Win: Andrew Heaney (14-5) Loss: Rey Ruffing (9-14)
Inning: 1 Oakland Rey Ruffing pitching. Bob Yount grounds out to the second baseman. Chase Tanner singles to center field. Hal Acosta hits an infield single to the shortstop. Nomar Garciappara flies out to the right fielder. Ken Griffey Jr. grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Andrew Heaney pitching. Jose Duval grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Gilbert strikes out. Karl Crosby grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Roy Peacock flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Nolan Arenado strikes out. Royce Lewis grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Henry Lee IV strikes out. Gary Corriden flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Powers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Andrew Heaney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Yount grounds out to the second baseman. Chase Tanner walks. Hal Acosta strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jed Wilie flies out to the left fielder. Alex Trebek grounds out to the shortstop. Rey Ruffing flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Nomar Garciappara walks. Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to the left fielder. Roy Peacock singles to left field. Nolan Arenado walks. Royce Lewis strikes out. Andrew Heaney grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jose Duval grounds out to the shortstop. Willie Gilbert lines out to the third baseman. Karl Crosby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Yount singles to center field. Chase Tanner hits a home run. Bob Yount scores. Hal Acosta strikes out. Nomar Garciappara singles to center field. Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Roy Peacock singles to center field. Nomar Garciappara advances to third on the hit. Nolan Arenado flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Henry Lee IV strikes out. Gary Corriden pops out to the shortstop. Shawn Powers grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Royce Lewis singles to left field. Andrew Heaney fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Andrew Heaney singles to right field. Royce Lewis advances to third on the hit. Turner McGee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Yount walks. Chase Tanner singles to center field. Royce Lewis scores. Hal Acosta grounds out to the second baseman. Andrew Heaney scores. Bob Yount advances to third on the play. Chase Tanner advances to second on the play. Nomar Garciappara lines out to the third baseman. Ken Griffey Jr. grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jed Wilie flies out to the center fielder. Alex Trebek doubles to left field. Rocky Suppan is pinch hitting for Turner McGee. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Rocky Suppan flies out to the center fielder. Jose Duval grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Rader pitching. Roy Peacock pops out to the shortstop. Nolan Arenado strikes out. Royce Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Willie Gilbert strikes out. Karl Crosby grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Lee IV walks. Gary Corriden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bobby Barr is pinch hitting for Andrew Heaney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bobby Barr grounds out to the third baseman. Nick Punto is pinch hitting for Bob Yount. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Nick Punto flies out to the left fielder. Chase Tanner grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Nathan pitching. Shawn Powers reached on a fielding error by Nomar Garciappara. Jed Wilie flies out to the left fielder. Alex Trebek grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Shawn Powers is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Greg Davidson is pinch hitting for Fred Rader. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Greg Davidson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Pete McConnell pitching. Hal Acosta grounds out to the second baseman. Pedro Cahill is pinch hitting for Nomar Garciappara. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pedro Cahill singles to right field. Ken Griffey Jr. lines out to the second baseman. Roy Peacock hits a home run. Pedro Cahill scores. Nolan Arenado hits a home run. Zane Gray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Royce Lewis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jose Duval grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Willie Gilbert grounds out to the pitcher. Karl Crosby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Carlos Allen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Walt Dowse improves in velocity Carlos Allen improves in arm Daff Lochhead did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Allen did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Russ Peterson did not respond to coaching in range Henke Rammstein did not respond to coaching in velocity Rufus R Jones improves in contact_vs_lefty George Whipple did not respond to coaching in control