Inning: 1 Oakland Grover Barnes pitching. Sean Perez singles to center field. Hironori Matsushita flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Marvez flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Riera flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Vic Ramirez pitching. Shawn Rensa reached on a fielding error by Bobby Marvez. Dwight McNally grounds out to the catcher. Shawn Rensa advances to second on the play. Gino Hill strikes out. Marty Caulfield walks. Ron Hartung flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Carlos Guero pops out to the pitcher. Gary Stroner grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hugh Iott walks. Jim Taylor singles in front of the center fielder. Hugh Iott advances to third on the hit. Andy Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Hugh Iott scores. Jim Taylor advances to second on the play. Grover Barnes grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Taylor advances to third on the play. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Bustamante grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Vic Ramirez strikes out. Sean Perez flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dwight McNally strikes out. Gino Hill flies out to the left fielder. Marty Caulfield strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Hironori Matsushita flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the pitcher. Tomas Riera grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ron Hartung grounds out to the shortstop. Hugh Iott singles to left field. Jim Taylor doubles to right field. Hugh Iott uses his aggressiveness and scores. Andy Wilkins singles to center field. Jim Taylor scores. Dhamel Lily comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Grover Barnes fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Grover Barnes flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Carlos Guero strikes out. Gary Stroner strikes out. Junior Diaz doubles to center field. Bill Bustamante pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dwight McNally flies out to the center fielder. Gino Hill strikes out. Marty Caulfield walks. Marty Caulfield is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dhamel Lily pops out to the first baseman. Sean Perez walks. Hironori Matsushita grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ron Hartung strikes out. Hugh Iott grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Taylor grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Marvez grounds out to the pitcher. Tomas Riera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carlos Guero singles to center field. Gary Stroner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Andy Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Yasufumi Ochiai is pinch hitting for Grover Barnes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Yasufumi Ochiai strikes out. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ed Quinn pitching. Junior Diaz pops out to the second baseman. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the third baseman. Mario Menendez is pinch hitting for Dhamel Lily. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mario Menendez singles to left field. Sean Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Arturo Milanes pitching. Dwight McNally walks. Gino Hill strikes out. Marty Caulfield walks. Ron Hartung grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Marty Caulfield is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hugh Iott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Pat Ricketts comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hironori Matsushita flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the second baseman. Tomas Riera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eddie Cangelosi did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Schegg improves in power_vs_lefty Evar Murello improves in contact_vs_righty Lefty Malinosky improves in arm Tom Queen did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wade Marsh improves in range Tim Besana improves in control Wade Marsh improves in contact_vs_righty John Siebern did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Lew Searage did not respond to coaching in 1B