Win: Ken Perkins (20-3) Loss: Mike Morton (18-5)
Save: Rico Moore (43)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ken Perkins pitching. Tom Kellum grounds out to the second baseman. Cupid Grace lines out to the shortstop. Scott Fisher grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Morton pitching. Andre Wehmeier flies out to the center fielder. John Lyons flies out to the left fielder. Billy Shirley hits a home run. Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Lee Harris strikes out. Pat Whiten grounds out to the shortstop. Paxton Lee walks. Placido Beck reached on a fielding error by Yachiho Kanamoto. Paxton Lee is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Chris Cote grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Williams hits a home run. Yachiho Kanamoto grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Seelbach lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jim Jonnard walks. Mike Morton pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Tom Kellum walks. Cupid Grace lines out to the second baseman. Scott Fisher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Ken Perkins grounds out to the second baseman. Andre Wehmeier flies out to the left fielder. John Lyons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lee Harris strikes out. Pat Whiten grounds out to the third baseman. Paxton Lee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Billy Shirley strikes out. Barry McGunnigle singles to left field. Chris Cote flies out to the right fielder. Mike Williams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Placido Beck strikes out. Jim Jonnard grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Morton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Yachiho Kanamoto pops out to the second baseman. Bill Seelbach singles to right field. Ken Perkins lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Andre Wehmeier singles to center field. Andre Wehmeier steals second. John Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Tom Kellum pops out to the first baseman. Cupid Grace pops out to the first baseman. Scott Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Billy Shirley strikes out. Barry McGunnigle walks. Chris Cote strikes out. Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Lee Harris flies out to the center fielder. Pat Whiten strikes out. Paxton Lee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Yachiho Kanamoto strikes out. Bill Seelbach walks. Ken Perkins lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for one out, on to first for the 3-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Placido Beck grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Jim Jonnard strikes out. Mike Morton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Andre Wehmeier strikes out. John Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Billy Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tom Kellum grounds out to the third baseman. Cupid Grace flies out to the left fielder. Scott Fisher singles to center field. Rico Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Lee Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Lefty Fernandez did not respond to coaching in velocity Dave Lupien improves in contact_vs_righty Billy Gonder improves in range Pedro Blankenship improves in endurance Omar Norton did not respond to coaching in control Omar Norton did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Wayne Handley improves in contact_vs_righty Wayne Handley improves in contact_vs_lefty J.D. Strange did not respond to coaching in control Vern Branson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Ken McGuire did not respond to coaching in control Wayne Handley did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Seilheimer did not respond to coaching in C