Win: Al Nelson (9-12) Loss: Ray Bacsik (1-4)
Save: Johnny Lemon (26)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Mike Ponce pitching. J. Petermann grounds out to the third baseman. Willie Bosser flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Treat grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Nelson pitching. Jimmy Enwright strikes out. Jiggs Kerr strikes out. Steve Scott singles to left field. Tom Duryea strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota William Andrew Smith singles to right field. William Andrew Smith steals second. Jay Lange strikes out. Tim Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). William Andrew Smith advances to third on the play. Storm Warner triples. William Andrew Smith scores. Sergio Lindemann doubles to center field. Storm Warner scores. Al Nelson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Sam Berberet grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Prescott singles to left field. Wally Kress strikes out. Rusney Ramirez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Carlos Prescott is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota J. Petermann walks. Willie Bosser strikes out. J. Petermann is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dutch Treat singles to center field. William Andrew Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dutch Treat is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Ponce grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Enwright grounds out to the second baseman. Jiggs Kerr singles to left field. Steve Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jay Lange walks. Tim Moore grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jay Lange is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Storm Warner flies out to the right fielder. Tim Moore steals second. Sergio Lindemann pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Duryea grounds out to the shortstop. Sam Berberet strikes out. Carlos Prescott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Al Nelson singles past the shortstop. Al Nelson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). J. Petermann singles to right field. Willie Bosser walks. Dutch Treat flies out to the left fielder. William Andrew Smith pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Wally Kress pops out to the first baseman. Rusney Ramirez doubles to center field. Mike Ponce singles to left field. Rusney Ramirez scores. Jimmy Enwright flies out to the right fielder. Jiggs Kerr walks. Steve Scott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jay Lange strikes out. Tim Moore pops out to the third baseman. Storm Warner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Duryea walks. Tom Duryea steals second. Sergio Lindemann throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the infield in. Sam Berberet grounds out to the second baseman. The defense is playing the infield in. Carlos Prescott grounds out to the third baseman. Wally Kress singles to center field. Tom Duryea scores. Wally Kress steals second. Rusney Ramirez singles to right field. Wally Kress scores. Milt Shires is pinch hitting for Mike Ponce. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rusney Ramirez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ray Bacsik pitching. Sergio Lindemann singles to right field. Robin Hood is pinch hitting for Al Nelson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Howdy Minnie Pearl is pinch running for Sergio Lindemann on 1st base. Robin Hood singles to center field. Howdy Minnie Pearl advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. J. Petermann singles to left field. Howdy Minnie Pearl scores. Robin Hood advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Danny Oliver comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Willie Bosser grounds out to the third baseman. J. Petermann advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Dutch Treat singles to center field. Robin Hood scores. J. Petermann scores. Dutch Treat steals second. William Andrew Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Lange hits a home run. Dutch Treat scores. Masaki Ochi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim Moore flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Held pitching. Joe Doakes enters the game as a defensive replacement for Howdy Minnie Pearl at C. Ted Deal is pinch hitting for Masaki Ochi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ted Deal pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Enwright flies out to the right fielder. Jiggs Kerr strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Dean pitching. Storm Warner lines out to the first baseman. Joe Doakes strikes out. Richard Lionheart is pinch hitting for Bill Held. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Richard Lionheart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Thomas pitching. Steve Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Duryea singles to center field. Sam Berberet walks. Carlos Prescott strikes out. Wally Kress grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sam Berberet is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota J. Petermann flies out to the left fielder. Willie Bosser flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Treat grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Rusney Ramirez strikes out. Jim Smith is pinch hitting for Joe Dean. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jim Smith walks. Jimmy Enwright reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dutch Treat. Johnny Lemon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jiggs Kerr flies out to the left fielder. Steve Scott hits a home run. Jim Smith scores. Jimmy Enwright scores. Tom Duryea walks. Sam Berberet flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Sergio Lindemann (6).3B - Storm Warner (4).HR - Jay Lange (17). Baserunning: SB - Dutch Treat (11), William Andrew Smith (14), Tim Moore (6).CS - J. Petermann (4), Al Nelson (1). Fielding: E - Dutch Treat, Sergio Lindemann.
Game Notes Ray Bacsik is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jerry Scrivener improves in speed Joseph Stovall improves in power_vs_righty Jeff Vache did not respond to coaching in speed Fred McDonald improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Carlos Cole did not respond to coaching in velocity Carlos Cole did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Parsons improves in speed Herb McKain did not respond to coaching in velocity