Win: Dhamel Lily (5-2) Loss: Leo Goodwin (11-7)
Save: Pedro Barcelan (1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tyson Canales pitching. Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Caulfield doubles to center field. Ron Hartung walks. Hugh Iott grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ron Hartung is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Yasufumi Ochiai triples. Marty Caulfield scores. Hugh Iott scores. Con Wheeler grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Leo Goodwin pitching. Carlos Guero hits a home run. Harper Herrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tomas Riera singles to left field. Alien Laurel hits a home run. Tomas Riera scores. Sean Perez strikes out. Dave De Palma walks. Gary Stroner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Eric Santana singles to center field. Juan Karmen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eric Santana advances to second on the play. Leo Goodwin flies out to the left fielder. Dwight McNally strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Junior Diaz doubles to left field. Tyson Canales fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Tyson Canales strikes out. Carlos Guero grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Diaz advances to third on the play. Harper Herrera flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Marty Caulfield doubles to left field. Ron Hartung flies out to the center fielder. Hugh Iott walks. Yasufumi Ochiai pops out to the catcher. Con Wheeler singles to center field. Marty Caulfield scores. Hugh Iott advances to third on the hit. Dhamel Lily comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eric Santana pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Tomas Riera pops out to the second baseman. Alien Laurel reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ron Hartung. Sean Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Dave De Palma grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Juan Karmen flies out to the center fielder. Leo Goodwin pops out to the pitcher. Dwight McNally flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Gary Stroner grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Dhamel Lily grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Marty Caulfield strikes out. Ron Hartung grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Iott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Carlos Guero grounds out to the pitcher. Harper Herrera hits a home run. Doug Karlon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tomas Riera singles to center field. Alien Laurel flies out to the right fielder. Tomas Riera steals second. Sean Perez singles to left field. Tomas Riera is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yasufumi Ochiai singles to left field. Con Wheeler strikes out. Eric Santana grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dave De Palma grounds out to the pitcher. Gary Stroner strikes out. Junior Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Juan Karmen grounds out to the pitcher. Jim Taylor is pinch hitting for Doug Karlon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Jim Taylor pops out to the shortstop. Dwight McNally singles to center field. Marty Caulfield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Swede Cheney pitching. Dhamel Lily strikes out. Carlos Guero flies out to the center fielder. Harper Herrera singles to center field. Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ron Hartung grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Iott doubles to right field. Gary Chevez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yasufumi Ochiai walks. Con Wheeler pops out to the first baseman. Eric Santana pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Alien Laurel grounds out to the pitcher. Sean Perez walks. Dave De Palma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sean Perez advances to second on the play. Gary Stroner flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pedro Barcelan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Juan Karmen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Kennedy is pinch hitting for Swede Cheney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Kennedy flies out to the right fielder. Dwight McNally grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Mickey Retzer improves in power_vs_righty John Siebern did not respond to coaching in speed Andy Wilkins did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mark Durnbaugh did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Breining improves in range Jay Halama did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Leverette did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Eddie Cangelosi improves in speed Eddie Cangelosi did not respond to coaching in RF