Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Smith pitching. Sugar Ray Reynolds pops out to the third baseman. John Acosta singles to left field. Tricky Kalahan grounds out to the second baseman. John Acosta advances to second on the play. John Acosta is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Arturo Ramirez pitching. Sammy Perticia flies out to the center fielder. Yorelvis Scull flies out to the center fielder. Curt Andrews grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Eddie Walsh grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Ford grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Lenhardt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Kiyohito Fujimoto strikes out. Barney Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Fred Walker flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Orlando Rodgers walks. Joe McClain singles to right field. Orlando Rodgers advances to third on the hit. Arturo Ramirez strikes out. Sugar Ray Reynolds grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Dale Thacker singles to center field. Pryor Addis flies out to the center fielder. Bill Smith fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Bill Smith strikes out. Sammy Perticia singles past the first baseman. Dale Thacker aggressively advances to third on the hit. Yorelvis Scull strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland John Acosta strikes out. Tricky Kalahan doubles to center field. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tricky Kalahan advances to third on the play. Bobby Ford walks. Frank Lenhardt hits a home run. Tricky Kalahan scores. Bobby Ford scores. Orlando Rodgers singles to left field. Oscar McCall comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe McClain grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Orlando Rodgers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Curt Andrews strikes out. Kiyohito Fujimoto triples. Barney Martinez singles to left field. Kiyohito Fujimoto scores. Fred Walker strikes out. Randy Baker 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 1st. Barney Martinez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Randy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Sugar Ray Reynolds grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! John Acosta walks. Tricky Kalahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dale Thacker singles to left field. Dale Thacker steals second. Pryor Addis flies out to the right fielder. Oscar McCall strikes out. Sammy Perticia lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Eddie Walsh walks. Bobby Ford flies out to the center fielder. Frank Lenhardt doubles to left field. Eddie Walsh scores. George Wehmeier comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Orlando Rodgers flies out to the center fielder. Joe McClain walks. Randy Baker singles to left field. Sugar Ray Reynolds singles to center field. Frank Lenhardt scores. John Acosta grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Yorelvis Scull grounds out to the second baseman. Curt Andrews grounds out to the pitcher. Kiyohito Fujimoto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tricky Kalahan pops out to the pitcher. Eddie Walsh pops out to the third baseman. Bobby Ford flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Barney Martinez strikes out. Fred Walker hits a home run. Pete May comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dale Thacker grounds out to the third baseman. Pryor Addis doubles to right field. Sam Strohmayer is pinch hitting for George Wehmeier. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sam Strohmayer singles to left field. Pryor Addis scores. Sammy Perticia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Johnnie Mattox pitching. Frank Lenhardt lines out to the second baseman. Orlando Rodgers grounds out to the second baseman. Joe McClain flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yorelvis Scull walks. Curt Andrews walks. Kiyohito Fujimoto strikes out. Dutch Scarce comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Barney Martinez walks. Fred Walker flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Yorelvis Scull scores. Dale Thacker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Marty Redus is pinch hitting for Dutch Scarce. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Marty Redus grounds out to the pitcher. Sugar Ray Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. John Acosta grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Glenn rhee pitching. Pryor Addis flies out to the center fielder. Takanori Shimatani is pinch hitting for Johnnie Mattox. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Takanori Shimatani grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Sammy Perticia walks. Yorelvis Scull hits a home run. Sammy Perticia scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Charlie Navarro did not respond to coaching in control Vida Shokes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Carl Rison did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Orville Henry improves in power_vs_lefty Gerry Templeton did not respond to coaching in 2B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Herb Britton improves in velocity Tom Watkins improves in speed Jeff Kirby did not respond to coaching in control Gus Shaw did not respond to coaching in control