Inning: 1 Oakland Andy Statz pitching. Don Friday flies out to the right fielder. Steve Tovar doubles to right field. Pascual Elston grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Steve Tovar advances to third on the play. Mike Romero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Hillis Frey pitching. Clarence Hernandez walks. Butts Girardi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Clarence Hernandez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Butts Girardi steals second. Jake Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Pete High grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Rightnowar flies out to the right fielder. Pat Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Larry Eaton pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Joe Just grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Carroll grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Fanning triples. Denny Pirkl strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Orr walks. Hillis Frey fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Hillis Frey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Don Friday flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Andy Statz pops out to the second baseman. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Butts Girardi singles to center field. Jake Bradford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston walks. Mike Romero flies out to the right fielder. Steve Rightnowar grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pascual Elston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pete High grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Just flies out to the right fielder. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Pat Jones pops out to the first baseman. Larry Eaton grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Orr flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bobby Fanning grounds out to the shortstop. Denny Pirkl flies out to the left fielder. Andy Statz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Hillis Frey strikes out. Don Friday triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Steve Tovar singles to left field. Don Friday scores. Pascual Elston grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Butts Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Bradford singles to left field. Jake Bradford steals second. Charlie Orr throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Pete High grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Mike Romero grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Rightnowar grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Jones singles to right field. Larry Eaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Just flies out to the left fielder. Kevin Carroll singles to left field. Bobby Fanning doubles to right field. Kevin Carroll scores. Marvell Cruz 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. Denny Pirkl doubles past the right fielder. Bobby Fanning scores. Andy Statz strikes out. Clarence Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ron Regan is pinch hitting for Charlie Orr. Ron Regan grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Ricketts is pinch hitting for Marvell Cruz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andy Ricketts grounds out to the shortstop. Don Friday grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lloyd Roskos pitching. Scott Newsome enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Regan at C. Butts Girardi grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Bradford singles to left field. Jake Bradford is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Pete High hits a home run. Joe Just singles to left field. Joe Just steals second. Kevin Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Tovar is hit by a pitch. Pascual Elston triples. Steve Tovar scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Larry Anderson 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. Mike Romero flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Pascual Elston scores. Steve Rightnowar strikes out. Pat Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Fanning flies out to the left fielder. Denny Pirkl strikes out. Eddie Bateman is pinch hitting for Larry Anderson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Eddie Bateman singles to center field. Clarence Hernandez singles to right field. Eddie Bateman advances to third on the hit. Alex Brady comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Butts Girardi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Chief Linton pitching. Larry Eaton grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Newsome grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Murphy is pinch hitting for Alex Brady. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Murphy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Lou Lavagetto pitching. Jake Bradford doubles to center field. Pete High flies out to the center fielder. Joe Just grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jake Bradford advances to third on the play. Kevin Carroll pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Don Friday flies out to the left fielder. Steve Tovar singles to left field. Pascual Elston flies out to the left fielder. Mike Romero grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Steve Tovar is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Bobby Fanning singles to left field. Denny Pirkl singles to center field. Jim Brady is pinch hitting for Chief Linton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jim Brady strikes out. Clarence Hernandez walks. Butts Girardi flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Fanning scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Steve Tovar (27).3B - Don Friday (8), Pascual Elston (5).SF - Mike Romero.GIDP - Pascual Elston, Hillis Frey.HBP - Steve Tovar (3). Fielding: E - Charlie Orr.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Cohen improves in speed Santiago Bartell improves in contact_vs_righty John Haney did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mickey Kahdot did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Oddibe Knoll did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jake Scarborough did not respond to coaching in control Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Mike Howell improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Smith did not respond to coaching in control Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C