Inning: 1 Minnesota Earle Mazzera pitching. Phil Dugas flies out to the left fielder. Joe Yingling strikes out. Sam Maas singles to right field. Dale Douglas walks. Brooks Denny flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Kiki Baldwin pitching. Stephen Richards singles to right field. Stephen Richards steals second. Bobby Poffenberger throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. The defense is playing the corners in. James Osterberg hits a home run. Stephen Richards scores. Cliff Cocreham grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Pickett grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Bill Benge reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dale Douglas. Dave Whiteside singles to center field. Astyanax Espinosa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jim Pettit singles to right field. Jim Pettit steals second. Bobby Poffenberger flies out to the center fielder. Ike Weiss grounds out to the shortstop. Kiki Baldwin singles to right field. Jim Pettit scores. Phil Dugas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Scott Asheton strikes out. Earle Mazzera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Stephen Richards walks. Stephen Richards steals second. James Osterberg grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Joe Yingling lines out to the second baseman. Sam Maas flies out to the center fielder. Dale Douglas doubles to right field. Brooks Denny singles to left field. Dale Douglas scores. Jim Pettit walks. Bobby Poffenberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Cliff Cocreham singles past the third baseman. Cliff Cocreham steals second. Joe Pickett walks. Bill Benge walks. Dave Whiteside grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Cocreham scores. Joe Pickett advances to third on the play. Bill Benge advances to second on the play. Astyanax Espinosa flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Joe Pickett scores. Scott Asheton singles to right field. Earle Mazzera flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ike Weiss flies out to the right fielder. Kiki Baldwin singles to left field. Phil Dugas grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Stephen Richards singles to right field. Stephen Richards steals second. Bobby Poffenberger throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. James Osterberg flies out to the right fielder. Cliff Cocreham singles to right field. Stephen Richards scores. Rollie Guante comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Pickett strikes out. Bill Benge pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Yingling flies out to the center fielder. Sam Maas grounds out to the second baseman. Dale Douglas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave Whiteside flies out to the left fielder. Astyanax Espinosa triples. Scott Asheton singles to center field. Astyanax Espinosa scores. Earle Mazzera lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Stephen Richards grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Brooks Denny grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Pettit strikes out. Bobby Poffenberger lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland James Osterberg pops out to the first baseman. Cliff Cocreham grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Pickett walks. Bill Benge singles to center field. Dave Whiteside strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ike Weiss flies out to the left fielder. Jaime Riggs is pinch hitting for Rollie Guante. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jaime Riggs walks. Phil Dugas doubles to left field. Jaime Riggs uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike DeWolf comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Yingling singles to left field. Phil Dugas scores. Sam Maas walks. Dale Douglas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Sam Maas is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dale Douglas is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Eric Nixon pitching. Astyanax Espinosa walks. Astyanax Espinosa steals second. Scott Asheton hits a home run. Astyanax Espinosa scores. Walt Cianfrocco comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom McManus is pinch hitting for Mike DeWolf. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Tom McManus grounds out to the second baseman. Stephen Richards singles to right field. Stephen Richards steals second. James Osterberg walks. Cliff Cocreham flies out to the right fielder. Joe Pickett singles to right field. Stephen Richards scores. James Osterberg is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Clarence Beltre pitching. Brooks Denny lines out to the third baseman. Jim Pettit flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Poffenberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Benge singles to left field. Dave Whiteside flies out to the right fielder. Astyanax Espinosa singles to right field. Bill Benge is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Randy Gibson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Scott Asheton singles to center field. Astyanax Espinosa advances to third on the hit. Jarrod Montague is pinch hitting for Clarence Beltre. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jarrod Montague strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Akira Tatsukawa pitching. Ike Weiss grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ed Kennedy is pinch hitting for Randy Gibson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Kennedy walks. Phil Dugas strikes out. Joe Yingling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 12
Batting:2B - Phil Dugas (24), Dale Douglas (25).GIDP - Phil Dugas. Baserunning: SB - Jim Pettit (17).CS - Dale Douglas (10). Fielding: E - Dale Douglas, Bobby Poffenberger 2.
Game Notes Ike Weiss is injured and is expected to be out 38 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: A+ Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Julio Frazier improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Sharrott improves in power_vs_righty Tom Popovich did not respond to coaching in endurance Andy Long improves in power_vs_lefty Phil Payton did not respond to coaching in control Pat Osborn did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Listach improves in power_vs_righty Paul Sharrott did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bruce McCauley did not respond to coaching in speed Bruce McCauley did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Listach did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dean Fertita did not respond to coaching in range Jack Lawrence improves in contact_vs_righty Bruce Altrock did not respond to coaching in arm Gordon Lelivelt did not respond to coaching in control Bill Conatser did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Roy Smith did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dean Fertita improves in range John Gillis did not respond to coaching in control Alvaro Wright improves in range Bill Kvasnak improves in power_vs_righty