Win: John Henderson (11-7) Loss: Vic Ramirez (5-7)
Save: Pat Ricketts (23)
Inning: 1 Oakland John Henderson pitching. Mario Menendez flies out to the left fielder. Kelly Miller flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Vic Ramirez pitching. Dwight McNally grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Hugh Iott flies out to the right fielder. Gino Hill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Junior Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Harper Herrera singles to center field. Gabi Diez grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marty Caulfield grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Rensa strikes out. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Tomas Riera grounds out to the shortstop. Carlos Guero strikes out. Vic Ramirez reached on a fielding error by Gino Hill. Mario Menendez triples. Vic Ramirez scores. Kelly Miller strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Frank Nicholls strikes out. Eric Santana strikes out. John Henderson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bobby Marvez walks. Junior Diaz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Harper Herrera flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dwight McNally flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Iott flies out to the left fielder. Gino Hill singles to right field. Marty Caulfield flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Gabi Diez walks. Tomas Riera grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Carlos Guero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Shawn Rensa triples. Yasufumi Ochiai grounds out to the shortstop. Shawn Rensa scores. Frank Nicholls walks. Eric Santana doubles to center field. Frank Nicholls uses his aggressiveness and scores. Con Wheeler is pinch hitting for John Henderson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Con Wheeler triples. Eric Santana scores. Arturo Milanes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight McNally strikes out. Hugh Iott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Doug Karlon pitching. Arturo Milanes flies out to the left fielder. Mario Menendez flies out to the right fielder. Kelly Miller grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Gino Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Caulfield singles past the third baseman. Shawn Rensa walks. Yasufumi Ochiai singles to right field. Marty Caulfield scores. Shawn Rensa advances to third on the hit. Dhamel Lily comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Nicholls singles to center field. Shawn Rensa scores. Yasufumi Ochiai advances to third on the hit. Eric Santana reached on a fielding error by Mario Menendez. Yasufumi Ochiai scores. John Kennedy is pinch hitting for Doug Karlon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. John Kennedy grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eric Santana is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dwight McNally singles to center field. Frank Nicholls scores. John Kennedy advances to third on the hit. Fernando Osuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Iott walks. Gino Hill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Adrian Lara pitching. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Junior Diaz singles to center field. Harper Herrera singles to center field. Gabi Diez strikes out. Tomas Riera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Marty Caulfield grounds out to the third baseman. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the second baseman. Yasufumi Ochiai grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Carlos Guero singles to left field. Alien Laurel is pinch hitting for Fernando Osuel. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Alien Laurel singles to center field. Carlos Guero aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mario Menendez singles to right field. Carlos Guero scores. Alien Laurel advances to third on the hit. Gary Stroner is pinch hitting for Kelly Miller. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Gary Stroner walks. Dave De Palma is pinch hitting for Bobby Marvez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave De Palma strikes out. Junior Diaz singles to right field. Alien Laurel scores. Mario Menendez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gus Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Harper Herrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Stroner advances to third on the play. Junior Diaz advances to second on the play. Gabi Diez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ed Moraga pitching. Frank Nicholls strikes out. Eric Santana singles to left field. Juan Karmen is pinch hitting for Gus Gates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Juan Karmen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Santana advances to second on the play. Dwight McNally grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Pat Ricketts pitching. Tomas Riera hits a home run. Carlos Guero flies out to the left fielder. Sean Perez is pinch hitting for Ed Moraga. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Sean Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Mario Menendez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jay Halama did not respond to coaching in control Tom Queen did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Resendez did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jay Halama did not respond to coaching in control Tom Queen did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pat Heving did not respond to coaching in control Mark Durnbaugh improves in velocity Lew Searage improves in power_vs_righty Eddie Gerber improves in power_vs_righty