Win: Topper Holley (1-2) Loss: Charlie Murray (4-7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Charlie Murray pitching. Corduroy Jackson-Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Floyd Braun singles to center field. Floyd Braun steals second. Bill Chitren flies out to the left fielder. Lorenz Freuchen singles to center field. Floyd Braun is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Topper Holley pitching. Steve Brandon singles to right field. Phillip Premium grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Charlie Byrne singles to right field. Charlie Byrne steals second. Frank Kane singles to right field. Charlie Byrne scores. Jodie Davis walks. Lou Hesketh strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Oscar Peploski flies out to the right fielder. JoJo Mead singles to left field. Woodcharles Berkowitz flies out to the right fielder. Herb Kazzaz hits a home run. JoJo Mead scores. Topper Holley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Matt Connors grounds out to the shortstop. Jesus Seerey strikes out. Charlie Murray walks. Charlie Murray is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Corduroy Jackson-Jackson hits a home run. Floyd Braun hits a home run. Bill Chitren grounds out to the catcher. Lorenz Freuchen grounds out to the third baseman. Oscar Peploski pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Steve Brandon flies out to the left fielder. Phillip Premium grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Byrne flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota JoJo Mead singles to left field. JoJo Mead gets picked off first. Woodcharles Berkowitz grounds out to the third baseman. Herb Kazzaz pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Jodie Davis grounds out to the pitcher. Lou Hesketh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Topper Holley grounds out to the third baseman. Corduroy Jackson-Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Floyd Braun flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Matt Connors strikes out. Jesus Seerey grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Murray grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Chitren grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lorenz Freuchen strikes out. Oscar Peploski walks. JoJo Mead singles to center field. Woodcharles Berkowitz walks. Herb Kazzaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Steve Brandon singles to center field. Lefty Johnson 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. Phillip Premium singles to center field. Steve Brandon advances to third on the hit. Charlie Byrne grounds out to the shortstop. Phillip Premium advances to second on the play. Frank Kane grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Brandon scores. Phillip Premium advances to third on the play. Jodie Davis flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Philip Totola is pinch hitting for Lefty Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Philip Totola singles to center field. Corduroy Jackson-Jackson walks. Floyd Braun singles past the second baseman. Philip Totola scores. Bill Chitren reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jodie Davis. Corduroy Jackson-Jackson scores. Lorenz Freuchen grounds out to the shortstop. Floyd Braun scores. Bill Chitren advances to third on the play. Henry Grim comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Oscar Peploski grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Chitren scores. JoJo Mead flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Teufel pitching. Lou Hesketh pops out to the first baseman. Matt Connors singles to left field. Matt Connors steals second. Jesus Seerey grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Connors advances to third on the play. Ryan Sullivan is pinch hitting for Henry Grim. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Sullivan doubles to left field. Matt Connors scores. Steve Brandon reached on a fielding error by Woodcharles Berkowitz. Phillip Premium grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ralph Francona pitching. Woodcharles Berkowitz singles to right field. Herb Kazzaz walks. Ed Teufel lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Corduroy Jackson-Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Woodcharles Berkowitz scores. Floyd Braun grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Byrne strikes out. Frank Kane grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Stauffer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Jodie Davis singles to left field. Lou Hesketh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jodie Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Larry Rhoads comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Chitren singles to center field. Lorenz Freuchen strikes out. Oscar Peploski strikes out. JoJo Mead flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Matt Connors strikes out. Jesus Seerey singles to center field. Jake Sutherland is pinch hitting for Larry Rhoads. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jake Sutherland strikes out. Jesus Seerey steals second. Steve Brandon singles to right field. Jesus Seerey scores. Masashi Yagi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phillip Premium doubles to center field. Steve Brandon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charlie Byrne pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Nouriel Yellen improves in power_vs_righty Lynn Rice improves in range Tom McCardell did not respond to coaching in velocity Nouriel Yellen improves in power_vs_lefty Billy Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Nouriel Yellen improves in range
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Max Byrne improves in power_vs_righty Jim Carter did not respond to coaching in control John Wellman improves in power_vs_righty Jim Carter did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Hoover improves in range Gene Hendricks did not respond to coaching in SS