Win: Francisco Pickrel (15-5) Loss: Mike Morton (9-6)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Francisco Pickrel pitching. Lamar Textor singles to right field. Jim Otis singles to center field. Lamar Textor advances to third on the hit. Jim Otis steals second. Placido Beck strikes out. Jeff Castillo strikes out. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Lamar Textor scores. Marty Cruz walks. Freddie Parsons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Morton pitching. Dave Blackburn walks. Andre Wehmeier singles past the second baseman. Dave Blackburn advances to third on the hit. Epps Mattox walks. Steve Brucker strikes out. Billy Shirley walks. Dave Blackburn scores. Barry McGunnigle flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Andre Wehmeier scores. Chris Cote grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Paul Shoemaker flies out to the right fielder. Ian McNulty strikes out. Mike Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Pop Leppert singles to right field. Francisco Pickrel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Dave Blackburn walks. Andre Wehmeier grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Pop Leppert scores. Francisco Pickrel advances to third on the play. Epps Mattox walks. Steve Brucker singles to left field. Francisco Pickrel scores. Epps Mattox advances to third on the hit. Billy Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lamar Textor strikes out. Jim Otis grounds out to the shortstop. Placido Beck flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Barry McGunnigle walks. Chris Cote grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Barry McGunnigle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pop Leppert grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jeff Castillo strikes out. Marty Cruz walks. Freddie Parsons walks. Paul Shoemaker strikes out. Ian McNulty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Francisco Pickrel walks. Dave Blackburn pops out to the first baseman. Andre Wehmeier hits a home run. Francisco Pickrel scores. Dennis Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Epps Mattox strikes out. Steve Brucker doubles to left field. Billy Shirley hits a home run. Steve Brucker scores. Bob Wagner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bob Wagner grounds out to the third baseman. Lamar Textor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Otis flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Chris Cote strikes out. Pop Leppert grounds out to the third baseman. Francisco Pickrel strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Placido Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Jeff Castillo pops out to the first baseman. Marty Cruz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave Blackburn doubles to left field. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Epps Mattox strikes out. Steve Brucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Freddie Parsons hits a home run. Paul Shoemaker singles to left field. Ian McNulty grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Paul Shoemaker is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Benitez is pinch hitting for Bob Wagner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Mike Benitez strikes out. Rico Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Ian McNulty steals second. Lamar Textor walks. Jim Otis strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Robin Fisher pitching. Billy Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Barry McGunnigle strikes out. Chris Cote singles to right field. Pop Leppert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Placido Beck walks. Jeff Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Placido Beck advances to second on the play. Marty Cruz walks. Freddie Parsons flies out to the right fielder. Paul Shoemaker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Rico Moore grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Blackburn strikes out. Andre Wehmeier singles to left field. Razor McCarthy is pinch hitting for Epps Mattox. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Razor McCarthy triples. Andre Wehmeier scores. Tommy Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Steve Brucker doubles to right field. Razor McCarthy scores. Billy Shirley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Ronn Moreno is pinch hitting for Ian McNulty. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ronn Moreno pops out to the first baseman. Ryan Long is pinch hitting for Tommy Robinson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ryan Long grounds out to the third baseman. Lamar Textor grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Dave Blackburn (26), Steve Brucker 2 (21).3B - Razor McCarthy (7).HR - Andre Wehmeier (11), Billy Shirley (25).SF - Barry McGunnigle.GIDP - Andre Wehmeier, Pop Leppert.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Lefty Fernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Kellum did not respond to coaching in arm Chuck Campusano improves in power_vs_righty Ryan Knisely did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Tavener did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Richard McConnell did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Eddie Parris did not respond to coaching in control Mike McAdams did not respond to coaching in arm Vern Branson improves in contact_vs_lefty Ken McGuire improves in control Ron Muniz did not respond to coaching in arm Bill Seelbach did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty John Lyons did not respond to coaching in SS