Win: Dutch T Norwood (10-8) Loss: Madd Hatter (5-14)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dutch T Norwood pitching. Rocky Jonnard strikes out. Magglio Kida strikes out. Terry Johnson reached on a fielding error by Dutch T Norwood. John Souza grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Madd Hatter pitching. Jack Kramer singles to center field. Billy Devarez flies out to the left fielder. Tomokazu T Kuzava flies out to the right fielder. Jack Kramer steals second. Claude TK Estalella strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dan Cunningham pops out to the third baseman. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to left field. Boom Boom Washington grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dutch K Young strikes out. Ox TK Cubillan strikes out. Duke Sims Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Hal Plank grounds out to the second baseman. Madd Hatter strikes out. Rocky Jonnard lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Phil Jones doubles to left field. Dutch T Norwood lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Passed ball. Phil Jones scores. Jack Kramer strikes out. Billy Devarez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Magglio Kida strikes out. Terry Johnson grounds out to the shortstop. John Souza is hit by a pitch. Dan Cunningham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Claude TK Estalella flies out to the right fielder. Dutch K Young grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Hal Plank hits a home run. Madd Hatter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Ox TK Cubillan walks. Duke Sims Jr. singles to right field. Ox TK Cubillan advances to third on the hit. Duke Sims Jr. steals second. Phil Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Ox TK Cubillan scores. Duke Sims Jr. advances to third on the play. Dutch T Norwood singles to left field. Duke Sims Jr. scores. Jack Kramer walks. Billy Devarez strikes out. Tomokazu T Kuzava walks. Claude TK Estalella singles past the shortstop. Dutch T Norwood scores. Jack Kramer scores. Tomokazu T Kuzava advances to third on the hit. Bill Hutchinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutch K Young doubles to left field. Tomokazu T Kuzava scores. Claude TK Estalella uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ox TK Cubillan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Rocky Jonnard grounds out to the third baseman. Magglio Kida flies out to the center fielder. Terry Johnson walks. John Souza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Duke Sims Jr. pops out to the second baseman. Phil Jones doubles to center field. Dutch T Norwood singles to center field. Phil Jones scores. Jack Kramer singles past the third baseman. Harry Bold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dutch T Norwood is out trying to steal third. Billy Devarez is hit by a pitch. Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Mike Howe is pinch hitting for Dan Cunningham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Howe hits a home run. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Boom Boom Washington singles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Bob Stein is pinch hitting for Hal Plank. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Boom Boom Washington is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Stein flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Claude TK Estalella doubles to center field. Dutch K Young walks. Ox TK Cubillan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dutch K Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Duke Sims Jr. doubles past the right fielder. Claude TK Estalella scores. Ox TK Cubillan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Rich Napoleon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Phil Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Rube Mattingly is pinch hitting for Dutch T Norwood. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Rube Mattingly hits a home run. Duke Sims Jr. scores. Jack Kramer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Chelini pitching. Tim Yonke is pinch hitting for Rich Napoleon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tim Yonke grounds out to the shortstop. Rocky Jonnard grounds out to the third baseman. Magglio Kida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Flair pitching. Billy Devarez reached on a fielding error by Boom Boom Washington. Tomokazu T Kuzava walks. Claude TK Estalella flies out to the center fielder. Dutch K Young walks. Ox TK Cubillan singles to center field. Billy Devarez scores. Tomokazu T Kuzava scores. Dutch K Young advances to third on the hit. Art K McDonald is pinch hitting for Duke Sims Jr.. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ox TK Cubillan steals second. Art K McDonald flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dutch K Young scores. Phil Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Terry Johnson strikes out. John Souza singles to right field. Mike Howe grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:HR - Mike Howe (2), Hal Plank (12).GIDP - Mike Howe, Boom Boom Washington.HBP - John Souza (2). Baserunning: CS - Boom Boom Washington (6). Fielding: E - Boom Boom Washington.PB - Hal Plank.
Batting:2B - Claude TK Estalella (21), Dutch K Young (17), Duke Sims Jr. (13), Phil Jones 2 (5).HR - Rube Mattingly (7).SF - Art K McDonald.HBP - Billy Devarez (2). Baserunning: SB - Jack Kramer (19), Ox TK Cubillan (9), Duke Sims Jr. (14).CS - Dutch T Norwood (1). Fielding: E - Dutch T Norwood.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Carl Oates did not respond to coaching in velocity Carl Oates did not respond to coaching in velocity Ducky Wagner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control Chuck Matthewson did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Rincon improves in contact_vs_righty Ed Knell did not respond to coaching in speed Dale Little did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tom German did not respond to coaching in speed Ernie K Burns did not respond to coaching in 3B