Inning: 1 Minnesota Earl Sweeney pitching. Mike Benitez singles to right field. Joseph Orwell singles to left field. Mike Benitez advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Kane singles past the second baseman. Mike Benitez scores. Ronn Moreno singles to center field. Joseph Orwell scores. Johnny Matthews doubles to left field. Jimmy Kane scores. Ronn Moreno uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gene McGovern pops out to the shortstop. Eric Kroll grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Panther strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland John Jones pitching. Harry Renteria pops out to the shortstop. Ray Harlow pops out to the third baseman. Epps Mattox walks. Joe Reis hits a home run. Epps Mattox scores. Herm White walks. Gil Basinski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Jones singles to right field. Mike Benitez grounds into a force play to the first baseman. John Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joseph Orwell pops out to the first baseman. Mike Benitez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Eric Stephenson grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Cobb grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Earl Sweeney singles to right field. Harry Renteria singles to left field. Ray Harlow grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harry Renteria is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jimmy Kane singles past the second baseman. Ronn Moreno singles to center field. Jimmy Kane advances to third on the hit. Johnny Matthews grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jimmy Kane scores. Gene McGovern strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Epps Mattox walks. Joe Reis walks. Herm White singles to center field. Epps Mattox scores. Joe Reis advances to third on the hit. Gil Basinski strikes out. Eric Stephenson pops out to the second baseman. Herm White steals second. Mike Cobb singles to right field. Joe Reis scores. Herm White scores. Earl Sweeney flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Eric Kroll doubles to center field. Todd Panther pops out to the third baseman. John Jones singles to center field. Eric Kroll scores. Jack Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Benitez strikes out. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Harry Renteria strikes out. Ray Harlow pops out to the second baseman. Epps Mattox triples. Joe Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jimmy Kane grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ronn Moreno walks. Ronn Moreno steals second. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Gene McGovern flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Yoshio Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Herm White grounds out to the second baseman. Gil Basinski grounds out to the third baseman. Eric Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Eric Kroll strikes out. Todd Panther grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ian McNulty is pinch hitting for Yoshio Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ian McNulty triples. Mike Benitez walks. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Alec Worrell pitching. Mike Cobb strikes out. Jack Jones strikes out. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jimmy Kane hits a home run. Ronn Moreno triples. Johnny Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Gene McGovern grounds out to the shortstop. Ronn Moreno scores. Eric Kroll hits a home run. Hilly Brubaker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Panther lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ray Harlow singles to right field. Epps Mattox flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Debs Westlake is pinch hitting for Alec Worrell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Debs Westlake flies out to the center fielder. Mike Benitez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joseph Orwell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Gregg Haldeman pitching. Herm White grounds out to the pitcher. Gil Basinski strikes out. Eric Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jimmy Kane singles to center field. Ronn Moreno singles to left field. Jimmy Kane advances to third on the hit. Al Richie comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Johnny Matthews flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jimmy Kane scores. Ronn Moreno is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Gene McGovern grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Brady is pinch hitting for Mike Cobb. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Brady strikes out. Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Al Richie. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Otie Shepherd singles to center field. Harry Renteria flies out to the right fielder. Ray Harlow singles past the second baseman. Otie Shepherd advances to third on the hit. Epps Mattox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Johnny Matthews (11), Eric Kroll (10).3B - Ronn Moreno (2), Ian McNulty (3).HR - Jimmy Kane (14), Eric Kroll (7).SF - Johnny Matthews.GIDP - Johnny Matthews. Baserunning: SB - Ronn Moreno (23).CS - Mike Benitez (9), Ronn Moreno (9).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C- Improvements: George Stremmel improves in power_vs_lefty Brad Franklin improves in range Steve Kipper did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryan Long improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Smith did not respond to coaching in speed George Stremmel did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Magrane did not respond to coaching in velocity Francisco Pickrel did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Brucker improves in power_vs_righty Steve Brucker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Morris Anson did not respond to coaching in endurance Steve Brucker improves in arm Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C