Win: Frank Henning (7-10) Loss: Jim Pellagrini (8-8)
Save: Dolly Scanlan (2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Jim Pellagrini pitching. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Suppan doubles to right field. Ken Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Dusty Miller pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Frank Henning pitching. Dutch Dyer strikes out. Jackie Dropo flies out to the right fielder. Nolan Arenado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tarrik Kalin walks. Chuck Simmons triples. Tarrik Kalin scores. Frank Potter grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chuck Simmons scores. Piggy Huffman grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Henning flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Cordy Cordova grounds out to the third baseman. Alan Wertz grounds out to the shortstop. Pete Incaviglia pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dan Hildebrand pops out to the shortstop. Phil Suppan grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Butcher grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Nomar Garciappara flies out to the center fielder. Rich Petralli walks. Jim Pellagrini lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Rich Petralli forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dutch Dyer grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Pellagrini is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dusty Miller pops out to the shortstop. Tarrik Kalin strikes out. Chuck Simmons walks. Frank Potter singles to right field. Chuck Simmons advances to third on the hit. Piggy Huffman walks. Frank Henning pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Jackie Dropo strikes out. Nolan Arenado pops out to the third baseman. Cordy Cordova grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dan Hildebrand pops out to the third baseman. Phil Suppan flies out to the center fielder. Ken Butcher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Alan Wertz strikes out. Pete Incaviglia strikes out. Nomar Garciappara reached on a 2-base fielding error by Frank Potter. Rich Petralli flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dusty Miller strikes out. Tarrik Kalin pops out to the catcher. Chuck Simmons walks. Frank Potter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jim Pellagrini strikes out. Dutch Dyer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jackie Dropo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Piggy Huffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Henning strikes out. Dan Hildebrand walks. Dan Hildebrand steals second. Shawn Allen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Phil Suppan grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Nolan Arenado strikes out. Cordy Cordova flies out to the center fielder. Alan Wertz lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ken Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Dusty Miller grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Kalin triples. Chuck Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Pat Long enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tarrik Kalin at 1B. Jake Marley enters the game as a defensive replacement for Frank Potter at LF. Pete Incaviglia strikes out. Nomar Garciappara walks. Rich Petralli grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jake Marley flies out to the right fielder. Piggy Huffman walks. Frank Henning lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Piggy Huffman forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dan Hildebrand flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Willie Brusstar is pinch hitting for Shawn Allen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Willie Brusstar singles to right field. Dutch Dyer walks. Jackie Dropo grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dutch Dyer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Nolan Arenado walks. Cordy Cordova walks. Willie Brusstar scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Dolly Scanlan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Alan Wertz strikes out. Pete Incaviglia strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Don Thomas improves in contact_vs_righty Chris Mullen improves in contact_vs_righty Ray Caffyn did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Brian Harris improves in velocity Terry Clark did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Manny Kavanagh improves in power_vs_lefty Dennys Ripple did not respond to coaching in velocity Don Trosky improves in range Rocky Suppan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bob Perry did not respond to coaching in 1B