Win: Alex Carrilo (2-2) Loss: Bob Harrison (1-1)
Save: Danny Voss (3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Fern Solis pitching. Jim Kostro grounds out to the third baseman. Yuji Omiya singles to right field. Kyle Reese reached on a fielding error by Bryan Loretta. Pat Regalado singles to left field. Yuji Omiya scores. Kyle Reese advances to third on the hit. Charlie Bankhead pops out to the first baseman. Ron Agnew grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Harrison pitching. Rafa Garcia pops out to the catcher. Joan Lugo strikes out. Francisco Madrigo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota John Strickland grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Sveum flies out to the right fielder. Bob Harrison pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Billy Buelvas singles to center field. Bryan Loretta triples. Billy Buelvas scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Raull Gonzalez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! The defense is playing the infield in. Josh Bermudez flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bryan Loretta scores. Tim DiSarcina walks. Fern Solis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Kostro hits an infield single to the pitcher. Yuji Omiya walks. Kyle Reese singles past the shortstop. Jim Kostro scores. Yuji Omiya advances to third on the hit. Pat Regalado grounds out to the second baseman. Kyle Reese advances to second on the play. Charlie Bankhead strikes out. Ron Agnew strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Rafa Garcia singles to right field. Joan Lugo singles to center field. Francisco Madrigo hits a home run. Rafa Garcia scores. Joan Lugo scores. Sid Lynch comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Buelvas flies out to the left fielder. Bryan Loretta flies out to the left fielder. Raull Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota John Strickland pops out to the third baseman. Randy Sveum flies out to the right fielder. Ted Crooke is pinch hitting for Sid Lynch. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Ted Crooke grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Gene Bettendorf pitching. Josh Bermudez flies out to the left fielder. Tim DiSarcina flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Fern Solis grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Jim Kostro hits a home run. Alex Carrilo comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yuji Omiya strikes out. Kyle Reese singles to center field. Pat Regalado pops out to the first baseman. Charlie Bankhead walks. Ron Agnew grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Rafa Garcia pops out to the first baseman. Joan Lugo singles to right field. Francisco Madrigo singles to center field. Joan Lugo advances to third on the hit. Billy Buelvas grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Joan Lugo scores. Francisco Madrigo advances to second on the play. Bryan Loretta grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Strickland strikes out. Randy Sveum singles past the first baseman. Tom Hargan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jeff Viau is pinch hitting for Gene Bettendorf. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jeff Viau grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Randy Sveum is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Kostro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Rudy Howard pitching. Raull Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Josh Bermudez singles past the second baseman. Tim DiSarcina strikes out. Tom Hargan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yuji Omiya flies out to the right fielder. Kyle Reese grounds out to the pitcher. Pat Regalado flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Rafa Garcia strikes out. Joan Lugo grounds out to the third baseman. Francisco Madrigo singles to center field. Francisco Madrigo steals second. Billy Buelvas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Hideo Yamasaki enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bryan Loretta at 2B. Tim Suazo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tim DiSarcina at 1B. Charlie Bankhead pops out to the first baseman. Ron Agnew strikes out. John Strickland grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Chip Faulkner 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. Hideo Yamasaki flies out to the center fielder. Raull Gonzalez strikes out. Josh Bermudez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Danny Voss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Randy Sveum grounds out to the second baseman. Ed Newkirk is pinch hitting for Chip Faulkner. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ed Newkirk strikes out. Jim Kostro pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Federoff did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Harry Files did not respond to coaching in arm Bo Mostil did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom Mathes did not respond to coaching in arm Bob Burk did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jack Samuel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Frank Jaha improves in power_vs_lefty Bobby Torres did not respond to coaching in control Flea Foster did not respond to coaching in speed