Win: Bucky Glenn (2-0) Loss: Jay Miller (0-1)
Save: Jim Smith (4)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tom Peterek pitching. Gabe Bomback flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Kaiser singles to left field. Rick Fisher strikes out. Chuck Kaiser steals second. Jake Bradford grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Lee Kelly pitching. Don Friday flies out to the right fielder. Steve Tovar flies out to the right fielder. Pascual Elston walks. Kevin Carroll walks. Mike Romero grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kevin Carroll is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Butts Girardi walks. Clarence Hernandez singles to center field. Butts Girardi advances to third on the hit. Greg Pepper grounds out to the pitcher. Clarence Hernandez advances to second on the play. Eddie Bateman grounds out to the shortstop. Butts Girardi scores. Clarence Hernandez advances to third on the play. Lee Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mickey Kahdot singles to center field. Pat Jones flies out to the right fielder. Charlie Orr doubles to left field. Mickey Kahdot uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Peterek grounds out to the shortstop. Don Friday pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gabe Bomback singles to left field. Gabe Bomback steals second. Chuck Kaiser strikes out. Rick Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Jake Bradford strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Steve Tovar flies out to the center fielder. Pascual Elston strikes out. Kevin Carroll strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Butts Girardi singles to right field. Clarence Hernandez singles to center field. Butts Girardi advances to third on the hit. Clarence Hernandez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Greg Pepper strikes out. Eddie Bateman triples. Butts Girardi scores. Lee Kelly strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Mike Romero flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Kahdot singles to right field. Pat Jones strikes out. Charlie Orr singles past the first baseman. Tom Peterek strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gabe Bomback strikes out. Chuck Kaiser singles to left field. Chuck Kaiser steals second. Rick Fisher walks. Jake Bradford singles to center field. Chuck Kaiser scores. Rick Fisher advances to third on the hit. Jake Bradford steals second. Butts Girardi strikes out. Clarence Hernandez walks. Greg Pepper pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Don Friday singles to center field. Steve Tovar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Don Friday advances to second on the play. Pascual Elston grounds out to the pitcher. Kevin Carroll grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Eddie Bateman strikes out. Joe Just is pinch hitting for Lee Kelly. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Joe Just doubles to center field. Gabe Bomback grounds out to the pitcher. Lloyd Roskos 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 2nd. Chuck Kaiser is hit by a pitch. Rick Fisher doubles to center field. Joe Just scores. Chuck Kaiser uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rick Fisher is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jake Scarborough pitching. Mike Romero grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Kahdot strikes out. Pat Jones walks. Charlie Orr grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pat Jones is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jake Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Butts Girardi flies out to the left fielder. Clarence Hernandez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ron Regan is pinch hitting for Lloyd Roskos. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ron Regan singles to left field. Ron Regan steals second. Don Friday doubles to left field. Ron Regan scores. Steve Tovar strikes out. Pascual Elston flies out to the center fielder. Kevin Carroll singles to right field. Don Friday scores. Mike Romero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lou Lavagetto pitching. Greg Pepper strikes out. Eddie Bateman singles to left field. Bob Cianfrocco is pinch hitting for Jake Scarborough. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bob Cianfrocco flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Bateman steals second. Gabe Bomback flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Choate pitching. Pete High enters the game as a defensive replacement for Eddie Bateman at 1B. Mickey Kahdot strikes out. Pat Jones flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Orr walks. Todd Murphy is pinch hitting for Lou Lavagetto. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Murphy pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Andy Statz pitching. Chuck Kaiser flies out to the center fielder. Rick Fisher bunts for a base hit. Jake Bradford strikes out. Rick Fisher is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Don Friday walks. Steve Tovar hits a home run. Don Friday scores. Henry Carlos comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pascual Elston strikes out. Kevin Carroll flies out to the right fielder. Mike Romero flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Butts Girardi flies out to the center fielder. Clarence Hernandez bunts for a base hit. Greg Pepper strikes out. Pete High flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Mickey Kahdot grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Jones strikes out. Charlie Orr singles to center field. Steve Rightnowar is pinch hitting for Andy Statz. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hugh Lombardi is pinch running for Charlie Orr on 1st base. Steve Rightnowar flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Jay Miller pitching. Scott Newsome enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hugh Lombardi at C. Ezra Birmingham is pinch hitting for Henry Carlos. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ezra Birmingham walks. Gabe Bomback pops out to the third baseman. Ezra Birmingham is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Chuck Kaiser strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Bucky Glenn pitching. Don Friday strikes out. Steve Tovar grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pascual Elston grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Minnesota Rick Fisher grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Bradford doubles to center field. Butts Girardi walks. Clarence Hernandez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Kevin Carroll strikes out. Mike Romero grounds out to the third baseman. Mickey Kahdot reached on a fielding error by Greg Pepper. Pat Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mickey Kahdot is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Minnesota Greg Pepper strikes out. Pete High singles to left field. Denny Pirkl is pinch hitting for Bucky Glenn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Denny Pirkl grounds out to the pitcher. Pete High advances to second on the play. Gabe Bomback singles to right field. Pete High scores. Harry Yancy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gabe Bomback steals second. Chuck Kaiser grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Oakland Jim Smith pitching. Scott Newsome reached on a fielding error by Greg Pepper. Andy Ricketts is pinch hitting for Harry Yancy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Andy Ricketts singles to right field. Don Friday grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Scott Newsome advances to third on the play. Steve Tovar walks. Pascual Elston pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 13
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Oddibe Knoll did not respond to coaching in arm Jose Ford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brad Didier improves in contact_vs_lefty Jose Ford improves in arm Brad Didier did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Brenzel improves in contact_vs_righty Jeff Huskey did not respond to coaching in speed Frank Brenzel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Benny Schlueter improves in power_vs_lefty Ossee Fischer did not respond to coaching in C