Inning: 1 Oakland Greg Coffman pitching. Chase Tanner grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Barr strikes out. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Brad Radke pitching. Grey Kafora singles to left field. Lucas Shoun singles to right field. Grey Kafora advances to third on the hit. Billy Ogden flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Grey Kafora scores. Lou Wenz flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Andy Burdette pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Peacock walks. Dan Finch grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Roy Peacock is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bill Sudakis singles to left field. Dan Finch aggressively advances to third on the hit. Reggie Forster strikes out. Ben Three singles to left field. Dan Finch scores. Brad Radke flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Scott Wolf grounds out to the shortstop. John Dyer grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Bucher singles to center field. Greg Coffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Chase Tanner strikes out. Bobby Barr pops out to the third baseman. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Grey Kafora pops out to the catcher. Lucas Shoun singles to right field. Billy Ogden singles to right field. Lucas Shoun advances to third on the hit. Lou Wenz grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Roy Peacock doubles to center field. Dan Finch pops out to the third baseman. Bill Sudakis grounds out to the pitcher. Reggie Forster flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Andy Burdette flies out to the left fielder. Scott Wolf strikes out. John Dyer reached on a fielding error by Brad Radke. Larry Bucher strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ben Three flies out to the left fielder. Brad Radke grounds out to the pitcher. Chase Tanner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Greg Coffman grounds out to the third baseman. Grey Kafora flies out to the right fielder. Lucas Shoun grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bobby Barr grounds out to the second baseman. Nomar Garciappara flies out to the center fielder. Roy Peacock grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Billy Ogden strikes out. Lou Wenz pops out to the second baseman. Andy Burdette walks. Scott Wolf strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dan Finch singles to left field. Bill Sudakis strikes out. Reggie Forster grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dan Finch is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ben Three flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota John Dyer strikes out. Larry Bucher grounds out to the third baseman. Greg Coffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Harmon Killebrew is pinch hitting for Brad Radke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Harmon Killebrew grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Chase Tanner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bobby Barr doubles to center field. Nomar Garciappara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Nathan pitching. Grey Kafora flies out to the right fielder. Lucas Shoun flies out to the right fielder. Billy Ogden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Roy Peacock lines out to the pitcher. Dan Finch doubles 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 walks. Reggie Forster grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Sudakis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ben Three grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Lou Wenz singles to right field. Andy Burdette pops out to the catcher. Lou Wenz steals second. Scott Wolf pops out to the first baseman. John Dyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Jim Speier is pinch hitting for Joe Nathan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jim Speier strikes out. Chase Tanner grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Barr pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Eddie Guardado. pitching. Larry Bucher grounds out to the shortstop. 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 grounds out to the shortstop. Grey Kafora singles to center field. Lucas Shoun strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Allan Corcoran pitching. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Peacock pops out to the first baseman. Dan Finch singles to left field. 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: 11 Minnesota Billy Ogden strikes out. Lou Wenz flies out to the center fielder. Andy Burdette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland Reggie Forster pops out to the shortstop. Ben Three singles to right field. Rankin Gilhooley is pinch hitting for Eddie Guardado.. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Rankin Gilhooley doubles to center field. Chase Tanner strikes out. Bobby Barr strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Minnesota Luis Tapia pitching. Scott Wolf flies out to the center fielder. John Dyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Bucher singles to right field. Chucky Gehair is pinch hitting for Allan Corcoran. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Chucky Gehair strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Oakland Shunyo Kataoka pitching. Nomar Garciappara flies out to the left fielder. Roy Peacock grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Finch grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Minnesota Grey Kafora walks. Lucas Shoun strikes out. Billy Ogden flies out to the left fielder. Lou Wenz singles to center field. Grey Kafora advances to third on the hit. Andy Burdette strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 14 Oakland Bill Sudakis singles to center field. Reggie Forster grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Sudakis advances to second on the play. Ben Three strikes out. Ramon Ryan is pinch hitting for Luis Tapia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ramon Ryan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 14 Minnesota Bob Engle pitching. Scott Wolf strikes out. John Dyer grounds out to the third baseman. Larry Bucher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Oakland Chase Tanner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Bobby Barr grounds out to the shortstop. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 15 Minnesota Bryn Garland is pinch hitting for Shunyo Kataoka. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Bryn Garland strikes out. Grey Kafora singles to center field. Lucas Shoun hits an infield single to the pitcher. Billy Ogden flies out to the left fielder. Lou Wenz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 16 Oakland Ival Ortiz pitching. Roy Peacock flies out to the center fielder. Dan Finch singles to center field. Bill Sudakis singles to center field. Reggie Forster strikes out. Ben Three singles to center field. Bob Engle walks. Dan Finch scores. Jamie Irwin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chase Tanner strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 16 Minnesota Kenny Brosnan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Andy Burdette grounds out to the pitcher. Scott Wolf singles to right field. John Dyer pops out to the second baseman. Larry Bucher grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 14 Minnesota total runners LOB: 13
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ren Smith improves in arm Ren Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Nolan Arenado improves in contact_vs_lefty Ren Smith did not respond to coaching in range Nolan Arenado did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: George Breeden improves in contact_vs_righty Kid Harris did not respond to coaching in control George Breeden improves in power_vs_lefty Stubby Jones did not respond to coaching in arm