Win: Chris Romano (6-8) Loss: Jeff Maranville (4-8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Chris Romano pitching. Johnny Matthews grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Holt walks. Ian McNulty walks. Mike Benitez strikes out. Dick Holt is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Jeff Maranville pitching. Epps Mattox grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pop Leppert singles to left field. Dave Blackburn walks. Ray Harlow singles to center field. Pop Leppert scores. Dave Blackburn is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Ken Stromme strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carl McElveen flies out to the left fielder. Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Ronn Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Harry Renteria hits an infield single to the first baseman. Gil Basinski flies out to the center fielder. Joe Reis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harry Renteria is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Romano reached on a fielding error by Ian McNulty. Epps Mattox hits a home run. Joe Reis scores. Chris Romano scores. Pop Leppert singles to left field. Dave Blackburn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Debs Westlake grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Maranville grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Johnny Matthews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Harlow singles to left field. Ken Stromme strikes out. Harry Renteria singles to left field. Ray Harlow advances to third on the hit. Gil Basinski singles to center field. Ray Harlow scores. Harry Renteria advances to third on the hit. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Renteria scores. Gil Basinski advances to second on the play. Chris Romano grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dick Holt hits a home run. Ian McNulty pops out to the shortstop. Mike Benitez strikes out. Carl McElveen singles to left field. Cupid Grace singles to left field. Carl McElveen advances to third on the hit. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Epps Mattox pops out to the first baseman. Pop Leppert grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Blackburn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Debs Westlake grounds out to the pitcher. Jeff Maranville strikes out. Johnny Matthews singles to right field. Johnny Matthews steals second. Dick Holt hits a home run. Johnny Matthews scores. Ian McNulty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ray Harlow flies out to the center fielder. Ken Stromme singles to left field. Harry Renteria flies out to the center fielder. Gil Basinski doubles to center field. Ken Stromme uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Reis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Benitez strikes out. Carl McElveen singles to center field. Cupid Grace grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Chris Romano strikes out. Epps Mattox singles to center field. Yoshio Kaneko comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pop Leppert doubles to left field. Epps Mattox uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dave Blackburn lines out to the first baseman. Ray Harlow grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ronn Moreno hits a home run. Earl Sweeney comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Debs Westlake strikes out. Eric Kroll is pinch hitting for Yoshio Kaneko. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Eric Kroll strikes out. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Alec Worrell pitching. Ken Stromme grounds out to the second baseman. Harry Renteria hits a home run. Gil Basinski doubles to center field. Joe Reis singles to right field. Gil Basinski scores. Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Earl Sweeney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otie Shepherd singles past the second baseman. Joe Reis aggressively advances to third on the hit. Epps Mattox grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Reis scores. Otie Shepherd advances to second on the play. Pop Leppert doubles to left field. Otie Shepherd scores. Dave Blackburn walks. Ray Harlow lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Angel Link pitching. Jess Berry is pinch hitting for Dick Holt. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jess Berry flies out to the right fielder. Ian McNulty singles to left field. Ian McNulty steals second. Mike Benitez walks. Ed Gregory is pinch hitting for Carl McElveen. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ed Gregory walks. Cupid Grace strikes out. Ronn Moreno walks. Ian McNulty scores. Lamar Textor is pinch hitting for Debs Westlake. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Ken Stromme grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Constable comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harry Renteria flies out to the left fielder. Gil Basinski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Joseph Orwell is pinch hitting for Ed Constable. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Matthews strikes out. Jess Berry flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:HR - Dick Holt 2 (14), Ronn Moreno (4).GIDP - Cupid Grace. Baserunning: SB - Johnny Matthews (14), Ian McNulty (9).CS - Dick Holt (8). Fielding: E - Ian McNulty.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Skeeter Ennis did not respond to coaching in control Skeeter Ennis did not respond to coaching in control Todd Zeile did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty George Stremmel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ryan Long improves in contact_vs_righty Ryan Long improves in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobo Riles did not respond to coaching in control Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Rico Moore improves in control Jack Moore improves in contact_vs_righty Francisco Pickrel did not respond to coaching in control Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C