Win: Lee Neagle (11-3) Loss: Edwin Murphy (5-8)
Save: Bob Schultz (22)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Edwin Murphy pitching. Wes Purdin strikes out. Fred Walker singles to center field. Carlton Renfer walks. Mike Barrett grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Walker advances to third on the play. Carlton Renfer advances to second on the play. Sammy Perticia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike McLeland pitching. John Acosta grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Redus grounds out to the shortstop. Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jim Martinez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Shun Ohnuki singles to left field. Jennys Soriano walks. Mike McLeland pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Wes Purdin walks. Fred Walker singles to left field. Shun Ohnuki scores. Jennys Soriano scores. Wes Purdin advances to third on the hit. Carlton Renfer singles to center field. Wes Purdin scores. Mike Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ollie Meh strikes out. Gene Mason hits a home run. Bill Layden walks. Bill Layden is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Koch strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Sammy Perticia strikes out. Jim Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Shun Ohnuki walks. Jennys Soriano singles to right field. Mike McLeland grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jennys Soriano is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Jason Tyson walks. Edwin Murphy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Acosta walks. Marty Redus grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Wes Purdin singles to right field. Fred Walker strikes out. Carlton Renfer grounds out to the third baseman. Wes Purdin advances to second on the play. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Orlando Rodgers singles to right field. Orlando Rodgers steals second. Ollie Meh strikes out. Orlando Rodgers steals third. Gene Mason singles to center field. Orlando Rodgers scores. Bill Layden singles to right field. Gene Mason advances to third on the hit. Tom Koch flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Gene Mason is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Sammy Perticia pops out to the third baseman. Jim Martinez singles to center field. Shun Ohnuki grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jason Tyson singles to right field. Jason Tyson steals second. Edwin Murphy lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Acosta lines out to the shortstop. Marty Redus singles to left field. Jason Tyson scores. Lee Neagle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Redus is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jennys Soriano grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee Neagle grounds out to the shortstop. Wes Purdin triples. Fred Walker walks. Jim Loes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carlton Renfer triples. Wes Purdin scores. Fred Walker scores. Mike Barrett flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the shortstop. Ollie Meh singles to left field. Ollie Meh steals second. Gene Mason doubles to center field. Ollie Meh scores. Johnnie Mattox comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Layden walks. Tom Koch grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Sammy Perticia walks. Jim Martinez flies out to the right fielder. Shun Ohnuki hits a home run. Sammy Perticia scores. Tim Trevino comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Marsh is pinch hitting for Johnnie Mattox. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Paul Marsh flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mickey Kent pitching. Jason Tyson strikes out. Tim Trevino walks. John Acosta strikes out. Marty Redus grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Tim Trevino is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Wes Purdin singles to left field. Fred Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Wes Purdin advances to second on the play. Carlton Renfer flies out to the center fielder. Mike Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ollie Meh strikes out. Gene Mason grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Sammy Perticia flies out to the center fielder. Jim Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Shun Ohnuki singles to center field. Jennys Soriano grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shun Ohnuki is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Schultz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bill Layden walks. Tom Koch grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Layden advances to second on the play. Jason Tyson flies out to the right fielder. Ron Hanebrink is pinch hitting for Tim Trevino. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Ron Hanebrink singles to right field. Bill Layden scores. John Acosta flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Milt Bradford did not respond to coaching in velocity George Wehmeier did not respond to coaching in velocity Kyle Jameson did not respond to coaching in endurance Kyle Jameson did not respond to coaching in velocity Pryor Addis did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Takao Yamazaki did not respond to coaching in control Stan Edwards improves in power_vs_righty Dave Brett did not respond to coaching in control Grover Konetchy did not respond to coaching in endurance George Leiter did not respond to coaching in 1B