Inning: 1 Oakland Ben Schypinski pitching. Harper Herrera strikes out. Carlos Guero walks. Gabi Diez flies out to the center fielder. Jon Tomberlin grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Guero is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Buzz Ortiz pitching. Gene Pashnick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Iott walks. Dwight McNally grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Lou Bennett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Norman Holquez flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Jaramillo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Eric Santana singles to right field. Jimmy Durham singles to left field. Eric Santana advances to third on the hit. Bud Maynard flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Eric Santana scores. Marty Caulfield grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jimmy Durham is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Matt Holland walks. Ben Schypinski grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Kelly Miller flies out to the left fielder. Buzz Ortiz strikes out. Harper Herrera pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gene Pashnick triples. Hugh Iott singles to center field. Gene Pashnick scores. Dwight McNally walks. Eric Santana strikes out. Jimmy Durham lines out to the first baseman. Bud Maynard singles to left field. Hugh Iott scores. Dwight McNally advances to third on the hit. Jim McDonald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Carlos Guero flies out to the left fielder. Gabi Diez singles to center field. Jon Tomberlin lines out to the shortstop. Lou Bennett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Matt Holland grounds out to the pitcher. Tatsuya Yamada is pinch hitting for Ben Schypinski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tatsuya Yamada singles to center field. Gene Pashnick strikes out. Tatsuya Yamada steals second. Hugh Iott pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Pat Ricketts pitching. Norman Holquez flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Jaramillo singles to center field. Kelly Miller strikes out. Jim McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dwight McNally singles to right field. Eric Santana singles to center field. Dwight McNally advances to third on the hit. Matt Howard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Durham flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dwight McNally scores. Bud Maynard hits a home run. Eric Santana scores. Eddie Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Caulfield walks. Matt Holland doubles to right field. Marty Caulfield uses his aggressiveness and scores. Scott Fernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Nicholls is pinch hitting for Pat Ricketts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Frank Nicholls grounds out to the pitcher. Gene Pashnick walks. Hugh Iott grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Pat Cromer pitching. Harper Herrera grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Guero pops out to the second baseman. Gabi Diez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dwight McNally grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Santana walks. Jimmy Durham singles to right field. Eric Santana advances to third on the hit. Dave Wakefield comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bud Maynard singles past the second baseman. Eric Santana scores. Marty Caulfield pops out to the second baseman. Matt Holland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Jon Tomberlin walks. Lou Bennett singles to center field. Norman Holquez pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Jaramillo strikes out. Kelly Miller grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lou Bennett is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Hendrix is pinch hitting for Pat Cromer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Frank Hendrix strikes out. Gene Pashnick grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Iott pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Doug Karlon pitching. Jackson Cosme is pinch hitting for Dave Wakefield. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jackson Cosme grounds out to the shortstop. Harper Herrera strikes out. Carlos Guero singles to center field. Gabi Diez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lary Flack pitching. Dwight McNally doubles to left field. Eric Santana walks. Frank Foreman comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Durham flies out to the right fielder. Bud Maynard pops out to the shortstop. Marty Caulfield singles to right field. Dwight McNally scores. Matt Holland grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Jon Tomberlin strikes out. Lou Bennett singles to right field. Jim Tate 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. Norman Holquez pops out to the shortstop. Eddie Jaramillo grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Lou Bennett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11
Game Notes Jim McDonald is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bobby Marvez improves in speed Junior Diaz improves in arm Junior Diaz improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Smith did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Marvez did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Staggs did not respond to coaching in arm Matt Crawford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Harry Robinson did not respond to coaching in control Rob Ingram improves in speed