Win: Doc K Milacki (2-0) Loss: Tommy Roettger (6-8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Doc K Milacki pitching. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Magglio Kida grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Johnson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Tommy Roettger pitching. Jack Kramer singles to center field. Billy Devarez strikes out. Chet K Daviault hits a home run. Jack Kramer scores. Tomokazu T Kuzava flies out to the right fielder. Claude TK Estalella hits a home run. Dutch K Young grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Rocky Jonnard flies out to the center fielder. Dan Cunningham strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ox TK Cubillan pops out to the first baseman. Duke Sims Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Doc K Milacki strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Plank strikes out. Tommy Roettger singles to center field. Joe Hoffman reached on a fielding error by Doc K Milacki. Magglio Kida hits an infield single to the second baseman. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jack Kramer walks. Billy Devarez strikes out. Chet K Daviault flies out to the center fielder. Tomokazu T Kuzava walks. Claude TK Estalella singles to right field. Jack Kramer scores. Tomokazu T Kuzava advances to third on the hit. Dutch K Young reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tommy Roettger. Tomokazu T Kuzava scores. Ox TK Cubillan triples. Claude TK Estalella scores. Dutch K Young scores. Duke Sims Jr. grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Rocky Jonnard walks. Dan Cunningham singles to center field. Rocky Jonnard advances to third on the hit. Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Rocky Jonnard scores. Hal Plank flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Doc K Milacki grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Kramer strikes out. Billy Devarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tommy Roettger strikes out. Joe Hoffman walks. Magglio Kida hits an infield single to the pitcher. Terry Johnson strikes out. Rocky Jonnard pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Chet K Daviault strikes out. Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dan Cunningham strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche steals second. Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Plank singles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Tommy Roettger flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dutch K Young strikes out. Ox TK Cubillan grounds out to the shortstop. Duke Sims Jr. grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Joe Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Magglio Kida singles to left field. Terry Johnson hits a home run. Magglio Kida scores. Alf T Gardner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rocky Jonnard strikes out. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rube Mattingly is pinch hitting for Alf T Gardner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rube Mattingly grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Kramer walks. Jack Kramer is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Billy Devarez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Juan Marichal pitching. Ike Powell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dutch K Young at 1B. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to left field. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the right fielder. Hal Plank singles to center field. Tim Yonke is pinch hitting for Tommy Roettger. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Tim Yonke flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Flair pitching. Chet K Daviault walks. Tomokazu T Kuzava singles to right field. Chet K Daviault advances to third on the hit. Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tomokazu T Kuzava advances to second on the play. Ike Powell strikes out. Ox TK Cubillan walks. Duke Sims Jr. hits a home run. Chet K Daviault scores. Tomokazu T Kuzava scores. Ox TK Cubillan scores. Rich Napoleon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rudy K Roenicke is pinch hitting for Juan Marichal. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rudy K Roenicke grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Jim Chelini pitching. Magglio Kida singles to left field. Terry Johnson flies out to the center fielder. Rocky Jonnard singles to right field. Mike Howe is pinch hitting for Dan Cunningham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Howe singles to center field. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 11 Minnesota total runners left on base: 1
Batting:HR - Terry Johnson (18).SF - Boom Boom Washington.GIDP - Sudden Sam LaRoche. Baserunning: SB - Sudden Sam LaRoche (14). Fielding: E - Tommy Roettger.
Batting:3B - Ox TK Cubillan (3).HR - Chet K Daviault (13), Claude TK Estalella (13), Duke Sims Jr. (9). Baserunning: CS - Jack Kramer (10). Fielding: E - Doc K Milacki.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sam Feller did not respond to coaching in control Carl Oates improves in control Sam Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity Lenny Buehrle did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dave Cogswell did not respond to coaching in RF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ernie K Burns improves in arm Mellie Purdin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rube Lopez did not respond to coaching in velocity Tom German improves in contact_vs_righty Ernie K Burns did not respond to coaching in 3B