Win: Paul K Garland (7-2) Loss: Marty Pena (18-11)
Inning: 1 Oakland Paul K Garland pitching. Magglio Kida doubles to right field. Joe Hoffman doubles to left field. Magglio Kida scores. John Souza flies out to the right fielder. Joe Shannon walks. Bob Hinton strikes out. Chuck Matthewson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Marty Pena pitching. Mike Smith pops out to the catcher. Billy Devarez singles to right field. Billy Devarez is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chet K Daviault walks. Claude TK Estalella singles to left field. Chet K Daviault advances to third on the hit. Claude TK Estalella steals second. Bob Stein throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Chet K Daviault scores. Art K McDonald grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Boom Boom Washington grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Pena flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Wilmer Chavez strikes out. Bill Madlock grounds out to the third baseman. Ox TK Cubillan singles to right field. Paul K Garland singles to left field. Ox TK Cubillan advances to third on the hit. Mike Smith walks. Billy Devarez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Oakland Magglio Kida strikes out. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. John Souza pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Chet K Daviault flies out to the right fielder. Claude TK Estalella walks. Art K McDonald flies out to the center fielder. Wilmer Chavez walks. Bill Madlock grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Shannon grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Hinton flies out to the center fielder. Chuck Matthewson lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ox TK Cubillan grounds out to the shortstop. Paul K Garland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Smith reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chuck Matthewson. Billy Devarez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Boom Boom Washington walks. Boom Boom Washington is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Stein walks. Marty Pena fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Marty Pena strikes out. Magglio Kida singles to right field. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Chet K Daviault flies out to the right fielder. Claude TK Estalella walks. Claude TK Estalella is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Art K McDonald doubles to right field. Wilmer Chavez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland John Souza grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Shannon walks. Bob Hinton strikes out. Chuck Matthewson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bill Madlock singles to center field. Ox TK Cubillan grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Paul K Garland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Bob Stein grounds out to the shortstop. Marty Pena strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mike Smith singles to right field. Billy Devarez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Chet K Daviault singles to center field. Billy Devarez advances to third on the hit. Claude TK Estalella triples. Billy Devarez scores. Chet K Daviault scores. Bill Hutchinson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rudy K Roenicke is pinch hitting for Art K McDonald. Rudy K Roenicke flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Claude TK Estalella scores. Wilmer Chavez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dutch K Young enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rudy K Roenicke at C. Dale T Little enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ox TK Cubillan at SS. Magglio Kida flies out to the left fielder. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! John Souza pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bill Madlock grounds out to the second baseman. Dale T Little walks. Charlie Herman is pinch hitting for Paul K Garland. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Dale T Little steals second. Charlie Herman strikes out. Mike Smith singles to right field. Dale T Little scores. Billy Devarez flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Pinky K Womack pitching. Joe Shannon grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Hinton pops out to the first baseman. Chuck Matthewson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Art K McDonald (11).3B - Claude TK Estalella (10).SF - Rudy K Roenicke.GIDP - Ox TK Cubillan. Baserunning: SB - Claude TK Estalella (23), Dale T Little (3).CS - Billy Devarez (14), Claude TK Estalella (8).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control Ducky Wagner improves in speed Emil Shipke did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Daley improves in speed Garey Sorensen did not respond to coaching in 1B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry K Forsch improves in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Larry K Forsch did not respond to coaching in velocity Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ernie K Burns did not respond to coaching in SS