Win: Jeff Maranville (1-2) Loss: Ron Magrane (2-1)
Save: Lucky Mankowski (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ron Magrane pitching. Ian McNulty flies out to the center fielder. Debs Westlake singles to right field. Eric Kroll doubles to left field. Debs Westlake uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joseph Orwell walks. Passed ball. Eric Kroll advances to third. Joseph Orwell advances to second. Carl McElveen strikes out. Ronn Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Jeff Maranville pitching. John Konnick singles to center field. Pop Leppert lines out to the third baseman. Ted Peltz singles to left field. John Konnick aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ray Harlow pops out to the shortstop. Ted Peltz steals second. Yoandry Orta grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Keiichi Tamaki walks. Dick Holt singles to center field. Keiichi Tamaki advances to third on the hit. Jeff Maranville flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Keiichi Tamaki scores. Dick Holt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ian McNulty flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Harry Renteria grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Elliot Pierre lines out to the third baseman. Joe Reis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Debs Westlake singles to center field. Eric Kroll strikes out. Joseph Orwell strikes out. Carl McElveen singles to left field. Debs Westlake advances to third on the hit. Ronn Moreno pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Ron Magrane grounds out to the shortstop. John Konnick strikes out. Pop Leppert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Keiichi Tamaki hits a home run. Dick Holt flies out to the right fielder. Jeff Maranville singles past the third baseman. Ian McNulty walks. Debs Westlake walks. Eric Kroll grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Maranville scores. Ian McNulty advances to third on the play. Debs Westlake advances to second on the play. Joseph Orwell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Ted Peltz walks. Ray Harlow strikes out. Yoandry Orta strikes out. Ted Peltz steals second. Dick Holt throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Harry Renteria doubles to center field. Ted Peltz scores. Elliot Pierre grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Carl McElveen walks. Angel Link comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ronn Moreno pops out to the shortstop. Keiichi Tamaki walks. Dick Holt grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Joe Reis singles to left field. Angel Link fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Angel Link singles to right field. Joe Reis aggressively advances to third on the hit. John Konnick grounds out to the pitcher. Angel Link advances to second on the play. Pop Leppert grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Reis scores. Angel Link advances to third on the play. Ted Peltz walks. Ray Harlow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jeff Maranville strikes out. Ian McNulty strikes out. Debs Westlake flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Yoandry Orta strikes out. Harry Renteria singles to center field. Elliot Pierre flies out to the right fielder. Joe Reis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Eric Kroll reached on a 2-base throwing error by Angel Link. Joseph Orwell grounds out to the pitcher. Carl McElveen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Kroll advances to third on the play. Ronn Moreno singles to center field. Eric Kroll scores. Ronn Moreno steals second. Keiichi Tamaki flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Otie Shepherd is pinch hitting for Angel Link. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Otie Shepherd grounds out to the shortstop. John Konnick grounds out to the pitcher. Pop Leppert strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Huck Crist pitching. Dick Holt flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Maranville singles to center field. Ian McNulty grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jeff Maranville is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Debs Westlake grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ian McNulty is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ted Peltz grounds out to the third baseman. Ray Harlow flies out to the right fielder. Yoandry Orta triples. Lucky Mankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Harry Renteria strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Eric Kroll walks. Joseph Orwell doubles to left field. Eric Kroll uses his aggressiveness and scores. Carl McElveen walks. Ronn Moreno grounds out to the third baseman. Joseph Orwell advances to third on the play. Carl McElveen advances to second on the play. Keiichi Tamaki strikes out. Dick Holt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Eric Stephenson is pinch hitting for Elliot Pierre. Eric Stephenson grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Reis singles to right field. Harry Caldwell is pinch hitting for Huck Crist. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Caldwell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:2B - Eric Kroll (3), Joseph Orwell (2).HR - Keiichi Tamaki (1).SF - Jeff Maranville.GIDP - Dick Holt. Baserunning: SB - Ronn Moreno (3).CS - Dick Holt (2). Fielding: E - Dick Holt.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: George Cooper improves in contact_vs_lefty Carlos Vollmer improves in power_vs_righty Placido Beck did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sean Bones did not respond to coaching in control Les Konetchy did not respond to coaching in control Skeeter Ennis did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Buddy Lint improves in range Rico Moore did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Rohde improves in control Buddy Lint improves in speed Bobo Riles improves in control Morris Anson did not respond to coaching in velocity Chris Cote did not respond to coaching in C