Win: Weldon Jones (1-0) Loss: Luis Harris (1-1)
Save: Rod Marte (1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Les Wood pitching. Masato Tani pops out to the first baseman. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Barthelson doubles to left field. So Yamashita flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Weldon Jones pitching. Rico Rice hits a home run. Gus Lavelle flies out to the right fielder. Les Thielman strikes out. Pat Meyer grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Pete Delgado strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Oscar Wilshere grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Vaughn singles to center field. Russ Sykes flies out to the left fielder. Donn Duvall grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ricky Vaughn is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Shoji Kasai strikes out. Weldon Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Tani grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Les Wood strikes out. Rico Rice flies out to the center fielder. Gus Lavelle singles to right field. Les Thielman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Patrick Dubois pops out to the third baseman. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the second baseman. So Yamashita lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pat Meyer reached on a fielding error by Weldon Jones. Oscar Wilshere singles to center field. Ricky Vaughn flies out to the right fielder. Russ Sykes singles to left field. Pat Meyer scores. Oscar Wilshere advances to third on the hit. Donn Duvall strikes out. Les Wood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara pops out to the second baseman. Dian Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Delgado singles to right field. Shoji Kasai pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rico Rice doubles to left field. Gus Lavelle pops out to the third baseman. Les Thielman grounds out to the second baseman. Rico Rice advances to third on the play. Pat Meyer singles to left field. Rico Rice scores. Oscar Wilshere flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Weldon Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Tani singles to right field. Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Masato Tani advances to third on the hit. Dan Barthelson hits a home run. Masato Tani scores. Patrick Dubois scores. Luis Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. So Yamashita is hit by a pitch. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the center fielder. Dian Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ricky Vaughn singles to left field. Russ Sykes walks. Donn Duvall lines out to the first baseman. Luis Harris lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rico Rice singles to center field. Ricky Vaughn scores. Russ Sykes scores. Gus Lavelle singles to left field. Rico Rice advances to third on the hit. Les Thielman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Pete Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Shoji Kasai walks. Trevor Easterday is pinch hitting for Weldon Jones. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Trevor Easterday walks. Masato Tani walks. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the third baseman. Shoji Kasai scores. Trevor Easterday advances to third on the play. Masato Tani advances to second on the play. Walt Kyle 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. Dan Barthelson doubles to center field. Trevor Easterday scores. Masato Tani scores. So Yamashita walks. Daisuke Komatsubara doubles to left field. Dan Barthelson scores. So Yamashita uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gene Brow comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dian Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Morris pitching. Pat Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Oscar Wilshere grounds out to the shortstop. Ricky Vaughn pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Pete Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Shoji Kasai walks. Brooks Hegan is pinch hitting for Mike Morris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brooks Hegan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shoji Kasai is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brooks Hegan steals second. Masato Tani grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ron Houser pitching. Yorelvis Barroso enters the game as a defensive replacement for Shoji Kasai at LF. Russ Sykes singles to center field. Donn Duvall strikes out. Mitchell Fisk is pinch hitting for Gene Brow. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mitchell Fisk grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Russ Sykes advances to second on the play. Rico Rice grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Hartsock pitching. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Barthelson pops out to the shortstop. So Yamashita lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Rod Marte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gus Lavelle flies out to the left fielder. Les Thielman flies out to the left fielder. Pat Meyer singles to right field. Oscar Wilshere grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Pat Meyer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Les Wood is injured and is expected to be out 7 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Rommel did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Katoll did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Dean did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Fred Kolseth improves in velocity Candy McMullin improves in range Bill Jefferson did not respond to coaching in range Jerry Fondy did not respond to coaching in 3B