Inning: 1 Minnesota Gary Chevez pitching. Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Pashnick flies out to the center fielder. Eric Santana grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Don Closter pitching. Harper Herrera singles to left field. Ronaldo Jeva lines out to the second baseman. Gabi Diez grounds out to the second baseman. Harper Herrera advances to second on the play. Eddie Jaramillo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marty Caulfield singles to left field. Frank Nicholls grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Caulfield advances to second on the play. Bud Maynard strikes out. Ron Hartung grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mario Menendez grounds out to the third baseman. Jon Tomberlin singles to center field. Juan Karmen reached on a 2-base throwing error by Dwight McNally. The defense is playing the infield in. Norman Holquez hits a home run. Jon Tomberlin scores. Juan Karmen scores. Gary Chevez strikes out. Harper Herrera singles to right field. Ronaldo Jeva grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harper Herrera is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ryan Hopp doubles to right field. Don Closter lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ryan Hopp is thrown out at third. Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Don Closter advances to second on the play. Gene Pashnick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Gabi Diez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Jaramillo lines out to the shortstop. Mario Menendez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Eric Santana strikes out. Marty Caulfield hits a home run. Frank Nicholls grounds out to the third baseman. Bud Maynard grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jon Tomberlin grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Karmen grounds out to the third baseman. Norman Holquez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ron Hartung doubles to left field. Ryan Hopp pops out to the first baseman. Jimmy Durham is pinch hitting for Don Closter. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmy Durham triples. Ron Hartung scores. Dwight McNally singles to center field. Jimmy Durham scores. John Hoiles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Pashnick grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Adrian Lara pitching. John Hoiles strikes out. Harper Herrera hits a home run. Ronaldo Jeva pops out to the third baseman. Gabi Diez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Eric Santana grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Frank Nicholls strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Eddie Jaramillo walks. Mario Menendez singles to center field. Jon Tomberlin flies out to the center fielder. Juan Karmen grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bud Maynard flies out to the left fielder. Ron Hartung hits a home run. Hank Cabrera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan Hopp grounds out to the third baseman. Tatsuya Yamada is pinch hitting for Adrian Lara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Tatsuya Yamada grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jim Tate pitching. Norman Holquez grounds out to the second baseman. Hank Cabrera pops out to the second baseman. Harper Herrera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dwight McNally strikes out. Gene Pashnick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Santana hits an infield single to the second baseman. Marty Caulfield singles to center field. Eric Santana advances to third on the hit. Frank Nicholls grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Ronaldo Jeva singles to left field. Gabi Diez strikes out. Eddie Jaramillo strikes out. Mario Menendez singles to center field. Pat Ricketts 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. Jon Tomberlin pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bud Maynard flies out to the left fielder. Ron Hartung flies out to the right fielder. Ryan Hopp grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Juan Karmen strikes out. Norman Holquez flies out to the center fielder. Alien Laurel is pinch hitting for Hank Cabrera. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Alien Laurel lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Frank Foreman pitching. Wenty Williams is pinch hitting for Pat Ricketts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Wenty Williams grounds out to the second baseman. Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Gene Pashnick singles to left field. Gene Pashnick is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Doug Karlon pitching. Harper Herrera strikes out. Ronaldo Jeva singles to left field. Ronaldo Jeva steals second. Gabi Diez strikes out. Eddie Jaramillo singles to right field. Ronaldo Jeva scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Grover Barnes did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Staggs improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Quinn improves in velocity Matt Crawford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Shawn Rensa did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tyson Canales improves in endurance Bill Bustamante improves in contact_vs_righty Gilberto Cortes improves in contact_vs_righty Freddy Leon did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Sean Perez did not respond to coaching in 3B