Inning: 1 Oakland Patterson Gimlin pitching. Ben Harris flies out to the center fielder. P.J. Luque flies out to the right fielder. Red Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Deron Morris pitching. Bob Encarnacion doubles to right field. Goat McCloskey strikes out. Glenn Villafuerte strikes out. Chester Tibbs flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Paul Distaso grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Severson flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Beazley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ken Handibone hits a home run. Frank Bragan singles to right field. Hiroji Miyaji strikes out. Frank Bragan is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hal Smith singles to center field. Patterson Gimlin grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hal Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Cat Dancing flies out to the right fielder. Trevor Belmont walks. Deron Morris lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ben Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bob Encarnacion grounds out to the pitcher. Goat McCloskey singles to center field. Glenn Villafuerte flies out to the right fielder. Chester Tibbs pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland P.J. Luque reached on a 2-base fielding error by Chester Tibbs. Red Jones flies out to the left fielder. Paul Distaso hits a home run. P.J. Luque scores. Alex Severson flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Beazley singles to right field. Cat Dancing lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ken Handibone pops out to the catcher. Frank Bragan singles to left field. Hiroji Miyaji grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Bragan advances to second on the play. Hal Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Trevor Belmont flies out to the left fielder. Deron Morris singles to center field. Ben Harris strikes out. P.J. Luque grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Deron Morris is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Patterson Gimlin grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Encarnacion pops out to the shortstop. Goat McCloskey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Red Jones pops out to the first baseman. Paul Distaso hits a home run. Alex Severson strikes out. Ernie Beazley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Glenn Villafuerte singles to left field. Chester Tibbs flies out to the center fielder. Ken Handibone grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Glenn Villafuerte is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Frank Bragan singles to center field. Ken Handibone advances to third on the hit. Hiroji Miyaji strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Cat Dancing hits a home run. Trevor Belmont grounds out to the pitcher. Deron Morris grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Harris walks. Ben Harris steals second. Passed ball. Ben Harris advances to third. Shoji Yanagida 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. P.J. Luque grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hal Smith strikes out. James Pezold is pinch hitting for Shoji Yanagida. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. James Pezold singles to center field. Bob Encarnacion singles to center field. James Pezold advances to third on the hit. Goat McCloskey flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, James Pezold scores. Glenn Villafuerte grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bob Encarnacion is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Andy Brunette pitching. Red Jones strikes out. Paul Distaso pops out to the shortstop. Alex Severson walks. Ernie Beazley singles to center field. Cat Dancing singles to center field. Alex Severson scores. Ernie Beazley advances to third on the hit. Trevor Belmont strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Ben Grieve enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ben Harris at 2B. Chester Tibbs singles to center field. Ken Handibone grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Frank Bragan reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Severson. Hiroji Miyaji flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tom Schneider comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mickey Dugas is pinch hitting for Deron Morris. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mickey Dugas grounds out to the shortstop. Ben Grieve grounds out to the second baseman. P.J. Luque grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Neal Harley pitching. Hal Smith strikes out. Tom Witherup is pinch hitting for Tom Schneider. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Witherup flies out to the center fielder. Bob Encarnacion grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Bob Encarnacion (18).HR - Ken Handibone (9).SF - Goat McCloskey.GIDP - Ken Handibone. Baserunning: CS - Frank Bragan (2). Fielding: E - Chester Tibbs.PB - Hal Smith.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Freddie Heimueller improves in power_vs_lefty Mike Lezcano improves in contact_vs_lefty Johnny White improves in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Castillo did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Meyer did not respond to coaching in control Andy McCracken did not respond to coaching in control Herb Parsons improves in range Herb Williams did not respond to coaching in control Herb Parsons improves in SS