Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Collins pitching. Bob Ostergard lines out to the second baseman. Oscar Redmond grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Steve Brandon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Greg Pechous pitching. Herb Kazzaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walter Wyatt grounds out to the shortstop. Co LaKennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Kane triples. Jodie Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Kane scores. Steve Oldis singles to right field. Jake Sutherland doubles to center field. Steve Oldis scores. Fred Ojeda singles to right field. Jake Sutherland scores. Jose Hoover comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Greg Pechous lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Bob Ostergard grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charley Witherspoon walks. JoJo Mead grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Charley Witherspoon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Corduroy Jackson-Jackson strikes out. Woodcharles Berkowitz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Oscar Redmond doubles to center field. Oscar Redmond steals third. Steve Brandon grounds out to the second baseman. Oscar Redmond scores. Ed Teufel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Kane singles to left field. Frank Kane steals second. Jodie Davis flies out to the left fielder. Steve Oldis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rob Miles grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Teufel flies out to the center fielder. Herb Kazzaz lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jake Sutherland singles to center field. Fred Ojeda flies out to the right fielder. Jake Sutherland is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Greg Pechous strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Walter Wyatt strikes out. Co LaKennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Charley Witherspoon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Ostergard flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Redmond singles to right field. Steve Brandon grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota JoJo Mead reached on a fielding error by Frank Kane. Corduroy Jackson-Jackson hits a home run. JoJo Mead scores. Woodcharles Berkowitz strikes out. Rob Miles grounds out to the shortstop. Sebastian St Clair is pinch hitting for Ed Teufel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Sebastian St Clair walks. Herb Kazzaz singles to left field. Sebastian St Clair aggressively advances to third on the hit. Walter Wyatt singles to right field. Sebastian St Clair scores. Herb Kazzaz advances to third on the hit. Co LaKennedy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Grant Radmanovich pitching. Frank Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Jodie Davis pops out to the first baseman. Steve Oldis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Charley Witherspoon singles past the third baseman. Charley Witherspoon steals second. JoJo Mead strikes out. Corduroy Jackson-Jackson singles to right field. Charley Witherspoon scores. Woodcharles Berkowitz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Corduroy Jackson-Jackson advances to second on the play. Rob Miles singles to left field. Corduroy Jackson-Jackson scores. Grant Radmanovich strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Jake Sutherland singles to left field. Jake Sutherland steals second. Fred Ojeda walks. Eddie Lamb is pinch hitting for Greg Pechous. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Eddie Lamb singles past the second baseman. Jake Sutherland scores. Fred Ojeda is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Topper Holley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Lamb steals second. Bob Ostergard flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Redmond grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jack Campbell pitching. Herb Kazzaz pops out to the first baseman. Walter Wyatt grounds out to the second baseman. Co LaKennedy walks. Charley Witherspoon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Steve Brandon hits a home run. Frank Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Len Silverio comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jodie Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Steve Oldis singles to left field. Jake Sutherland grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Oldis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota JoJo Mead flies out to the left fielder. Corduroy Jackson-Jackson strikes out. Woodcharles Berkowitz walks. Rob Miles grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Woodcharles Berkowitz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Fred Ojeda doubles to right field. Don Judnich is pinch hitting for Jack Campbell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Don Judnich singles to left field. Don Judnich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Ostergard flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Fred Ojeda is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ted Connally pitching. Keith Scheer is pinch hitting for Len Silverio. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Keith Scheer pops out to the first baseman. Herb Kazzaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Walter Wyatt singles to left field. Co LaKennedy grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Oscar Redmond (18), Jake Sutherland (4), Fred Ojeda (5).3B - Frank Kane (9).HR - Steve Brandon (11).GIDP - Bob Ostergard, Steve Brandon. Baserunning: SB - Oscar Redmond (34), Frank Kane (23), Jake Sutherland (15), Eddie Lamb (11).CS - Jake Sutherland (3), Don Judnich (6). Fielding: E - Frank Kane.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ralph Francona did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Meeker did not respond to coaching in control Bill Taylor improves in control Rick Rubio did not respond to coaching in velocity Frank Meeker did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Johnson improves in arm Charlie Byrne did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Mantle did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Chitren improves in contact_vs_righty Kitty Fry improves in contact_vs_righty Doug Jeudy did not respond to coaching in control Tom Kell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Howard Dunn did not respond to coaching in range