Win: Vern Hoffman (17-4) Loss: Buzz Ortiz (4-13)
Save: Jimmy Davis (10)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Buzz Ortiz pitching. Gene Pashnick flies out to the center fielder. Hugh Iott pops out to the pitcher. Jimmy Durham flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Vern Hoffman pitching. Cam Eden strikes out. Harper Herrera strikes out. Gabi Diez walks. Ronaldo Jeva strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Wenty Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Santana strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Kelly Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Alien Laurel grounds out to the second baseman. Jackson Cosme strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Matt Holland grounds out to the second baseman. Stover Clingman grounds out to the shortstop. Vern Hoffman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Carlos Guero singles to center field. Carlos Guero is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Buzz Ortiz flies out to the left fielder. Cam Eden grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gene Pashnick singles to center field. Hugh Iott triples. Gene Pashnick scores. Jimmy Durham grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Iott scores. Wenty Williams strikes out. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Harper Herrera lines out to the shortstop. Gabi Diez grounds out to the pitcher. Ronaldo Jeva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Eric Santana grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Holland strikes out. Stover Clingman walks. Vern Hoffman pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Kelly Miller singles to center field. Alien Laurel strikes out. Jackson Cosme strikes out. Carlos Guero grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kelly Miller is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gene Pashnick walks. Hugh Iott pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Durham grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Buzz Ortiz singles to left field. Cam Eden walks. Harper Herrera flies out to the center fielder. Gabi Diez doubles to right field. Buzz Ortiz scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Ronaldo Jeva flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Wenty Williams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Marty Caulfield strikes out. Eric Santana hits an infield single to the pitcher. Eric Santana is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Alien Laurel singles to center field. Jackson Cosme singles to left field. Carlos Guero grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Alien Laurel advances to third on the play. Norman Holquez is pinch hitting for Buzz Ortiz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Norman Holquez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Harry Hardy pitching. Matt Holland flies out to the center fielder. Stover Clingman strikes out. Frank Nicholls is pinch hitting for Vern Hoffman. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Frank Nicholls singles to center field. Gene Pashnick grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Pat Cromer pitching. Cam Eden singles past the third baseman. Harper Herrera strikes out. Gabi Diez flies out to the left fielder. Cam Eden is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Hugh Iott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Durham grounds out to the second baseman. Wenty Williams doubles to left field. Marty Caulfield doubles to left field. Wenty Williams scores. Takashi Sakamoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Santana strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ronaldo Jeva pops out to the second baseman. Kelly Miller reached on a 2-base throwing error by Stover Clingman. Alien Laurel pops out to the first baseman. Jackson Cosme singles to right field. Jimmy Davis 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. Carlos Guero grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rob Ingram improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Hunt improves in contact_vs_righty Leo Goodwin did not respond to coaching in velocity Rob Ingram did not respond to coaching in speed Shawn Rensa improves in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Resendez improves in range Curt McCall improves in power_vs_righty Gilberto Cortes improves in power_vs_righty Bobby Marvez improves in range