Inning: 1 Oakland Ken Perrin pitching. Sean Perez strikes out. Harper Herrera singles to left field. Tomas Riera singles in front of the left fielder. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Harper Herrera advances to third on the play. Tomas Riera advances to second on the play. Carlos Guero flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dhamel Lily pitching. Shawn Rensa doubles to right field. Dwight McNally grounds out to the pitcher. Gino Hill flies out to the left fielder. Hugh Iott singles to center field. Shawn Rensa scores. Jim Taylor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Gary Stroner flies out to the right fielder. Dave De Palma grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Diaz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Andy Wilkins walks. Yamil Torriente flies out to the left fielder. Yasufumi Ochiai flies out to the right fielder. Ken Perrin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Andy Wilkins is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dhamel Lily strikes out. Sean Perez strikes out. Harper Herrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Shawn Rensa strikes out. Dwight McNally grounds out to the pitcher. Gino Hill grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Tomas Riera pops out to the shortstop. Bobby Marvez doubles to right field. Carlos Guero grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Stroner flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Hugh Iott grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Wilkins singles to center field. Yamil Torriente walks. Yasufumi Ochiai singles to right field. Andy Wilkins scores. Ken Perrin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave De Palma grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Diaz pops out to the second baseman. Dhamel Lily strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Shawn Rensa flies out to the center fielder. Dwight McNally singles past the shortstop. Gino Hill walks. Hugh Iott walks. Jim Taylor walks. Dwight McNally scores. Fernando Osuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Yamil Torriente singles to center field. Gino Hill scores. Hugh Iott scores. Jim Taylor advances to third on the hit. Yasufumi Ochiai singles to right field. Jim Taylor scores. Ken Perrin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Sean Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harper Herrera flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Riera walks. Bobby Marvez singles to center field. Tomas Riera advances to third on the hit. Carlos Guero grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Shawn Rensa flies out to the right fielder. Dwight McNally doubles to center field. Gino Hill flies out to the center fielder. Hugh Iott flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Gary Stroner singles to center field. Dave De Palma singles to right field. Junior Diaz grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Gary Stroner advances to third on the play. Fernando Osuel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jim Taylor strikes out. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Yamil Torriente strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Sean Perez singles to right field. Sean Perez steals second. Harper Herrera flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yasufumi Ochiai singles to center field. Ken Perrin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ken Perrin pops out to the first baseman. Shawn Rensa singles to left field. Yasufumi Ochiai advances to third on the hit. Dwight McNally hits a home run. Yasufumi Ochiai scores. Shawn Rensa scores. Johnny Fermin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gino Hill grounds out to the pitcher. Hugh Iott grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Carlos Guero strikes out. Gary Stroner walks. Dave De Palma grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Stroner advances to second on the play. Bill Bustamante is pinch hitting for Junior Diaz. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Schegg improves in power_vs_righty Joe Bathe improves in power_vs_righty Jay Halama did not respond to coaching in control Bob Breining improves in contact_vs_lefty Evar Murello did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Siebern did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tim Besana did not respond to coaching in control Ed Shields did not respond to coaching in control John Siebern improves in power_vs_lefty Lew Searage did not respond to coaching in 1B