Inning: 1 Oakland Frank DiPino pitching. Roy Peacock flies out to the left fielder. Nick Punto grounds out to the third baseman. Hal Acosta triples. Nolan Arenado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Luis Castro pitching. Alexander Santoya reached on a 2-base throwing error by Nolan Arenado. Mark Whiten walks. Issei Kanda flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Tony Perezchica strikes out. Marcelino Wolcott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Nomar Garciappara walks. Royce Lewis flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Barr walks. Bob Yount singles to center field. Nomar Garciappara scores. Bobby Barr advances to third on the hit. Luis Castro flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Barr scores. Bob Yount steals second. Roy Peacock singles to right field. Bob Yount scores. Nick Punto grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jack Valle singles to right field. Midre Flick singles to right field. Dave Brockett strikes out. Frank DiPino lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alexander Santoya flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Hal Acosta grounds out to the second baseman. Nolan Arenado strikes out. Nomar Garciappara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mark Whiten flies out to the left fielder. Issei Kanda grounds out to the pitcher. Tony Perezchica strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Royce Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Barr singles to center field. Bob Yount singles to center field. Luis Castro lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roy Peacock doubles to left field. Bobby Barr scores. Bob Yount scores. Bill Wasdin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nick Punto singles past the second baseman. Roy Peacock scores. Hal Acosta singles to right field. Nolan Arenado hits a home run. Nick Punto scores. Hal Acosta scores. Bill Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nomar Garciappara lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Marcelino Wolcott flies out to the right fielder. Jack Valle grounds out to the pitcher. Midre Flick strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Royce Lewis strikes out. Bobby Barr flies out to the center fielder. Bob Yount hits a home run. Luis Castro strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dave Brockett flies out to the right fielder. Bill Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alexander Santoya flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Roy Peacock flies out to the right fielder. Nick Punto doubles to center field. Hal Acosta flies out to the right fielder. Nolan Arenado hits an infield single to the third baseman. Nomar Garciappara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mark Whiten grounds out to the shortstop. Issei Kanda walks. Tony Perezchica grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Royce Lewis pops out to the shortstop. Randy Armbrister comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Bobby Barr strikes out. Bob Yount grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Roy Sirotka is pinch hitting for Marcelino Wolcott. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy Sirotka grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Valle flies out to the right fielder. Midre Flick grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Luis Castro lines out to the shortstop. Roy Peacock strikes out. Nick Punto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Brockett flies out to the left fielder. Fred Stephen is pinch hitting for Randy Armbrister. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Stephen singles to right field. Alexander Santoya flies out to the center fielder. Donell Nixon is pinch hitting for Mark Whiten. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Donell Nixon singles to center field. Ben McKeel is pinch hitting for Issei Kanda. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ben McKeel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Jimmy Kelly pitching. Hal Acosta flies out to the center fielder. Nolan Arenado strikes out. Pedro Cahill is pinch hitting for Nomar Garciappara. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pedro Cahill singles to right field. Pedro Cahill is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tony Perezchica flies out to the right fielder. Roy Sirotka strikes out. Jack Valle strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Roy Peacock (22), Nick Punto (21).3B - Hal Acosta (11).HR - Nolan Arenado (28), Bob Yount (5).SF - Luis Castro. Baserunning: SB - Bob Yount (3).CS - Pedro Cahill (5). Fielding: E - Nolan Arenado.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Luis Tapia did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Funk did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Frasier did not respond to coaching in arm Coco Crisp improves in power_vs_righty Bill Frasier did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Art Curtis did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Hensley improves in arm Bobby Dudley did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Engel improves in control