Win: Milt Bradford (8-12) Loss: Randy Baker (13-20)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Randy Baker pitching. Jim Bond flies out to the right fielder. Mike Barrett strikes out. Sammy Perticia flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Milt Bradford pitching. Eddie Walsh strikes out. John Acosta flies out to the right fielder. Rusty Kennedy grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Pryor Addis flies out to the center fielder. Fred Walker singles to right field. Fred Walker is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dale Thacker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Isao Niihari strikes out. Bobby Ford flies out to the right fielder. Frank Lenhardt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Wes Purdin grounds out to the shortstop. Barney Martinez pops out to the third baseman. Milt Bradford grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Fred Reynolds grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Wiseman pops out to the third baseman. Randy Baker singles past the second baseman. Eddie Walsh pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Bond strikes out. Mike Barrett grounds out to the shortstop. Sammy Perticia singles to left field. Pryor Addis pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland John Acosta walks. John Acosta steals second. Rusty Kennedy bunts for a base hit. Isao Niihari strikes out. Bobby Ford flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, John Acosta scores. Frank Lenhardt grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Fred Walker walks. Dale Thacker flies out to the right fielder. Wes Purdin singles to center field. Fred Walker advances to third on the hit. Barney Martinez strikes out. Milt Bradford pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Fred Reynolds strikes out. Chris Wiseman flies out to the right fielder. Randy Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Bond grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Mike Barrett hits a home run. Sammy Perticia singles to center field. Pryor Addis hits a home run. Sammy Perticia scores. Fred Walker walks. Dale Thacker singles to left field. Fred Walker advances to third on the hit. Wes Purdin strikes out. Barney Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Eddie Walsh hits an infield single to the second baseman. John Acosta grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Eddie Walsh is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rusty Kennedy strikes out. Isao Niihari grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Milt Bradford flies out to the center fielder. Jim Bond strikes out. Mike Barrett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Ford doubles to center field. Bobby Ford is out trying to steal third. Frank Lenhardt strikes out. Fred Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Sammy Perticia walks. Sammy Perticia steals second. Pryor Addis grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Walker walks. Dale Thacker doubles to left field. Sammy Perticia scores. Fred Walker uses his aggressiveness and scores. Floyd Hathaway comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wes Purdin flies out to the right fielder. Barney Martinez reached on a fielding error by Eddie Walsh. Milt Bradford singles to left field. Dale Thacker scores. Barney Martinez advances to third on the hit. Jim Bond doubles to center field. Barney Martinez scores. Milt Bradford uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Barrett walks. Sammy Perticia grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Barrett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Chris Wiseman grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Tricky Kalahan is pinch hitting for Floyd Hathaway. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tricky Kalahan pops out to the third baseman. Eddie Walsh walks. John Acosta flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Allan Holtz pitching. Pryor Addis grounds out to the shortstop. Fred Walker strikes out. Lefty Houtteman is pinch hitting for Dale Thacker. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lefty Houtteman doubles to left field. Wes Purdin grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Rusty Kennedy lines out to the third baseman. Jason Tyson is pinch hitting for Isao Niihari. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jason Tyson singles to left field. Bobby Ford doubles to left field. Jason Tyson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Lenhardt singles to left field. Bobby Ford scores. Fred Reynolds hits a home run. Frank Lenhardt scores. Randy Campbell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Wiseman strikes out. Orlando Rodgers is pinch hitting for Allan Holtz. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Bobby Ford 2 (20).HR - Fred Reynolds (7).SF - Bobby Ford. Baserunning: SB - John Acosta (44).CS - Bobby Ford (14). Fielding: E - Eddie Walsh.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Schultz did not respond to coaching in control Rich Gwynn did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Tom Watkins improves in arm Sam Strohmayer did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Takao Yamazaki did not respond to coaching in control John Anderson did not respond to coaching in control Charlie Navarro improves in control Joe McClain improves in power_vs_righty