Win: Ariel Aroche (12-7) Loss: March Taylor (4-11)
Inning: 1 Oakland Fred Leach pitching. Ray Hudson lines out to the shortstop. Marcelino Grimes flies out to the right fielder. Bill Terry walks. Bill Terry steals second. Craig Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota March Taylor pitching. Jack Stanley flies out to the left fielder. Fred Walker singles to right field. Yoshiro Kitano singles to center field. Fred Walker advances to third on the hit. Carlton Renfer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshiro Kitano advances to second on the play. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Dale Thacker strikes out. Ron Cross flies out to the center fielder. Ed Jorgensen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Fred Blackwell walks. Vance Spencer lines out to the pitcher. Jennys Soriano flies out to the center fielder. Fred Leach grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Fred Blackwell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dutch Astacio strikes out. March Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Ray Hudson singles to center field. Marcelino Grimes walks. Bill Terry flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jack Stanley grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Walker singles to left field. Fred Walker steals second. Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the right fielder. Carlton Renfer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Craig Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Dale Thacker singles to left field. Ron Cross walks. Ed Jorgensen singles to right field. Dale Thacker scores. Ron Cross advances to third on the hit. Dutch Astacio flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Ron Cross scores. March Taylor grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ed Jorgensen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Deacon Bentley grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Fred Blackwell walks. Vance Spencer grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Hudson singles to left field. Marcelino Grimes walks. Bill Terry pops out to the first baseman. Craig Smith singles to left field. Ray Hudson scores. Ariel Aroche comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Thacker flies out to the center fielder. Ron Cross flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jennys Soriano doubles to left field. Ariel Aroche fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ariel Aroche flies out to the center fielder. Jack Stanley doubles to center field. Jennys Soriano scores. Fred Walker hits a home run. Jack Stanley scores. Yoshiro Kitano singles to left field. Dan Lee 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. Carlton Renfer singles to center field. Yoshiro Kitano advances to third on the hit. Deacon Bentley grounds out to the shortstop. Yoshiro Kitano scores. Carlton Renfer advances to second on the play. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ed Jorgensen flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Astacio walks. Dan Lee pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Ray Hudson walks. Marcelino Grimes singles to center field. Bill Terry grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Vance Spencer strikes out. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ariel Aroche flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Craig Smith grounds out to the pitcher. Dale Thacker strikes out. Ron Cross grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jack Stanley hits a home run. Mickey Kent comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Walker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshiro Kitano flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Carlton Renfer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ed Jorgensen strikes out. Dutch Astacio grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Orndorff is pinch hitting for Mickey Kent. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Lee Orndorff grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota John Brown pitching. Deacon Bentley strikes out. Fred Blackwell singles to left field. Vance Spencer doubles to right field. Fred Blackwell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Vance Spencer steals third. Jennys Soriano flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Vance Spencer scores. Jim Dyer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hardy Arellanes is pinch hitting for Ariel Aroche. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hardy Arellanes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland George Rincon pitching. Ray Hudson grounds out to the second baseman. Marcelino Grimes grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Terry grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dan Navarro did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Mark Weathers improves in speed Marv Canavan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bill Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pryor Addis improves in arm Sammy Perticia improves in arm Leon Baker did not respond to coaching in arm Mike McLeland did not respond to coaching in velocity