Inning: 1 Oakland Lloyd Gosger pitching. Joan Lugo grounds out to the second baseman. Rafa Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Francisco Madrigo singles to left field. Bryan Loretta walks. Samuel Tinto pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota German Balian pitching. Jim Kostro grounds out to the third baseman. Yuji Omiya pops out to the catcher. Kyle Reese flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Billy Buelvas lines out to the second baseman. Flea Foster grounds out to the third baseman. Josh Bermudez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pat Regalado reached on a fielding error by Bryan Loretta. Jeff Viau singles to right field. Pat Regalado advances to third on the hit. Randy Sveum strikes out. Ron Agnew strikes out. John Strickland flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland German Balian flies out to the center fielder. Joan Lugo flies out to the right fielder. Rafa Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Lloyd Gosger strikes out. Jim Kostro strikes out. Yuji Omiya flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Francisco Madrigo grounds out to the pitcher. Bryan Loretta grounds out to the pitcher. Samuel Tinto doubles past the third baseman. Billy Buelvas flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Kyle Reese grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Regalado walks. Jeff Viau grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Flea Foster singles to right field. Josh Bermudez grounds out to the third baseman. Flea Foster advances to second on the play. German Balian walks. Joan Lugo flies out to the right fielder. Sid Lynch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Rafa Garcia grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Flea Foster is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Randy Sveum walks. Ron Agnew flies out to the center fielder. John Strickland grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Randy Sveum is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Bankhead is pinch hitting for Sid Lynch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Charlie Bankhead strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Rudy Howard pitching. Francisco Madrigo pops out to the second baseman. Bryan Loretta flies out to the center fielder. Samuel Tinto singles to center field. Samuel Tinto steals second. Billy Buelvas doubles to right field. Samuel Tinto scores. Flea Foster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Kostro triples. Yuji Omiya flies out to the center fielder. Kyle Reese strikes out. Pat Regalado strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Josh Bermudez grounds out to the shortstop. German Balian strikes out. Joan Lugo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jeff Viau grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Sveum grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Agnew walks. Ron Agnew steals second. John Strickland triples. Ron Agnew scores. Alex Carrilo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Ted Crooke is pinch hitting for Rudy Howard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ted Crooke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Chip Faulkner pitching. Rafa Garcia grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Francisco Madrigo walks. Bryan Loretta walks. Samuel Tinto pops out to the third baseman. Billy Buelvas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bryan Loretta is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jim Kostro grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Yuji Omiya doubles to center field. Kyle Reese grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Regalado grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Hideo Yamasaki is pinch hitting for Flea Foster. Hideo Yamasaki flies out to the left fielder. Josh Bermudez grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Jonah Hernandez is pinch hitting for Alex Carrilo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Jonah Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Danny Voss pitching. Johnny Caballo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Hideo Yamasaki at C. Jeff Viau singles to left field. Randy Sveum strikes out. Ron Agnew grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jeff Viau is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Strickland grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Agnew is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Joan Lugo strikes out. Rafa Garcia grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Francisco Madrigo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Ryan Baker is pinch hitting for Chip Faulkner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ryan Baker singles to right field. Jim Kostro grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Yuji Omiya strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Bo Mostil pitching. Bryan Loretta strikes out. Samuel Tinto walks. Billy Buelvas grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Samuel Tinto is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Johnny Caballo pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Kyle Reese strikes out. Pat Regalado doubles to right field. Denis Paredes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Viau walks. Randy Sveum flies out to the left fielder. Ron Agnew walks. Bill Drake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Strickland grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 12 Oakland Josh Bermudez singles to left field. Bill Drake lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Josh Bermudez forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Joan Lugo singles to right field. Bill Drake advances to third on the hit. Rafa Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Francisco Madrigo flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 12 Minnesota Ed Newkirk is pinch hitting for Bo Mostil. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ed Newkirk hits a home run. Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Yuji Omiya (9), Pat Regalado (15).3B - Jim Kostro (5), John Strickland (2).HR - Ed Newkirk (2).GIDP - Jim Kostro, Jeff Viau. Baserunning: SB - Ron Agnew (7).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bobby Tobin improves in velocity Steve Shinall improves in contact_vs_righty Bob Behenna improves in contact_vs_righty Eddie Montalvo did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Samuel did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Burk improves in power_vs_lefty Gilberto Mathews did not respond to coaching in control Bob Burk did not respond to coaching in speed Dan Bennett did not respond to coaching in speed Bob Burk did not respond to coaching in 2B