Inning: 1 Oakland Leo Goodwin pitching. Carlos Guero strikes out. Harper Herrera flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Arturo Milanes pitching. Dwight McNally reached on a fielding error by Tomas Riera. Shawn Rensa grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Dwight McNally is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gino Hill singles to left field. Shawn Rensa advances to third on the hit. Marty Caulfield doubles to right field. Shawn Rensa scores. Gino Hill uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hugh Iott walks. Yasufumi Ochiai singles to center field. Marty Caulfield scores. Hugh Iott advances to third on the hit. Dhamel Lily comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Con Wheeler strikes out. Jim Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Alien Laurel flies out to the center fielder. Sean Perez singles to center field. Mario Menendez triples. Sean Perez scores. Dave De Palma doubles to center field. Mario Menendez scores. Gary Stroner walks. Dhamel Lily lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Carlos Guero walks. Harper Herrera singles to right field. Dave De Palma scores. Gary Stroner uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tomas Riera flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Leo Goodwin grounds out to the second baseman. Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Alien Laurel flies out to the center fielder. Sean Perez flies out to the right fielder. Mario Menendez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Gino Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Hugh Iott grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave De Palma pops out to the shortstop. Gary Stroner grounds out to the second baseman. Dhamel Lily grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Yasufumi Ochiai grounds out to the second baseman. Con Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Jim Taylor triples. Leo Goodwin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Carlos Guero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harper Herrera strikes out. Tomas Riera grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dwight McNally walks. Shawn Rensa grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dwight McNally is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gino Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Shawn Rensa advances to second on the play. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Alien Laurel grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sean Perez walks. Mario Menendez flies out to the right fielder. Dave De Palma strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Hugh Iott grounds out to the second baseman. Yasufumi Ochiai grounds out to the second baseman. Con Wheeler grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Gary Stroner strikes out. Dhamel Lily flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Guero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jim Taylor walks. Gary Chevez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Karmen is pinch hitting for Leo Goodwin. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Juan Karmen flies out to the right fielder. Dwight McNally walks. Shawn Rensa singles to left field. Jim Taylor scores. Dwight McNally advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Gino Hill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Shawn Rensa advances to second on the play. Marty Caulfield flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Pat Ricketts pitching. Harper Herrera flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Riera strikes out. Alien Laurel flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Hugh Iott flies out to the left fielder. Yasufumi Ochiai flies out to the right fielder. Con Wheeler singles to center field. Ed Moraga comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Con Wheeler is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Sean Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Mario Menendez grounds out to the shortstop. Dave De Palma strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Yamil Torriente is pinch hitting for Pat Ricketts. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Yamil Torriente grounds out to the third baseman. Dwight McNally walks. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Swede Cheney pitching. Gary Stroner flies out to the right fielder. Ed Moraga grounds out to the second baseman. Carlos Guero flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Gino Hill walks. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Hugh Iott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gino Hill advances to second on the play. Yasufumi Ochiai walks. Aramis Mack comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Con Wheeler flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Oakland Harper Herrera hits a home run. Tomas Riera grounds out to the second baseman. Alien Laurel hits a home run. Sean Perez strikes out. Mario Menendez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Jim Taylor walks. John Kennedy is pinch hitting for Swede Cheney. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. John Kennedy pops out to the second baseman. Dwight McNally grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Taylor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shawn Rensa walks. Gino Hill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jay Halama did not respond to coaching in control Joe Kralick did not respond to coaching in velocity Evar Murello did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Buck Schreiber did not respond to coaching in speed Eddie Cangelosi did not respond to coaching in RF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ed Shields did not respond to coaching in control Pat Heving did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Retzer improves in power_vs_righty Jim Tate did not respond to coaching in velocity