Inning: 1 Oakland Cy Trout pitching. Masato Tani grounds out to the catcher. Patrick Dubois hits an infield single to the third baseman. Patrick Dubois is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dan Barthelson singles to center field. Dan Barthelson steals second. Yasushi Makino grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Marvin Benard pitching. Rico Rice bunts for a base hit. Les Thielman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Mitchell Fisk pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland So Yamashita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Coot Higgins strikes out. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pat Meyer pops out to the second baseman. Russ Sykes pops out to the catcher. Gus Lavelle singles to left field. Ricky Vaughn hits a home run. Gus Lavelle scores. Donn Duvall flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Pete Delgado singles to center field. Marvin Benard lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Pete Delgado forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Masato Tani strikes out. Patrick Dubois singles to left field. Marvin Benard advances to third on the hit. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Cy Trout grounds out to the third baseman. Rico Rice singles past the second baseman. Les Thielman flies out to the center fielder. Mitchell Fisk singles to right field. Pat Meyer hits a home run. Rico Rice scores. Mitchell Fisk scores. Russ Sykes flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Yasushi Makino flies out to the center fielder. So Yamashita flies out to the right fielder. Coot Higgins walks. Dian Gonzalez hits a home run. Coot Higgins scores. Pete Delgado singles to right field. Marvin Benard grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gus Lavelle strikes out. Ricky Vaughn singles to center field. Donn Duvall hits an infield single to the pitcher. Cy Trout fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Cy Trout grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Masato Tani strikes out. Patrick Dubois walks. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Patrick Dubois advances to second on the play. Yasushi Makino grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Kennie Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rico Rice grounds out to the third baseman. Les Thielman walks. Mitchell Fisk flies out to the right fielder. Les Thielman steals second. Pat Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland So Yamashita grounds out to the second baseman. Coot Higgins flies out to the center fielder. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Russ Sykes flies out to the right fielder. Gus Lavelle walks. Ricky Vaughn strikes out. Donn Duvall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Pete Delgado walks. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Kennie Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shoji Kasai strikes out. Masato Tani walks. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Zackert pitching. Cy Trout flies out to the center fielder. Rico Rice lines out to the shortstop. Les Thielman walks. Mitchell Fisk grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Yasushi Makino pops out to the first baseman. So Yamashita flies out to the left fielder. Coot Higgins doubles to center field. Dian Gonzalez singles to right field. Chet Jaeger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Delgado strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Pat Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Sykes strikes out. Gus Lavelle walks. Ricky Vaughn flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tim Candiotti comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Pat Morrison is pinch hitting for Mike Zackert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Morrison doubles to center field. Masato Tani singles to center field. Pat Morrison is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Patrick Dubois doubles to left field. Masato Tani uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dan Barthelson pops out to the third baseman. Yasushi Makino strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 10 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Morris did not respond to coaching in control Hal Young did not respond to coaching in range Ron Houser did not respond to coaching in velocity Andy Warthen did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Gagnon did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Gorsica improves in power_vs_lefty Al Gorsica improves in contact_vs_righty Ricky Chapman did not respond to coaching in control