Win: Vern Hoffman (14-7) Loss: Bill Hernandez (6-17)
Save: Ben Schypinski (25)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Hernandez pitching. Wenty Williams pops out to the shortstop. Hugh Iott flies out to the right fielder. Matt Holland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Vern Hoffman pitching. Cam Eden strikes out. Joe Roche hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bob Andujar grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bud Maynard hits a home run. Max Townsend pops out to the second baseman. Dwight McNally walks. Arlie Johnson singles to center field. Dwight McNally advances to third on the hit. Mike Hargrove flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Dwight McNally scores. Vern Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Kelly Miller walks. Gene Reed walks. Ronaldo Jeva walks. Pablo Ramel singles to center field. Kelly Miller scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Norman Holquez strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Bill Hernandez singles past the shortstop. Gene Reed scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Cam Eden pops out to the shortstop. Joe Roche flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Wenty Williams hits a home run. Harry Hardy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Iott strikes out. Matt Holland singles to left field. Bud Maynard strikes out. Matt Holland steals second. Max Townsend walks. Dwight McNally triples. Matt Holland scores. Max Townsend scores. Gunji Asagoe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Arlie Johnson singles past the shortstop. Dwight McNally scores. Mike Hargrove strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Andujar strikes out. Kelly Miller strikes out. Gene Reed strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Vern Hoffman strikes out. Wenty Williams hits a home run. Joel Burgos comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Iott pops out to the shortstop. Matt Holland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ronaldo Jeva strikes out. Pablo Ramel strikes out. Norman Holquez singles to left field. Joel Burgos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bud Maynard walks. Max Townsend flies out to the right fielder. Dwight McNally flies out to the center fielder. Bud Maynard steals second. Arlie Johnson walks. Mike Hargrove pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Cam Eden flies out to the left fielder. Joe Roche singles to center field. Bob Andujar singles to right field. Joe Roche aggressively advances to third on the hit. Kelly Miller flies out to the center fielder. Gene Reed strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Vern Hoffman singles to center field. Wenty Williams grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Vern Hoffman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hugh Iott reached on a 2-base throwing error by Ronaldo Jeva. Matt Holland singles to left field. Wenty Williams scores. Hugh Iott scores. Bud Maynard strikes out. Max Townsend pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ronaldo Jeva strikes out. Pablo Ramel flies out to the left fielder. Norman Holquez doubles to center field. Joel Burgos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Arlie Johnson singles to right field. Mike Hargrove grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Cam Eden pops out to the shortstop. Joe Roche hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bob Andujar pops out to the shortstop. Kelly Miller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Roche is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Vern Hoffman strikes out. Wenty Williams doubles to center field. Hugh Iott grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Holland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Gene Reed walks. Gene Reed is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ronaldo Jeva grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pablo Ramel singles to center field. Norman Holquez hits a home run. Pablo Ramel scores. Hal Crosby is pinch hitting for Joel Burgos. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Hal Crosby walks. Cam Eden walks. Joe Roche strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Dave Wakefield pitching. Bud Maynard grounds out to the second baseman. Max Townsend flies out to the center fielder. Dwight McNally flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Jordan is pinch hitting for Bob Andujar. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frank Jordan singles to center field. Kelly Miller hits a home run. Frank Jordan scores. Ben Schypinski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gene Reed flies out to the center fielder. Ronaldo Jeva flies out to the left fielder. Curt Sakata is pinch hitting for Pablo Ramel. Curt Sakata flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Norman Holquez (1).HR - Kelly Miller (6), Norman Holquez (2).GIDP - Bob Andujar. Baserunning: CS - Gene Reed (4). Fielding: E - Ronaldo Jeva.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Weaver improves in arm Ron Hartung improves in contact_vs_righty Grover Barnes improves in control Jason Miller did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Juan Karmen improves in range Johnny Fermin improves in velocity Tyson Canales did not respond to coaching in control Doc Martin improves in power_vs_lefty Juan Karmen did not respond to coaching in 2B