Win: Pat Ricketts (10-5) Loss: Stan Garvin (3-3)
Save: Adrian Lara (21)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tyson Canales pitching. Hugh Iott singles to left field. Marty Caulfield walks. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the pitcher. Hugh Iott advances to third on the play. Marty Caulfield advances to second on the play. Gino Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Iott scores. Marty Caulfield advances to third on the play. Ron Hartung grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Hulen pitching. Kelly Miller walks. Ronaldo Jeva grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kelly Miller is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harper Herrera grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Ronaldo Jeva is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bobby Marvez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harper Herrera is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Frank Nicholls singles to center field. Stover Clingman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Frank Nicholls is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Yasufumi Ochiai walks. Al Hulen lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Hugh Iott walks. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Tomas Riera flies out to the right fielder. Junior Diaz strikes out. Alien Laurel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Shawn Rensa flies out to the right fielder. Gino Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ron Hartung pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Carlos Guero strikes out. Tyson Canales strikes out. Kelly Miller singles to left field. Ronaldo Jeva flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Frank Nicholls flies out to the center fielder. Stover Clingman strikes out. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Harper Herrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Marvez flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Riera singles to center field. Junior Diaz walks. Alien Laurel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Al Hulen strikes out. Hugh Iott doubles to right field. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the pitcher. Shawn Rensa walks. Gino Hill pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Carlos Guero grounds out to the shortstop. Tyson Canales strikes out. Kelly Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ron Hartung grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Nicholls grounds out to the shortstop. Stover Clingman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ronaldo Jeva doubles to center field. Harper Herrera singles to left field. Ronaldo Jeva scores. Bobby Marvez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Harper Herrera is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tomas Riera grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Ed Moraga comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Con Wheeler is pinch hitting for Al Hulen. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Con Wheeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Iott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Pat Ricketts pitching. Junior Diaz pops out to the second baseman. Alien Laurel flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Guero hits a home run. Ed Moraga strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Marty Caulfield singles to right field. Shawn Rensa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marty Caulfield is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gino Hill walks. Ron Hartung flies out to the left fielder. Frank Nicholls pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Kelly Miller strikes out. Ronaldo Jeva pops out to the third baseman. Harper Herrera flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Stan Garvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Stover Clingman strikes out. Yasufumi Ochiai doubles to center field. Jimmy Durham is pinch hitting for Pat Ricketts. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jimmy Durham grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yasufumi Ochiai advances to third on the play. Hugh Iott hits a home run. Yasufumi Ochiai scores. Billy Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Caulfield singles to right field. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Adrian Lara pitching. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Tomas Riera doubles to right field. Junior Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Alien Laurel grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Harry Robinson did not respond to coaching in velocity Mark Durnbaugh did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Everitt did not respond to coaching in control Swede Cheney did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave De Palma improves in contact_vs_righty Steve Resendez did not respond to coaching in speed Mark Armstrong did not respond to coaching in control Bill Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance Dave De Palma did not respond to coaching in SS