Inning: 1 Minnesota Angel Link pitching. Mike Benitez strikes out. Lamar Textor strikes out. Joseph Orwell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jeff Maranville pitching. Ted Peltz grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Pop Leppert strikes out. Herm White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jimmy Kane strikes out. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Matthews singles to left field. Dick Holt grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Johnny Matthews is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Blackburn singles to right field. Epps Mattox singles to left field. Dave Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Harry Renteria doubles to left field. Dave Blackburn scores. Epps Mattox uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Reis singles to center field. Harry Renteria scores. Bill Patterson singles to center field. Joe Reis advances to third on the hit. Angel Link flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Reis scores. Ted Peltz pops out to the shortstop. Pop Leppert walks. Herm White grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ed Gregory grounds out to the second baseman. Jeff Maranville grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Benitez singles to right field. Lamar Textor pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dave Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Epps Mattox singles to left field. Epps Mattox steals second. Harry Renteria grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Epps Mattox advances to third on the play. Joe Reis singles to left field. Epps Mattox scores. Bill Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joseph Orwell grounds out to the pitcher. Jimmy Kane walks. Ronn Moreno grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Angel Link singles to right field. Ted Peltz flies out to the left fielder. Pop Leppert walks. Herm White flies out to the left fielder. Dave Blackburn flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Johnny Matthews reached on a 2-base throwing error by Harry Renteria. Dick Holt grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Matthews advances to third on the play. Ed Gregory flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Johnny Matthews scores. Eric Kroll is pinch hitting for Jeff Maranville. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Eric Kroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Yoshio Kaneko pitching. Epps Mattox walks. Harry Renteria grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Epps Mattox is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Reis grounds out to the shortstop. Harry Renteria advances to second on the play. Bill Patterson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Benitez flies out to the center fielder. Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joseph Orwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Angel Link grounds out to the shortstop. Ted Peltz singles to right field. Ted Peltz steals second. Ted Peltz steals third. Pop Leppert grounds out to the third baseman. Herm White flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jimmy Kane grounds out to the pitcher. Ronn Moreno singles past the second baseman. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Dick Holt singles to right field. Ronn Moreno advances to third on the hit. Ed Gregory pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Blackburn flies out to the right fielder. Epps Mattox grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Harry Renteria pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Carl McElveen is pinch hitting for Yoshio Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Carl McElveen flies out to the center fielder. Mike Benitez strikes out. Lamar Textor pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Lucky Mankowski pitching. Joe Reis singles to center field. Bill Patterson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Angel Link. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Alan Durbin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jerry Hatcher pitching. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Kane strikes out. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Smith improves in power_vs_lefty Marty Cruz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Todd Zeile did not respond to coaching in speed Steve Kipper did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Constable did not respond to coaching in velocity Len Dedrick did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ken Stromme did not respond to coaching in speed Bill Giovanola did not respond to coaching in velocity John Konnick improves in arm Barry McGunnigle improves in arm Chris Cote improves in range Bill Giovanola improves in control Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C