Win: Antonio Burns (10-12) Loss: John Jones (0-1)
Save: Jack Jones (3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Antonio Burns pitching. Debs Westlake flies out to the right fielder. Ronn Moreno flies out to the right fielder. Ed Gregory strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland John Jones pitching. Harry Renteria pops out to the first baseman. Ray Harlow grounds out to the second baseman. Epps Mattox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ian McNulty strikes out. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dick Holt hits a home run. Dave Waddell walks. Dave Waddell steals second. Joe Blue flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Blackburn grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Herm White walks. Gil Basinski flies out to the center fielder. Cal Castro flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota John Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Debs Westlake singles to left field. Ronn Moreno hits an infield single to the pitcher. Ed Gregory walks. Ian McNulty grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Debs Westlake is out at home. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Cobb grounds out to the second baseman. Antonio Burns grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Renteria walks. Ray Harlow hits an infield single to the shortstop. Epps Mattox grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ray Harlow is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dick Holt walks. Dave Waddell flies out to the left fielder. Joe Blue pops out to the first baseman. John Jones lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave Blackburn walks. Herm White grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dave Blackburn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Herm White is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gil Basinski strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Debs Westlake singles to center field. Ronn Moreno singles to left field. Debs Westlake advances to third on the hit. Ed Gregory walks. Ian McNulty grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Debs Westlake is out at home. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Dick Holt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Cal Castro hits a home run. Mike Cobb grounds out to the shortstop. Antonio Burns grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Renteria grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Waddell hits a home run. Joe Blue grounds out to the third baseman. John Jones strikes out. Debs Westlake strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ray Harlow grounds out to the shortstop. Epps Mattox singles to right field. Dave Blackburn hits a home run. Epps Mattox scores. Herm White grounds out to the third baseman. Gil Basinski singles to left field. Cal Castro singles to center field. Gil Basinski advances to third on the hit. Mike Cobb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ronn Moreno grounds out to the pitcher. Ed Gregory strikes out. Ian McNulty grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Lee Finneran is pinch hitting for Antonio Burns. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Lee Finneran lines out to the shortstop. Harry Renteria hits an infield single to the second baseman. Ray Harlow hits a home run. Harry Renteria scores. Yoshio Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Epps Mattox singles to left field. Dave Blackburn strikes out. Herm White singles past the third baseman. Epps Mattox advances to third on the hit. Gil Basinski lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jack Jones pitching. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Holt walks. Dave Waddell strikes out. Joe Blue strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Cal Castro grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Cobb strikes out. Jack Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Eric Kroll is pinch hitting for Yoshio Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eric Kroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Debs Westlake pops out to the second baseman. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Aurelio Brideweser did not respond to coaching in velocity Cupid Grace improves in power_vs_righty Woodie Howard did not respond to coaching in endurance Placido Beck improves in arm Aurelio Brideweser did not respond to coaching in control Marty Cruz improves in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Magrane improves in velocity Harry Caldwell improves in speed Ted Peltz did not respond to coaching in speed Bobo Riles improves in velocity Steve Brucker improves in speed Morris Anson did not respond to coaching in endurance Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C