Win: Shinji Uchikawa (7-4) Loss: Ed Piechota (6-4)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Shinji Uchikawa pitching. Paul Marsh doubles to center field. Fred Walker flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Perticia grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Marsh advances to third on the play. Mike Barrett singles to left field. Paul Marsh scores. Alex Pickrel pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ed Piechota pitching. John Acosta pops out to the second baseman. Marty Redus doubles to right field. Orlando Rodgers singles past the first baseman. Marty Redus scores. Ollie Meh grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Orlando Rodgers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gene Mason singles to left field. Ollie Meh advances to third on the hit. Bill Layden grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Shun Ohnuki grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Martinez pops out to the third baseman. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Koch grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Tyson walks. Shinji Uchikawa fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shinji Uchikawa walks. John Acosta grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Tyson advances to third on the play. Shinji Uchikawa advances to second on the play. Marty Redus singles to right field. Jason Tyson scores. Orlando Rodgers walks. Ollie Meh walks. Shinji Uchikawa scores. Lee Neagle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gene Mason singles to right field. Marty Redus scores. Orlando Rodgers scores. Ollie Meh advances to third on the hit. Bill Layden flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lee Neagle walks. Paul Marsh strikes out. Fred Walker doubles to left field. Lee Neagle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sammy Perticia grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Barrett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Koch strikes out. Jason Tyson walks. Shinji Uchikawa lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Acosta grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Alex Pickrel singles past the second baseman. Shun Ohnuki reached on a fielding error by Jason Tyson. Jim Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Jennys Soriano singles to right field. Lee Neagle grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Marty Redus grounds out to the second baseman. Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ollie Meh triples. Gene Mason flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Paul Marsh grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Walker flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Perticia reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jason Tyson. Mike Barrett grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Layden singles to right field. Mickey Kent comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Koch walks. Jason Tyson flies out to the center fielder. Shinji Uchikawa fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Shinji Uchikawa strikes out. John Acosta flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Alex Pickrel grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Shun Ohnuki singles past the third baseman. Jim Martinez walks. Jennys Soriano grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Shun Ohnuki advances to third on the play. Jim Martinez advances to second on the play. Mickey Kent flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Marty Redus flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Rodgers strikes out. Ollie Meh flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Paul Marsh grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Walker flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Perticia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Gene Mason singles to right field. Gene Mason steals second. Bill Layden singles to center field. Gene Mason scores. Bill Layden is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Tom Koch grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Tyson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jim Loes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mike Barrett grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Pickrel strikes out. Shun Ohnuki walks. Jim Martinez walks. Jennys Soriano reached on a fielding error by Orlando Rodgers. Wes Purdin is pinch hitting for Mickey Kent. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wes Purdin strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Johnnie Mattox pitching. Eddie Walsh is pinch hitting for Jim Loes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Eddie Walsh walks. Eddie Walsh steals second. John Acosta reached on a fielding error by Johnnie Mattox. Marty Redus grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Eddie Walsh scores. Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Mark Lundgren pitching. Paul Marsh strikes out. Fred Walker flies out to the left fielder. Sammy Perticia singles to center field. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Game Notes Paul Marsh is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sam Strohmayer improves in range George Wehmeier did not respond to coaching in endurance Fred Shirley did not respond to coaching in control Bill Smith did not respond to coaching in control Pryor Addis did not respond to coaching in SS
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Grover Konetchy did not respond to coaching in control Clay Mills improves in arm Dave Brett did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Brett did not respond to coaching in velocity Pancho Davis did not respond to coaching in 1B