Win: Bruce Obando (1-1) Loss: Harry Ott (1-1)
Save: Rico Moore (3)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bruce Obando pitching. Roy Hegman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Scott Fisher singles to left field. Pat Whiten pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Harry Ott pitching. Andre Wehmeier singles to right field. John Lyons hits a home run. Andre Wehmeier scores. Billy Shirley flies out to the center fielder. Chris Cote grounds out to the third baseman. Barry McGunnigle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Lee Harris singles to left field. Placido Beck grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Harris advances to second on the play. Jim Jonnard grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tom Kellum grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mike Williams singles to left field. Mike Williams is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Buddy Lint walks. Yachiho Kanamoto grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Harry Ott flies out to the right fielder. Roy Hegman strikes out. Cupid Grace walks. Scott Fisher flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bruce Obando strikes out. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the shortstop. John Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pat Whiten reached on a fielding error by Yachiho Kanamoto. Pat Whiten steals second. Passed ball. Pat Whiten advances to third. Lee Harris walks. Lee Harris steals second. Placido Beck grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Jonnard grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Kellum flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Billy Shirley walks. Chris Cote strikes out. Barry McGunnigle flies out to the left fielder. Billy Shirley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Harry Ott flies out to the center fielder. Roy Hegman singles to center field. Cupid Grace strikes out. Scott Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Mike Williams strikes out. Buddy Lint strikes out. Yachiho Kanamoto strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Pat Whiten singles to right field. Pat Whiten steals second. Lee Harris grounds out to the shortstop. Placido Beck singles past the third baseman. Pat Whiten scores. Jim Jonnard pops out to the second baseman. Tom Kellum strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bruce Obando grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andre Wehmeier flies out to the right fielder. John Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jake Hunter is pinch hitting for Harry Ott. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jake Hunter flies out to the left fielder. Roy Hegman grounds out to the second baseman. Cupid Grace grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Charlie Richardson pitching. Billy Shirley doubles to center field. Chris Cote strikes out. Barry McGunnigle pops out to the second baseman. Mike Williams singles to right field. Billy Shirley scores. Buddy Lint singles to center field. Yachiho Kanamoto singles to center field. Mike Williams scores. Lefty Fernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bruce Obando grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Yachiho Kanamoto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Scott Fisher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Billy Rohde comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Pat Whiten strikes out. Lee Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Andre Wehmeier walks. John Lyons grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Andre Wehmeier is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Lyons steals second. Billy Shirley singles to right field. John Lyons scores. Chris Cote pops out to the first baseman. Felix Rawlings comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Shirley steals second. Barry McGunnigle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Placido Beck strikes out. Jim Jonnard hits an infield single to the third baseman. Tom Kellum flies out to the center fielder. Oliver Buller is pinch hitting for Felix Rawlings. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Oliver Buller hits an infield single to the third baseman. Rico Moore comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Roy Hegman reached on a 2-base throwing error by Buddy Lint. Jim Jonnard scores. Cupid Grace grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Batting:2B - Billy Shirley (3).HR - John Lyons (2).GIDP - Yachiho Kanamoto. Baserunning: SB - John Lyons (5), Billy Shirley (1).CS - Billy Shirley (1), Mike Williams (1). Fielding: E - Buddy Lint, Yachiho Kanamoto.PB - Chris Cote.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Curt Brito did not respond to coaching in arm Omar Norton did not respond to coaching in control Dave Lupien improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy Gonder did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Omar Norton did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Gonder improves in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Chris Seilheimer improves in power_vs_lefty Ted Davis did not respond to coaching in arm Ted Davis did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ken McGuire did not respond to coaching in control Doug McMillan improves in range Mike Hicks improves in power_vs_lefty Chris Seilheimer did not respond to coaching in C