Win: Yon Castro (3-6) Loss: Hal Horton (13-12)
Save: Neal Harley (20)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Yon Castro pitching. Frank Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Chester Tibbs flies out to the center fielder. Hiroji Miyaji flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Hal Horton pitching. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Alex Severson flies out to the right fielder. Milt Roof singles to left field. Milt Roof steals second. Red Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Dauterive triples. James Pezold singles to center field. Bill Dauterive scores. Bob Encarnacion flies out to the center fielder. Glenn Villafuerte singles to left field. James Pezold advances to third on the hit. Hal Smith flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, James Pezold scores. Hal Horton reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Severson. Frank Bragan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Fusoya Hiramasu strikes out. Nick Johnston walks. Nick Johnston is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Cat Dancing hits a home run. Paul Distaso strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Chester Tibbs hits a home run. Hiroji Miyaji singles to center field. Bill Dauterive flies out to the center fielder. James Pezold grounds out to the pitcher. Hiroji Miyaji advances to second on the play. Bob Encarnacion grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Yon Castro strikes out. Joel Heinkel grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Severson singles to center field. Milt Roof grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alex Severson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Glenn Villafuerte flies out to the center fielder. Hal Smith walks. Hal Horton lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Bragan singles to center field. Hal Smith scores. Chester Tibbs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Red Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Nick Johnston singles to center field. Nick Johnston is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hiroji Miyaji strikes out. Bill Dauterive grounds out to the shortstop. James Pezold flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Cat Dancing flies out to the right fielder. Paul Distaso singles to left field. Yon Castro lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joel Heinkel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bob Encarnacion grounds out to the third baseman. Glenn Villafuerte strikes out. Hal Smith flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Alex Severson singles to center field. Milt Roof walks. Red Jones is hit by a pitch. Fusoya Hiramasu singles past the second baseman. Alex Severson scores. Milt Roof scores. Nick Johnston singles to right field. Red Jones scores. Fusoya Hiramasu advances to third on the hit. Cat Dancing flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Fusoya Hiramasu is thrown out at the plate. Nick Johnston steals second. Paul Distaso singles to center field. Nick Johnston scores. Andy Brunette comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Damon Marquez is pinch hitting for Yon Castro. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Damon Marquez singles to center field. Joel Heinkel singles to center field. Paul Distaso scores. Alex Severson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Brian Coluccio pitching. Tom Witherup is pinch hitting for Andy Brunette. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Witherup grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Bragan singles to left field. Passed ball. Frank Bragan advances to second. Chester Tibbs flies out to the center fielder. Hiroji Miyaji grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Patterson Gimlin pitching. Milt Roof walks. Milt Roof is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Red Jones doubles to left field. Fusoya Hiramasu singles to right field. Red Jones scores. Nick Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Fusoya Hiramasu steals second. Cat Dancing strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ernie Beazley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Alex Severson at SS. Bill Dauterive triples. James Pezold strikes out. Bob Encarnacion grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Dauterive scores. Rudy Castro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ron Chambliss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Paul Distaso grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Happy Iott is pinch hitting for Rudy Castro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Happy Iott strikes out. Joel Heinkel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Neal Harley pitching. Hal Smith strikes out. Kevin Konstanty is pinch hitting for Ron Chambliss. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Kevin Konstanty strikes out. Frank Bragan pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Steve DeMaestri improves in power_vs_lefty Jose Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Grant Levrault improves in power_vs_lefty Jay Esser improves in contact_vs_lefty Paul Pruitt did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Hack Conroy did not respond to coaching in control Ben Harris did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ryan Metkovich did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Freddie Heimueller improves in contact_vs_righty