Inning: 1 Minnesota Rich Ganzel pitching. Mike Benitez hits a home run. Lamar Textor flies out to the center fielder. Joseph Orwell singles to left field. Jimmy Kane grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Joseph Orwell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Yaibel Martinez pitching. Ray Harlow pops out to the second baseman. Pop Leppert singles to left field. Harry Renteria pops out to the third baseman. Dave Blackburn doubles to center field. Pop Leppert uses his aggressiveness and scores. Epps Mattox hits a home run. Dave Blackburn scores. Gil Basinski flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Johnny Matthews singles to right field. Dick Holt grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Johnny Matthews is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Debs Westlake singles to right field. Dick Holt is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Debs Westlake steals second. Yaibel Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Joe Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Cobb grounds out to the second baseman. Rich Ganzel singles past the shortstop. Ray Harlow walks. Pop Leppert grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mike Benitez singles to left field. Lamar Textor is hit by a pitch. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Jimmy Kane strikes out. Ronn Moreno singles to center field. Mike Benitez scores. Lamar Textor advances to third on the hit. Johnny Matthews singles to center field. Lamar Textor scores. Ronn Moreno advances to third on the hit. Dick Holt walks. Debs Westlake pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Harry Renteria grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Blackburn flies out to the left fielder. Epps Mattox flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Yaibel Martinez singles to right field. Mike Benitez doubles to center field. Yaibel Martinez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lamar Textor strikes out. Mike Benitez is out trying to steal third. Joseph Orwell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Gil Basinski flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Cobb flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jimmy Kane strikes out. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the third baseman. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rich Ganzel pops out to the second baseman. Ray Harlow singles to center field. Pop Leppert grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dick Holt hits a home run. Jack Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Debs Westlake flies out to the right fielder. Yaibel Martinez pops out to the shortstop. Mike Benitez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Harry Renteria walks. Dave Blackburn singles past the second baseman. Harry Renteria advances to third on the hit. Dave Blackburn is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Epps Mattox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Renteria scores. Gil Basinski lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joseph Orwell grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Gregg Haldeman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Reis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Cobb grounds out to the shortstop. Herm White is pinch hitting for Jack Jones. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Herm White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Huck Crist pitching. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Matthews walks. Dick Holt pops out to the third baseman. Debs Westlake strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ray Harlow flies out to the center fielder. Pop Leppert walks. Harry Renteria grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Pop Leppert is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave Blackburn walks. Epps Mattox doubles to center field. Harry Renteria scores. Dave Blackburn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gil Basinski reached on a fielding error by Joseph Orwell. Joe Reis walks. Alan Durbin is pinch hitting for Mike Cobb. Alan Durbin grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bill Patterson enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alan Durbin at C. Hilly Brubaker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ian McNulty is pinch hitting for Lucky Mankowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ian McNulty flies out to the right fielder. Mike Benitez strikes out. Lamar Textor doubles to center field. Joseph Orwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Todd Zeile improves in power_vs_lefty Marty Cruz improves in power_vs_righty Carlos Vollmer did not respond to coaching in speed Ed Constable did not respond to coaching in velocity Cupid Grace improves in power_vs_righty George Stremmel did not respond to coaching in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Morris Anson did not respond to coaching in control John Konnick improves in power_vs_righty Morris Anson did not respond to coaching in control Morris Anson did not respond to coaching in velocity Francisco Pickrel did not respond to coaching in control Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C