Win: Alf T Gardner (5-3) Loss: Harry Bold (2-3)
Save: Akihiko Ota (22)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bert TK Terry pitching. Magglio Kida flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Joe Hoffman walks. Terry Johnson singles to right field. John Souza singles to center field. Joe Hoffman scores. Terry Johnson advances to third on the hit. John Souza is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dan Cunningham flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Marty Pena pitching. Jack Kramer grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Devarez strikes out. Chet K Daviault flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche hits a home run. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the right fielder. Bob Stein grounds out to the pitcher. Marty Pena pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Claude TK Estalella strikes out. Dutch K Young singles to left field. Ox TK Cubillan grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dutch K Young is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Magglio Kida lines out to the shortstop. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Terry Johnson singles to right field. John Souza singles in front of the right fielder. Terry Johnson is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Duke Sims Jr. strikes out. Bert TK Terry singles to center field. Bert TK Terry steals second. Jack Kramer walks. Billy Devarez grounds out to the shortstop. Bert TK Terry advances to third on the play. Jack Kramer advances to second on the play. Chet K Daviault grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Dan Cunningham strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava walks. Claude TK Estalella flies out to the center fielder. Dutch K Young flies out to the center fielder. Ox TK Cubillan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Stein walks. Marty Pena lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bob Stein forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Magglio Kida grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Marty Pena is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Joe Hoffman singles to left field. Magglio Kida advances to third on the hit. Terry Johnson singles to center field. Magglio Kida scores. Joe Hoffman advances to third on the hit. John Souza doubles to center field. Joe Hoffman scores. Terry Johnson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Dan Cunningham pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Duke Sims Jr. singles to right field. Bert TK Terry lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jack Kramer grounds out to the shortstop. Billy Devarez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Bob Stein pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chet K Daviault hits a home run. Tomokazu T Kuzava strikes out. Claude TK Estalella walks. Dutch K Young grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Juan Marichal comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Marty Pena singles to left field. Magglio Kida grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Ox TK Cubillan walks. Duke Sims Jr. hits a home run. Ox TK Cubillan scores. Rube Mattingly is pinch hitting for Juan Marichal. 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. Billy Devarez walks. Chet K Daviault singles to center field. Jack Kramer scores. Billy Devarez advances to third on the hit. Harry Bold comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the second baseman. Chet K Daviault advances to second on the play. Claude TK Estalella pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Alf T Gardner pitching. Terry Johnson singles to center field. John Souza grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Johnson advances to second on the play. Dan Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Terry Johnson is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dutch K Young hits a home run. Ox TK Cubillan triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Duke Sims Jr. strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Rudy K Roenicke is pinch hitting for Alf T Gardner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rudy K Roenicke grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Kramer singles to right field. Ox TK Cubillan scores. Frank Flair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Devarez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Akihiko Ota pitching. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the left fielder. Bob Stein reached on a fielding error by Tomokazu T Kuzava. Tim Yonke is pinch hitting for Frank Flair. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tim Yonke singles to right field. Magglio Kida strikes out. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:3B - Ox TK Cubillan (4).HR - Chet K Daviault (14), Dutch K Young (17), Duke Sims Jr. (10).GIDP - Dutch K Young. Baserunning: SB - Bert TK Terry (2). Fielding: E - Tomokazu T Kuzava.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sam Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity John Young did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Corrado did not respond to coaching in velocity Chuck Matthewson did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mark Aulds improves in contact_vs_righty Rube Lopez did not respond to coaching in endurance Al Kramer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Curly Sproull did not respond to coaching in control Ernie K Burns did not respond to coaching in 3B