Inning: 1 Oakland Grover Barnes pitching. Sean Perez pops out to the second baseman. Junior Diaz walks. Junior Diaz steals second. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dhamel Lily pitching. Shawn Rensa singles to right field. Gino Hill walks. Dwight McNally walks. Ron Hartung flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Shawn Rensa scores. Jose Walker reached on a 2-base fielding error by Eddie Cangelosi. Gino Hill scores. Charlie Hunt strikes out. Jim Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Bustamante singles to left field. Dave De Palma strikes out. Bill Bustamante steals second. Tom Quinces grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Marty Caulfield strikes out. Grover Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Shawn Rensa hits a home run. Gino Hill singles to right field. Dwight McNally flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dhamel Lily grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Perez walks. Junior Diaz grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ron Hartung strikes out. Jose Walker strikes out. Charlie Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bobby Marvez singles to center field. Tomas Riera grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Marvez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Bustamante pops out to the third baseman. Tomas Riera steals second. Dave De Palma walks. Tom Quinces singles to right field. Tomas Riera scores. Dave De Palma advances to third on the hit. Tom Quinces is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Taylor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Marty Caulfield flies out to the center fielder. Grover Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the second baseman. Dhamel Lily flies out to the left fielder. Sean Perez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Shawn Rensa walks. Gino Hill grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dwight McNally walks. Ron Hartung singles to center field. Jose Walker grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ron Hartung is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Junior Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Tomas Riera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Charlie Hunt singles to right field. Jim Taylor grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Pedro Barcelan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Marty Caulfield grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Bustamante singles in front of the right fielder. Dave De Palma grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Tom Quinces strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Juan Karmen is pinch hitting for Grover Barnes. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Juan Karmen grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Rensa grounds out to the shortstop. Gino Hill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Pat Ricketts pitching. Andy Wilkins enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose Walker at 1B. Eddie Cangelosi flies out to the left fielder. Alien Laurel is pinch hitting for Pedro Barcelan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Alien Laurel singles to left field. Sean Perez triples. Alien Laurel scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Junior Diaz singles to center field. Sean Perez scores. Bobby Marvez singles to center field. Tomas Riera pops out to the first baseman. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Johnny Fermin pitching. Dwight McNally flies out to the left fielder. Ron Hartung pops out to the second baseman. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Dave De Palma pops out to the shortstop. Tom Quinces reached on a fielding error by Andy Wilkins. Eddie Cangelosi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Charlie Hunt singles to center field. Jim Taylor grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Charlie Hunt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marty Caulfield grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Johnny Fermin grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Perez walks. Gus Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Junior Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Sean Perez steals second. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Mike Farr is pinch hitting for Gus Gates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Farr flies out to the right fielder. Shawn Rensa singles to right field. Gino Hill flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Rensa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Ed Quinn pitching. Tomas Riera walks. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Tomas Riera steals second. Dave De Palma pops out to the second baseman. Tom Quinces strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Minnesota Dwight McNally strikes out. Ron Hartung walks. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Charlie Hunt singles to center field. Jim Taylor doubles to left field. Ron Hartung scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Batting:3B - Sean Perez (6).GIDP - Junior Diaz, Dave De Palma, Eddie Cangelosi. Baserunning: SB - Sean Perez (20), Junior Diaz (28), Tomas Riera 2 (13), Bill Bustamante (19).CS - Tom Quinces (9). Fielding: E - Eddie Cangelosi.
Batting:2B - Jim Taylor (8).HR - Shawn Rensa (9).SF - Ron Hartung.GIDP - Gino Hill, Jim Taylor, Marty Caulfield. Baserunning: CS - Shawn Rensa (6). Fielding: E - Andy Wilkins.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Erwin Moreno did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Hart improves in control Erwin Moreno improves in contact_vs_righty Rob McCormick 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: Billy Stevens improves in contact_vs_lefty Billy Stevens improves in arm Wade Marsh improves in power_vs_righty Dave Aust improves in power_vs_lefty Salomon McFarland did not respond to coaching in 2B