Win: Jim Yeager (12-9) Loss: Bobby Klein (6-8)
Save: Randy Gibson (35)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jim Yeager pitching. John Oquist walks. Bruce Altrock grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Cliff Cocreham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bobby Klein pitching. Phil Dugas strikes out. Joe Yingling doubles to right field. Jaime Riggs hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jaime Riggs steals second. Jim Pettit flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Poffenberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Astyanax Espinosa reached on a fielding error by Jim Pettit. Jack Lawrence strikes out. Bill Kvasnak walks. Scott Asheton walks. Dave Whiteside doubles to right field. Astyanax Espinosa scores. Bill Kvasnak scores. Bobby Klein strikes out. John Oquist singles to center field. Scott Asheton scores. Bruce Altrock strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ike Weiss walks. Ike Weiss steals second. John Kennedy singles to center field. Ike Weiss scores. Al Riley strikes out. Jim Yeager fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jim Yeager flies out to the center fielder. Phil Dugas walks. Joe Yingling flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Cliff Cocreham flies out to the left fielder. Astyanax Espinosa grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Lawrence grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jaime Riggs singles to left field. Jim Pettit singles to center field. Jaime Riggs advances to third on the hit. Bobby Poffenberger singles to right field. Jaime Riggs scores. Jim Pettit advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Bobby Poffenberger steals second. Ike Weiss walks. John Kennedy flies out to the center fielder. Al Riley grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Pettit scores. Bobby Poffenberger advances to third on the play. Ike Weiss advances to second on the play. Jim Yeager pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Bill Kvasnak strikes out. Scott Asheton pops out to the catcher. Dave Whiteside singles to center field. Bobby Klein pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Phil Dugas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Joe Yingling flies out to the right fielder. Jaime Riggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland John Oquist strikes out. Bruce Altrock pops out to the first baseman. Cliff Cocreham strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Pettit doubles past the third baseman. Bobby Poffenberger strikes out. Ike Weiss singles to right field. John Kennedy grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Astyanax Espinosa flies out to the center fielder. Jack Lawrence strikes out. Bill Kvasnak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Al Riley strikes out. Jim Yeager singles to center field. Phil Dugas doubles to left field. Gordon Lelivelt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Yingling grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Yeager scores. Phil Dugas advances to third on the play. Jaime Riggs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Scott Asheton singles to center field. Dave Whiteside flies out to the center fielder. Stephen Richards is pinch hitting for Gordon Lelivelt. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Stephen Richards flies out to the right fielder. John Oquist strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike DeWolf pitching. Jim Pettit strikes out. Bobby Poffenberger pops out to the shortstop. Ike Weiss walks. John Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bruce Altrock grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Cocreham singles to left field. Astyanax Espinosa grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Cliff Cocreham advances to second on the play. Jack Lawrence grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Al Riley walks. Ray Gillespie is pinch hitting for Jim Yeager. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Al Riley steals second. Ray Gillespie grounds out to the pitcher. Phil Dugas strikes out. Joe Yingling flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Randy Gibson pitching. Toshikazu Suzuki is pinch hitting for Bill Kvasnak. Toshikazu Suzuki grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Asheton grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Whiteside grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Phil Dugas (15), Joe Yingling (28), Jim Pettit (25).GIDP - John Kennedy. Baserunning: SB - Jaime Riggs (16), Bobby Poffenberger (16), Ike Weiss (16), Al Riley (3). Fielding: E - Jim Pettit.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Buckles improves in range Bill Conatser did not respond to coaching in speed Brian Hale improves in arm Tommy Hagen did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Clarence Beltre improves in velocity Brendan Benson improves in control Claude Cavarretta improves in power_vs_righty Tommy Hagen improves in power_vs_righty Gary Butler did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mike Kohlman improves in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Hagen did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: A+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A+ Improvements: Ed Mallicoat did not respond to coaching in range Paul Sharrott improves in contact_vs_lefty Bobby Peel did not respond to coaching in speed Bruce Johnson improves in range Paul Sharrott did not respond to coaching in range Kevin Shetrone did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Alan Campbell did not respond to coaching in speed Eric Nixon did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Curd did not respond to coaching in speed John Cloninger did not respond to coaching in velocity Brent Marsh improves in 2B