Win: Harry Robinson (6-3) Loss: Pedro Barcelan (13-5)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Vic Ramirez pitching. Dwight McNally walks. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the shortstop. Dwight McNally advances to second on the play. Gino Hill walks. Marty Caulfield walks. Ron Hartung flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Dwight McNally is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland John Henderson pitching. Junior Diaz strikes out. Harper Herrera grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Mario Menendez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hugh Iott singles to left field. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Con Wheeler singles to right field. Hugh Iott advances to third on the hit. John Henderson singles to right field. Hugh Iott scores. Con Wheeler advances to third on the hit. Dwight McNally hits a home run. Con Wheeler scores. John Henderson scores. Gary Chevez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Shawn Rensa singles to center field. Gino Hill walks. Marty Caulfield grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shawn Rensa is out at third base. Ron Hartung strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bobby Marvez strikes out. Bill Bustamante flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Guero singles to center field. Kelly Miller grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carlos Guero is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Billy Hernandez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Iott strikes out. Yasufumi Ochiai singles to center field. Con Wheeler singles to right field. Yasufumi Ochiai advances to third on the hit. John Henderson triples. Yasufumi Ochiai scores. Con Wheeler scores. Johnny Fermin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dwight McNally flies out to the left fielder. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Alien Laurel strikes out. Johnny Fermin flies out to the left fielder. Junior Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Gino Hill strikes out. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Ron Hartung grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Harper Herrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Mario Menendez is hit by a pitch. Bobby Marvez flies out to the left fielder. Bill Bustamante singles to right field. Carlos Guero walks. Kelly Miller pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hugh Iott grounds out to the second baseman. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Con Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Alien Laurel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Fermin strikes out. Junior Diaz grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota John Henderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dwight McNally strikes out. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Harper Herrera strikes out. Mario Menendez grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Marvez doubles to right field. Bill Bustamante doubles to left field. Bobby Marvez scores. Carlos Guero grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Gino Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Caulfield grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Hartung grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Kelly Miller strikes out. Alien Laurel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johnny Fermin walks. Junior Diaz walks. Harper Herrera doubles to left field. Johnny Fermin scores. Junior Diaz is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Hugh Iott singles to right field. Yasufumi Ochiai doubles to center field. Hugh Iott uses his aggressiveness and scores. Chris Chamberlan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Con Wheeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yasufumi Ochiai advances to third on the play. John Henderson is hit by a pitch. Dwight McNally reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bill Bustamante. Yasufumi Ochiai scores. Shawn Rensa pops out to the third baseman. Gino Hill flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Mario Menendez hits a home run. Dave De Palma is pinch hitting for Bobby Marvez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dave De Palma walks. Bill Bustamante doubles to center field. Tomas Riera is pinch hitting for Carlos Guero. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tomas Riera doubles to right field. Dave De Palma scores. Bill Bustamante scores. Gus Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Sean Perez is pinch hitting for Kelly Miller. Sean Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tomas Riera advances to third on the play. There goes the runner on third! Tomas Riera is out trying to steal home. Alien Laurel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Gary Stroner enters the game as a defensive replacement for Sean Perez at C. Marty Caulfield flies out to the center fielder. Ron Hartung flies out to the right fielder. Hugh Iott flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Pat Ricketts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Eddie Jaramillo is pinch hitting for Chris Chamberlan. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eddie Jaramillo walks. Junior Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Harper Herrera grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Eddie Jaramillo is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mario Menendez singles to center field. Dave De Palma singles to left field. Harper Herrera scores. Mario Menendez advances to third on the hit. Bill Bustamante singles to center field. Mario Menendez scores. Tomas Riera singles to right field. Dave De Palma scores. Ed Quinn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gary Stroner strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Minnesota Pedro Barcelan pitching. Yasufumi Ochiai grounds out to the shortstop. Con Wheeler grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Karmen is pinch hitting for Ed Quinn. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Juan Karmen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Harry Robinson pitching. Alien Laurel flies out to the center fielder. Pedro Barcelan grounds out to the third baseman. Junior Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Dwight McNally walks. Shawn Rensa walks. Gino Hill flies out to the right fielder. Marty Caulfield grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Shawn Rensa is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Ron Hartung singles to right field. Dwight McNally scores. Fernando Osuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hugh Iott doubles past the first baseman. Marty Caulfield scores. Ron Hartung uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Harper Herrera singles to center field. Mario Menendez singles to center field. Dave De Palma lines out to the shortstop. Bill Bustamante doubles to center field. Harper Herrera scores. Tomas Riera singles to left field. Mario Menendez scores. Gary Stroner pops out to the first baseman. Alien Laurel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:2B - Harper Herrera (30), Bobby Marvez (25), Bill Bustamante 3 (14), Tomas Riera (10).HR - Mario Menendez (14).HBP - Mario Menendez (2). Baserunning: CS - Tomas Riera (5). Fielding: E - Bill Bustamante.
Game Notes Bobby Marvez is injured and is expected to be out 28 days.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Tim Besana did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Shields did not respond to coaching in control Jose Walker did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Andy Wilkins did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Cangelosi improves in contact_vs_righty Ken Slaton did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jay Halama improves in velocity Hal Wojna did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Eddie Cangelosi did not respond to coaching in RF