Win: Richard McConnell (11-6) Loss: J.D. Strange (8-10)
Save: Pedro Blankenship (38)
Inning: 1 Oakland Richard McConnell pitching. John Lyons strikes out. Danny Gregg singles to center field. Andre Wehmeier grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota J.D. Strange pitching. Bernardo Kalahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Pat Whiten strikes out. Alex Moronko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Takeshi Kitamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Williams flies out to the right fielder. Ted Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Curt Brito singles to center field. Curt Brito steals second. Joe Pressnell walks. Roy Hegman grounds out to the third baseman. Curt Brito advances to third on the play. Joe Pressnell advances to second on the play. Morgan Thompson grounds out to the shortstop. Curt Brito scores. Joe Pressnell advances to third on the play. Jeff May pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Chris Seilheimer singles to center field. Billy Shirley singles to center field. Chris Seilheimer advances to third on the hit. J.D. Strange flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Chris Seilheimer scores. John Lyons singles to right field. Billy Shirley advances to third on the hit. Danny Gregg grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Richard McConnell grounds out to the pitcher. Bernardo Kalahan singles to right field. Pat Whiten grounds out to the second baseman. Bernardo Kalahan advances to second on the play. Alex Moronko strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Andre Wehmeier pops out to the second baseman. Takeshi Kitamoto strikes out. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Curt Brito singles to center field. Curt Brito steals second. Joe Pressnell strikes out. Roy Hegman doubles to left field. Curt Brito scores. Morgan Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Jeff May lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ted Davis strikes out. Chris Seilheimer singles to center field. Billy Shirley lines out to the second baseman. J.D. Strange flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Richard McConnell singles to left field. Bernardo Kalahan singles past the shortstop. Passed ball. Richard McConnell advances to third. Bernardo Kalahan advances to second. Pat Whiten grounds out to the pitcher. Alex Moronko singles to right field. Richard McConnell scores. Bernardo Kalahan scores. Curt Brito grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Alex Moronko is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Joe Pressnell grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Curt Brito is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland John Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Danny Gregg pops out to the second baseman. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Roy Hegman walks. Morgan Thompson singles to right field. Jeff May pops out to the third baseman. Richard McConnell fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Richard McConnell singles to right field. Bernardo Kalahan singles to center field. Roy Hegman scores. Morgan Thompson scores. Richard McConnell advances to third on the hit. Jim Friday comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Whiten doubles to right field. Richard McConnell scores. Bernardo Kalahan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Alex Moronko strikes out. Curt Brito grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Takeshi Kitamoto walks. Mike Williams flies out to the center fielder. Ted Davis strikes out. Chris Seilheimer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Joe Pressnell pops out to the third baseman. Roy Hegman lines out to the first baseman. Morgan Thompson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Koichi Hasegawa is pinch hitting for Billy Shirley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Koichi Hasegawa grounds out to the shortstop. Wayne Handley is pinch hitting for Jim Friday. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Wayne Handley strikes out. Leo Cermak is pinch hitting for John Lyons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Leo Cermak doubles to left field. Danny Gregg walks. Andre Wehmeier grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jacque Segui pitching. Jeff May walks. Richard McConnell lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Joe Polcovich is pinch hitting for Pat Whiten. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Polcovich pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Takeshi Kitamoto doubles to center field. Mike Williams flies out to the left fielder. Ted Davis walks. Chris Seilheimer grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ted Davis is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Koichi Hasegawa doubles to left field. Takeshi Kitamoto scores. Chris Seilheimer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tom Bader is pinch hitting for Jacque Segui. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Bader doubles to right field. Koichi Hasegawa scores. Frank Morse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Leo Cermak walks. Pedro Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Danny Gregg flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Les Hutson did not respond to coaching in velocity Kuniyuki Inagaki did not respond to coaching in arm Kid Brown improves in contact_vs_lefty Doc Nevel improves in power_vs_righty Tom Monzant did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jim Johnson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ray Andrews did not respond to coaching in control Hugh Codiroli did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Metzler did not respond to coaching in endurance Steven McCarthy did not respond to coaching in velocity William Thomson did not respond to coaching in velocity Steven McCarthy did not respond to coaching in velocity