Inning: 1 Oakland Grover Barnes pitching. Harper Herrera singles to center field. Carlos Guero flies out to the center fielder. Alien Laurel grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Arturo Milanes pitching. Dwight McNally singles to center field. Gino Hill flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Rensa flies out to the center fielder. Dwight McNally is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bobby Marvez strikes out. Gary Stroner grounds out to the pitcher. Dave De Palma grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ron Hartung grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Nicholls flies out to the right fielder. Yamil Torriente strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Junior Diaz singles to center field. Junior Diaz steals second. Mario Menendez grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Diaz advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Arturo Milanes flies out to the center fielder. Harper Herrera hits a home run. Junior Diaz scores. Carlos Guero walks. Alien Laurel singles to center field. Bobby Marvez walks. Gary Stroner doubles to right field. Carlos Guero scores. Alien Laurel scores. Bobby Marvez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Adrian Lara comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave De Palma pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Con Wheeler strikes out. Charlie Hunt pops out to the catcher. Adrian Lara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Junior Diaz singles past the second baseman. Junior Diaz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mario Menendez flies out to the center fielder. Arturo Milanes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dwight McNally walks. Gino Hill grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Dwight McNally is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shawn Rensa strikes out. Ron Hartung singles to center field. Frank Nicholls walks. Yamil Torriente pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Harper Herrera grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Carlos Guero hits a home run. Alien Laurel hits a home run. Bobby Marvez lines out to the first baseman. Gary Stroner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Con Wheeler strikes out. Charlie Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Yasufumi Ochiai is pinch hitting for Adrian Lara. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Gus Gates pitching. Dave De Palma flies out to the left fielder. Junior Diaz strikes out. Mario Menendez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dwight McNally singles to left field. Gino Hill flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Rensa singles to center field. Dwight McNally advances to third on the hit. Ron Hartung singles past the second baseman. Dwight McNally scores. Shawn Rensa advances to third on the hit. Frank Nicholls grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Arturo Milanes strikes out. Harper Herrera walks. Carlos Guero doubles to left field. Alien Laurel singles past the first baseman. Harper Herrera scores. Carlos Guero scores. Bobby Marvez triples. Alien Laurel scores. Harry Robinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Stroner grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Marvez scores. Dave De Palma singles to center field. Junior Diaz grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Yamil Torriente grounds out to the third baseman. Con Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Mario Menendez hits a home run. Gabi Diez is pinch hitting for Arturo Milanes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Gabi Diez strikes out. Harper Herrera singles to center field. Carlos Guero grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harper Herrera is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Alien Laurel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Fernando Osuel pitching. John Kennedy is pinch hitting for Harry Robinson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. John Kennedy walks. Dwight McNally singles to left field. John Kennedy advances to third on the hit. Johnny Fermin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gino Hill pops out to the shortstop. Shawn Rensa pops out to the catcher. Ron Hartung grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Doug Karlon pitching. Bobby Marvez lines out to the shortstop. Gary Stroner hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave De Palma singles to center field. Junior Diaz pops out to the second baseman. Mario Menendez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Frank Nicholls walks. Yamil Torriente triples. Frank Nicholls scores. Billy Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Con Wheeler hits a home run. Yamil Torriente scores. Stan Garvin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Juan Karmen is pinch hitting for Doug Karlon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Juan Karmen singles past the first baseman. Dwight McNally singles to left field. Dhamel Lily comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gino Hill grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Dwight McNally is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Bustamante improves in contact_vs_lefty Buck Brinker did not respond to coaching in arm Tetsushi Abe did not respond to coaching in control Gilberto Cortes improves in power_vs_righty Tom Queen did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Shields did not respond to coaching in control Ed Quinn did not respond to coaching in control Tim Besana improves in velocity Jim Taylor did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty