Inning: 1 Minnesota Chainsaw Smith pitching. Harry Jacobs grounds out to the third baseman. Harry Blefary singles to center field. George Lauder grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Spence pitching. Cedric Keener flies out to the center fielder. Billy Richardson singles to center field. Francisco Madrigo doubles to right field. Billy Richardson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bryan Loretta strikes out. Samuel Tinto grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Mike Herndon singles to right field. Randy Sveum singles to left field. Mike Herndon advances to third on the hit. Jeff Viau grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Herndon scores. Randy Sveum advances to second on the play. Pat Regalado strikes out. Jose Church pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Wesley Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Richie Hassler strikes out. Hajimu Uchiyama singles to right field. Chainsaw Smith grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Hajimu Uchiyama is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Spence flies out to the center fielder. Harry Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Blefary singles to left field. George Lauder doubles to center field. Harry Blefary uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Herndon singles to right field. George Lauder scores. Randy Sveum flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Cedric Keener grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Richardson grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Francisco Madrigo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jeff Viau strikes out. Pat Regalado flies out to the left fielder. Jose Church pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bryan Loretta strikes out. Samuel Tinto strikes out. Wesley Kelly walks. Richie Hassler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Paul Spence strikes out. Harry Jacobs pops out to the first baseman. Harry Blefary strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Hajimu Uchiyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chainsaw Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Cedric Keener walks. Billy Richardson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota George Lauder singles to right field. Mike Herndon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Lauder advances to second on the play. Randy Sveum walks. Jeff Viau hits a home run. George Lauder scores. Randy Sveum scores. Pat Regalado grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Church flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Francisco Madrigo singles to center field. Bryan Loretta strikes out. Samuel Tinto singles to center field. Wesley Kelly strikes out. Richie Hassler flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Paul Spence flies out to the center fielder. Harry Jacobs strikes out. Harry Blefary grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Hajimu Uchiyama pops out to the third baseman. Chainsaw Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Cedric Keener strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota George Lauder walks. Mike Herndon grounds out to the pitcher. George Lauder advances to second on the play. Randy Sveum singles to right field. George Lauder scores. Jeff Viau strikes out. Randy Sveum steals second. Pat Regalado flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Billy Richardson pops out to the second baseman. Tim Suazo is pinch hitting for Francisco Madrigo. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tim Suazo flies out to the right fielder. Bryan Loretta singles to center field. Bryan Loretta steals second. Samuel Tinto walks. Donel Augustin is pinch hitting for Wesley Kelly. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Donel Augustin singles to right field. Richie Hassler lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jose Church strikes out. Paul Spence strikes out. Harry Jacobs singles to left field. Harry Blefary strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Hajimu Uchiyama flies out to the center fielder. Hector Wright is pinch hitting for Chainsaw Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hector Wright strikes out. Cedric Keener singles to right field. Billy Richardson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Cedric Keener is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Garry Cruz improves in power_vs_lefty John Strickland improves in power_vs_righty Rudy Howard did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Bankhead improves in arm Jim Kostro did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dell Clark did not respond to coaching in velocity Benny Mora improves in speed Dick Robinson improves in arm Jock Lowery did not respond to coaching in arm Joan Lugo did not respond to coaching in SS