Inning: 1 Oakland Maury Greene pitching. Chase Tanner strikes out. Bobby Barr grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Andrew Heaney pitching. Grey Kafora walks. Grey Kafora steals second. Harl Batchelor grounds out to the shortstop. Harvey Martin strikes out. Lou Wenz hits a home run. Grey Kafora scores. Scott Wolf strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Nomar Garciappara flies out to the right fielder. Roy Peacock flies out to the right fielder. Dan Finch grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Dyer strikes out. Andy Burdette grounds out to the shortstop. Bryn Garland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Sudakis lines out to the second baseman. Nick Punto singles to left field. Andrew Heaney lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chase Tanner walks. Bobby Barr flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Maury Greene grounds out to the shortstop. Grey Kafora strikes out. Harl Batchelor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ken Griffey Jr. strikes out. Nomar Garciappara singles to right field. Roy Peacock doubles to left field. Nomar Garciappara is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Dan Finch strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Harvey Martin triples. Lou Wenz reached on a fielding error by Nomar Garciappara. Harvey Martin scores. Lou Wenz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Scott Wolf doubles to right field. John Dyer pops out to the shortstop. Andy Burdette strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Sudakis bunts for a base hit. Nick Punto doubles to left field. Bill Sudakis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andrew Heaney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Chase Tanner walks. Bobby Barr grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bryn Garland grounds out to the second baseman. Maury Greene grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Grey Kafora grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Nomar Garciappara walks. Roy Peacock strikes out. Dan Finch walks. Bill Sudakis singles to center field. Nomar Garciappara is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Harl Batchelor grounds out to the shortstop. Harvey Martin strikes out. Lou Wenz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Nick Punto triples. Andrew Heaney grounds out to the second baseman. Nick Punto scores. Chase Tanner walks. Bobby Barr strikes out. Ken Griffey Jr. grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Scott Wolf singles to right field. John Dyer pops out to the second baseman. Andy Burdette strikes out. Bryn Garland strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Nomar Garciappara strikes out. Roy Peacock grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dan Finch singles to center field. John Jackson 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 1st. Bill Sudakis grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dan Finch is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ricky Reid is pinch hitting for John Jackson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ricky Reid strikes out. Grey Kafora strikes out. Harl Batchelor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jamie Irwin pitching. Nick Punto grounds out to the second baseman. Harmon Killebrew is pinch hitting for Andrew Heaney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harmon Killebrew singles to right field. Chase Tanner flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Barr grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Harmon Killebrew is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 2
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frankie Esser did not respond to coaching in control Gus Schmidt did not respond to coaching in velocity John Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Robinson Cano did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Robinson Cano did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Moxie Newkirk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Roy Alexander did not respond to coaching in velocity Ben Sandlock improves in power_vs_lefty George Breeden improves in power_vs_righty