Win: Ed Piechota (7-8) Loss: Shinji Uchikawa (2-18)
Save: Bob Shilling (28)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Shinji Uchikawa pitching. Fred Blackwell flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Perticia flies out to the left fielder. Jim Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Ed Piechota pitching. Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the shortstop. Gene Miles grounds out to the third baseman. Marty Redus grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carlton Renfer singles to center field. Shun Ohnuki strikes out. Alex Pickrel walks. Leon Baker grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bob Byrd singles to left field. Mickey Rivers grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Byrd is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Billings hits a home run. Mickey Rivers scores. Mickey McBride singles to center field. Mickey McBride is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Ollie Meh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jennys Soriano pops out to the first baseman. Ed Piechota grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Blackwell reached on a fielding error by Joe Billings. Sammy Perticia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Fred Blackwell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Shinji Uchikawa strikes out. Orlando Rodgers walks. Gene Miles singles to left field. Orlando Rodgers aggressively advances to third on the hit. Marty Redus grounds out to the second baseman. Orlando Rodgers scores. Gene Miles advances to second on the play. Bob Byrd grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Martinez hits a home run. Carlton Renfer strikes out. Shun Ohnuki reached on a fielding error by Joe Billings. Shun Ohnuki is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Alex Pickrel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Mickey Rivers grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Billings singles to right field. Mickey McBride pops out to the third baseman. Ollie Meh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Leon Baker strikes out. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Piechota grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Shinji Uchikawa grounds out to the third baseman. Orlando Rodgers flies out to the center fielder. Gene Miles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Fred Blackwell flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Perticia singles to center field. Jim Martinez walks. Carlton Renfer hits a home run. Sammy Perticia scores. Jim Martinez scores. Shun Ohnuki grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Pickrel doubles past the third baseman. Leon Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Marty Redus grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Byrd walks. Bob Byrd is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mickey Rivers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rafael Lindell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ed Piechota grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Blackwell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Billings grounds out to the shortstop. Mickey McBride strikes out. Ollie Meh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Fred Walker is pinch hitting for Sammy Perticia. Fred Walker strikes out. Jim Martinez pops out to the third baseman. Carlton Renfer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Barrett enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Walker at RF. Beals Bolling is pinch hitting for Rafael Lindell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Beals Bolling walks. Beals Bolling is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Miles grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mark Lundgren pitching. Shun Ohnuki flies out to the left fielder. Alex Pickrel hits a home run. Leon Baker strikes out. Jennys Soriano walks. Katsuya Yamada is pinch hitting for Ed Piechota. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Katsuya Yamada flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Shilling pitching. Marty Redus strikes out. Bob Byrd strikes out. Mickey Rivers doubles to center field. Joe Billings singles to left field. Mickey Rivers scores. Mickey McBride pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 4 Oakland total runners LOB: 3
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Pryor Addis improves in arm Cory Rivera improves in power_vs_righty Kyle Jameson improves in velocity Sam Strohmayer improves in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Jose Boris did not respond to coaching in control Red Zabel did not respond to coaching in range Tim Bell did not respond to coaching in control Glen Hack did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Pancho Davis did not respond to coaching in 1B