Win: Paul Spence (3-1) Loss: Fern Solis (3-4)
Save: Bill Virgil (6)
Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Spence pitching. Moe Post strikes out. Bryan Loretta singles to left field. Francisco Madrigo hits a home run. Bryan Loretta scores. Bill Sandoval singles to center field. Max Sand grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Fern Solis pitching. Jeff Viau strikes out. Kyle Reese grounds out to the shortstop. Randy Sveum grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Andre Pechiney strikes out. Samuel Tinto flies out to the left fielder. Bill Gil strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jim Kostro walks. John Strickland doubles to right field. Jim Kostro uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jesse Treadway flies out to the center fielder. Tom Hopkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Strickland advances to third on the play. Charlie Walters strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Fern Solis strikes out. Moe Post lines out to the third baseman. Bryan Loretta doubles to right field. Francisco Madrigo reached on a fielding error by John Strickland. Bill Sandoval pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Paul Spence flies out to the center fielder. Jeff Viau pops out to the first baseman. Kyle Reese singles to right field. Randy Sveum grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Max Sand singles to center field. Andre Pechiney grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Samuel Tinto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Kostro singles to center field. John Strickland grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Kostro is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jesse Treadway flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! John Strickland is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Gil doubles to right field. Fern Solis fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Fern Solis strikes out. Moe Post strikes out. Bryan Loretta grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tom Hopkins pops out to the catcher. Charlie Walters strikes out. Paul Spence strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Francisco Madrigo lines out to the shortstop. Bill Sandoval flies out to the left fielder. Max Sand flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jeff Viau grounds out to the pitcher. Kyle Reese walks. Randy Sveum doubles to left field. Kyle Reese uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jim Kostro flies out to the right fielder. John Strickland walks. Jesse Treadway singles to left field. Randy Sveum scores. Alex Carrilo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Hopkins flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Andre Pechiney grounds out to the shortstop. Samuel Tinto pops out to the second baseman. Bill Gil pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Charlie Walters singles to right field. Hugh Morales is pinch hitting for Paul Spence. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Hugh Morales singles to right field. Charlie Walters advances to third on the hit. Dory Behenna comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Viau is hit by a pitch. Kyle Reese singles to center field. Charlie Walters scores. Hugh Morales scores. Jeff Viau advances to third on the hit. Randy Sveum strikes out. Jim Kostro flies out to the left fielder. John Strickland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jack Nottebart pitching. Danny Sheridan is pinch hitting for Dory Behenna. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Danny Sheridan singles to center field. Danny Sheridan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Moe Post singles to center field. Bryan Loretta strikes out. Francisco Madrigo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Shuman pitching. Jesse Treadway singles to center field. Tom Hopkins singles to center field. Buo Batista comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Walters walks. Charlie Bankhead is pinch hitting for Jack Nottebart. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Charlie Bankhead grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Jesse Treadway scores. Tom Hopkins advances to third on the play. Jeff Viau grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rudy Howard pitching. Bill Sandoval grounds out to the shortstop. Max Sand reached on a 2-base fielding error by Jesse Treadway. Andre Pechiney grounds out to the shortstop. Samuel Tinto walks. Bill Virgil comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Gil singles to center field. Tim Suazo is pinch hitting for Buo Batista. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Suazo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Randy Sveum (7), John Strickland (3).GIDP - Charlie Bankhead.HBP - Jeff Viau (2). Baserunning: CS - John Strickland (1). Fielding: E - John Strickland, Jesse Treadway.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Billy Buelvas improves in range Dante Cienfuegos did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Behenna did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Jaha improves in contact_vs_lefty Josh Bermudez did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Mathes improves in power_vs_righty Ryan Stimac did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Harrison did not respond to coaching in control Joe Rehg did not respond to coaching in speed Ted Crooke did not respond to coaching in 2B