Win: Jordan Montgomery (17-7) Loss: George Wehmeier (5-6)
Inning: 1 Oakland George Wehmeier pitching. Sugar Ray Reynolds singles past the second baseman. Marino Baker flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Walsh singles to center field. Sugar Ray Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Gerry Templeton grounds out to the third baseman. Sugar Ray Reynolds scores. Eddie Walsh advances to second on the play. Tricky Kalahan singles to left field. Tricky Kalahan steals second. Al Richardson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jordan Montgomery pitching. Wes Purdin flies out to the left fielder. Curt Andrews strikes out. Jim Bond strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Kazuaki Matsuyama hits an infield single to the pitcher. Roman Osik grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kazuaki Matsuyama is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jordan Montgomery lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Sugar Ray Reynolds singles to right field. Marino Baker singles to center field. Roman Osik scores. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Barney Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Pryor Addis hits an infield single to the third baseman. Pembroke Ferguson singles to center field. Otto Burgo strikes out. Marcus Hunt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Gerry Templeton grounds out to the third baseman. Tricky Kalahan singles to center field. Al Richardson hits a home run. Tricky Kalahan scores. Kazuaki Matsuyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Roman Osik flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota George Wehmeier strikes out. Wes Purdin grounds out to the third baseman. Curt Andrews grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jordan Montgomery strikes out. Sugar Ray Reynolds singles to center field. Marino Baker strikes out. Eddie Walsh walks. Gerry Templeton singles to center field. Sugar Ray Reynolds scores. Tricky Kalahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jim Bond singles to left field. Barney Martinez flies out to the left fielder. Jim Bond steals second. Pryor Addis grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Bond advances to third on the play. Pembroke Ferguson singles to right field. Jim Bond scores. Otto Burgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Al Richardson strikes out. Kazuaki Matsuyama strikes out. Roman Osik flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Marcus Hunt singles to left field. George Wehmeier lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Wes Purdin strikes out. Curt Andrews strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jordan Montgomery grounds out to the pitcher. Sugar Ray Reynolds singles to right field. Marino Baker singles to center field. Sugar Ray Reynolds advances to third on the hit. Marino Baker steals second. Eddie Walsh grounds out to the second baseman. Gerry Templeton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jim Bond strikes out. Barney Martinez grounds out to the second baseman. Pryor Addis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tricky Kalahan strikes out. Al Richardson singles to center field. Al Richardson steals second. Kazuaki Matsuyama grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Al Richardson advances to third on the play. Roman Osik triples. Al Richardson scores. Jordan Montgomery walks. Jordan Montgomery steals second. Sugar Ray Reynolds hits a home run. Roman Osik scores. Jordan Montgomery scores. Hisao Maruyama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Starting pitcher has given up 8 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Marino Baker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Pembroke Ferguson grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Burgo reached on a fielding error by Marino Baker. Marcus Hunt strikes out. Matt Helfrich is pinch hitting for Hisao Maruyama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Matt Helfrich flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Schultz pitching. Mike Mellana is pinch hitting for Eddie Walsh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Mike Mellana singles to center field. Mike Mellana steals second. Gerry Templeton strikes out. Tricky Kalahan strikes out. Al Richardson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Wes Purdin lines out to the shortstop. Curt Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Bond strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Kazuaki Matsuyama is hit by a pitch. Kazuaki Matsuyama steals second. Roman Osik grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Ford is pinch hitting for Jordan Montgomery . Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bobby Ford grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuaki Matsuyama advances to third on the play. Sugar Ray Reynolds singles to right field. Kazuaki Matsuyama scores. Marino Baker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Charlie Griffith pitching. Barney Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Pryor Addis singles to right field. Pembroke Ferguson flies out to the right fielder. Otto Burgo pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Vida Shokes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lenny Mays did not respond to coaching in control Lenny Mays did not respond to coaching in control John Cooper improves in speed Frank Allen did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Haldeman improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Hubbell improves in arm Fred Zamloch did not respond to coaching in control Rudy Hansen improves in power_vs_righty