Win: Pedro Pascal (6-7) Loss: Harry Casanova (2-5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Foster Edwards pitching. Ron Bannister strikes out. George Maddox strikes out. Keith Gross strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bob Brown pitching. Placido Polanco walks. Daulton O Neil grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Neal Bodie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Heinie Howley singles to left field. Jerry Hensiek grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Willis Zaske hits a home run. Ramon Franco grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Wohlford singles to center field. Bob Wohlford steals second. Cliff Shindle singles to center field. Bob Wohlford scores. Bill Walton singles past the shortstop. Cliff Shindle advances to third on the hit. Lenny Randle strikes out. Herm Hafey lines out to the third baseman. Foster Edwards strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Joey Pantalioni strikes out. Bob Brown strikes out. Ron Bannister flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Placido Polanco grounds out to the third baseman. Daulton O Neil strikes out. Neal Bodie flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland George Maddox pops out to the second baseman. Keith Gross strikes out. Heinie Howley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bob Wohlford grounds out to the third baseman. Cliff Shindle flies out to the center fielder. Bill Walton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jerry Hensiek strikes out. Willis Zaske grounds out to the second baseman. Ramon Franco flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lenny Randle grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Herm Hafey flies out to the center fielder. Foster Edwards flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joey Pantalioni flies out to the center fielder. Bob Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Ron Bannister hits a home run. George Maddox grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Placido Polanco singles to center field. Daulton O Neil strikes out. Neal Bodie singles to center field. Placido Polanco advances to third on the hit. Bob Wohlford singles to center field. Placido Polanco scores. Neal Bodie is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Cliff Shindle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Keith Gross strikes out. Heinie Howley grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Hensiek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Allan Telder comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Boone is pinch hitting for Bill Walton. Marty Boone strikes out. Lenny Randle grounds out to the second baseman. Herm Hafey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Alex Reis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Marty Boone at LF. Ted Hurtado is pinch hitting for Willis Zaske. Ted Hurtado pops out to the second baseman. Mike Flair is pinch hitting for Ramon Franco. Mike Flair pops out to the shortstop. Joey Pantalioni flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Chad Vache enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ted Hurtado at C. Foster Edwards flies out to the center fielder. Placido Polanco grounds out to the third baseman. Daulton O Neil strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Kiyoshi Mizunuma is pinch hitting for Allan Telder. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kiyoshi Mizunuma grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Bannister singles to left field. George Maddox strikes out. Keith Gross doubles past the third baseman. Ron Bannister uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pedro Pascal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Heinie Howley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Craig Linebrink pitching. Neal Bodie hits a home run. Mike Jordan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Wohlford bunts for a base hit. Cliff Shindle strikes out. Tank Hilbert is pinch hitting for Alex Reis. Bob Wohlford steals second. Tank Hilbert flies out to the center fielder. Lenny Randle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Jerry Hensiek singles to right field. Chad Vache grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mike Flair grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Herm Hafey strikes out. Pedro Pascal flies out to the center fielder. Placido Polanco pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Joey Pantalioni walks. Chet Eddy is pinch hitting for Mike Jordan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Chet Eddy grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Ron Bannister walks. George Maddox grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ron Bannister is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Harry Casanova pitching. Daulton O Neil flies out to the right fielder. Neal Bodie grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Wohlford bunts for a base hit. Cliff Shindle singles to right field. Bob Wohlford advances to third on the hit. Tank Hilbert grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Oakland Keith Gross grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Heinie Howley strikes out. Jerry Hensiek flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Minnesota Lenny Randle singles to center field. Herm Hafey walks. Johnny Pickett is pinch hitting for Pedro Pascal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Johnny Pickett grounds out to the shortstop. Lenny Randle advances to third on the play. Herm Hafey advances to second on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Placido Polanco hits an infield single to the pitcher. Lenny Randle scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Russ Haney did not respond to coaching in arm Fred Schneider improves in range Phil Bales did not respond to coaching in speed Pat Hennigan improves in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Dahl did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Pignatano did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Stan Bell did not respond to coaching in velocity Wally Ostdiek did not respond to coaching in speed Jack Pignatano did not respond to coaching in C