle Overbay grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Rudy K Roenicke advances to second on the play. Grady Sizemore singles to left field. Rudy K Roenicke scores. Irish Meusel grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Grady Sizemore is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Corbett enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lyle Overbay at C. Alf T Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dwayne Murray walks. Hal Plank singles to center field. Catfish Haslin is pinch hitting for Buccaneer Gordinier. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Catfish Haslin grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dwayne Murray is out at third base. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Tsuneyuki Sato grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Chet K Daviault (27).3B - Claude TK Estalella (12).HR - Dutch K Young 2 (35).HBP - Ralph W Brow (4). Baserunning: SB - Chris Stewart (4). Fielding: E - Irish Meusel.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Clarence Kellett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Gakeler did not respond to coaching in control Lenny Buehrle improves in contact_vs_righty Carr Thornton did not respond to coaching in speed Carr Thornton did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dutch Norwood did not respond to coaching in endurance Dick TK Barnes improves in speed Dick TK Barnes improves in range Art K McDonald improves in power_vs_lefty Jim K Brito did not respond to coaching in 1B