Inning: 1 Oakland Gus Gregg pitching. Johnny Parrott grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Metz strikes out. Joe Gordon doubles to left field. Leo Johnson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Pat Lelivelt pitching. Bip Curtis flies out to the right fielder. Lenny Randle flies out to the right fielder. Pat Coppola grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Kevin Crisp walks. Lynn Leard grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. John Mercado walks. Tony Scharein grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Allie Blyzka grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Hundley flies out to the center fielder. Flame Jeffcoat flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Pat Lelivelt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bip Curtis. Johnny Parrott hits a home run. Pat Lelivelt scores. Dave Metz grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gordon flies out to the center fielder. Leo Johnson doubles to right field. Kevin Crisp grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Eddie Tompkins grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Dave Rincon doubles to center field. Gus Gregg flies out to the left fielder. Bip Curtis grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Lynn Leard flies out to the left fielder. John Mercado grounds out to the third baseman. Tony Scharein singles to right field. Pat Lelivelt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lenny Randle singles to right field. Pat Coppola grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Allie Blyzka grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Johnny Parrott hits a home run. Dave Metz singles to left field. Joe Gordon hits a home run. Dave Metz scores. Leo Johnson walks. Kevin Crisp strikes out. Lynn Leard singles past the second baseman. Leo Johnson is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Ron Nastu comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. John Mercado walks. Tony Scharein singles to center field. Lynn Leard scores. John Mercado advances to third on the hit. Pat Lelivelt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hank Hundley singles to right field. Flame Jeffcoat doubles to center field. Eddie Tompkins grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Hundley scores. Flame Jeffcoat advances to third on the play. Dave Rincon singles to center field. Flame Jeffcoat scores. Dave Rincon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ron Nastu grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Johnny Parrott doubles past the third baseman. Dave Metz strikes out. Joe Gordon hits a home run. Johnny Parrott scores. Sadie Napier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Johnson doubles to center field. Kevin Crisp singles to left field. Leo Johnson scores. Lynn Leard flies out to the left fielder. John Mercado triples. Kevin Crisp scores. Tony Scharein flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bip Curtis doubles to right field. Lenny Randle grounds out to the second baseman. Bip Curtis advances to third on the play. Pat Coppola strikes out. Allie Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Pat Lelivelt strikes out. Johnny Parrott pops out to the second baseman. Dave Metz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hank Hundley singles to center field. John Holloway 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 1st. Flame Jeffcoat grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hank Hundley is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Eddie Tompkins grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Flame Jeffcoat is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Rincon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Johnson hits a home run. Todd Sentell is pinch hitting for Kevin Crisp. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Todd Sentell singles to left field. Fred Hoover is pinch hitting for Lynn Leard. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Todd Sentell steals second. Fred Hoover singles past the first baseman. Todd Sentell scores. Larry Williams is pinch hitting for John Mercado. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Larry Williams hits a home run. Fred Hoover scores. Tony Scharein flies out to the left fielder. Darrell McGilvray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Al Fischer is pinch hitting for John Holloway. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Al Fischer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Garth Jacobs pitching. Darrell McGilvray flies out to the right fielder. Phil Perrine is pinch hitting for Bip Curtis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Phil Perrine flies out to the center fielder. Lenny Randle pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Johnny Parrott grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Metz flies out to the left fielder. Joe Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pat Coppola grounds out to the third baseman. Allie Blyzka walks. Hank Hundley flies out to the right fielder. Andres Goddard is pinch hitting for Flame Jeffcoat. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andres Goddard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Allie Blyzka is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Johnny Parrott (25), Joe Gordon (21), Leo Johnson 2 (16).3B - John Mercado (6).HR - Johnny Parrott 2 (18), Joe Gordon 2 (29), Leo Johnson (23), Larry Williams (3).GIDP - Lynn Leard. Baserunning: SB - Todd Sentell (8).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lefty McCarthy improves in speed Van Sherry improves in velocity John Meier did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Goat Whitfield improves in speed Chris Harrell did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Ed Burk did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Huston did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Hughson did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Wiedemeyer improves in endurance