Inning: 1 Minnesota Arturo Milanes pitching. Dwight McNally singles to left field. Hugh Iott singles to center field. Dwight McNally advances to third on the hit. Eric Santana grounds out to the pitcher. Hugh Iott advances to second on the play. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Frank Nicholls flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Ben Schypinski pitching. Carlos Guero singles to left field. Carlos Guero steals second. Harper Herrera flies out to the center fielder. Gabi Diez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Guero advances to third on the play. Jon Tomberlin hits a home run. Carlos Guero scores. Ronaldo Jeva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bud Maynard pops out to the shortstop. Ron Hartung grounds out to the second baseman. Stover Clingman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Alien Laurel flies out to the center fielder. Kelly Miller strikes out. Juan Karmen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ben Schypinski flies out to the right fielder. Dwight McNally pops out to the third baseman. Hugh Iott grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Arturo Milanes strikes out. Carlos Guero singles to center field. Harper Herrera strikes out. Gabi Diez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Eric Santana grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Nicholls singles to center field. Bud Maynard grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Nicholls is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jon Tomberlin walks. Ronaldo Jeva grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jon Tomberlin is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alien Laurel grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ronaldo Jeva advances to second on the play. Kelly Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ron Hartung flies out to the right fielder. Stover Clingman doubles to center field. Jimmy Durham is pinch hitting for Ben Schypinski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Jimmy Durham pops out to the first baseman. Dwight McNally singles past the second baseman. Stover Clingman scores. Hugh Iott walks. Eric Santana walks. Marty Caulfield reached on a fielding error by Harper Herrera. Dwight McNally scores. Frank Nicholls grounds into a fielders choice to the catcher. Hugh Iott is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Pat Cromer pitching. Juan Karmen singles to right field. Arturo Milanes lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carlos Guero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Karmen advances to third on the play. Harper Herrera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bud Maynard singles to left field. Ron Hartung singles to right field. Bud Maynard advances to third on the hit. Stover Clingman singles to right field. Bud Maynard scores. Ron Hartung advances to third on the hit. Tatsuya Yamada is pinch hitting for Pat Cromer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Tatsuya Yamada grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Hartung scores. Stover Clingman advances to second on the play. John Hoiles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight McNally strikes out. Hugh Iott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Don DeMiller pitching. Gabi Diez strikes out. Jon Tomberlin strikes out. Ronaldo Jeva strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Eric Santana singles to center field. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Frank Nicholls singles to center field. Eric Santana advances to third on the hit. Bud Maynard pops out to the catcher. Ron Hartung flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Alien Laurel singles to center field. Kelly Miller singles to center field. Juan Karmen walks. Norman Holquez is pinch hitting for John Hoiles. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Norman Holquez walks. Alien Laurel scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Carlos Guero singles to center field. Kelly Miller scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Harper Herrera grounds into a fielders choice to the second baseman. Juan Karmen is out at home. The defense is playing the infield in. Gabi Diez hits a home run. Norman Holquez scores. Carlos Guero scores. Harper Herrera scores. Jon Tomberlin hits a home run. Ronaldo Jeva walks. 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. Alien Laurel flies out to the right fielder. Kelly Miller singles to right field. Ronaldo Jeva advances to third on the hit. Juan Karmen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Johnny Fermin pitching. Stover Clingman strikes out. 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 strikes out. Dwight McNally pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Doug Karlon pitching. Mario Menendez is pinch hitting for Johnny Fermin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mario Menendez lines out to the second baseman. Carlos Guero hits a home run. Harper Herrera flies out to the center fielder. Gabi Diez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Eddie Mendoza pitching. Hugh Iott singles past the second baseman. Eric Santana strikes out. Marty Caulfield singles to left field. Hugh Iott advances to third on the hit. Jim McDonald comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Nicholls pops out to the second baseman. Bud Maynard grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Hunt improves in contact_vs_lefty Grover Barnes did not respond to coaching in control Al Smith did not respond to coaching in control Harry Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Shawn Rensa did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Tyson Canales improves in velocity Tyson Canales did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Dario did not respond to coaching in control Gary McLaughlin did not respond to coaching in control Sean Perez did not respond to coaching in 3B