Win: George Narum (1-0) Loss: Bill Hall (2-2)
Save: Tom Rambert (3)
Inning: 1 Oakland George Narum pitching. John Kelly pops out to the shortstop. Buddy Lyden strikes out. Pinky Javier singles to left field. Charley Lewis singles to right field. Buck Benedict walks. Gene Ingersoll strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Hall pitching. Jim Borbon grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Roper strikes out. Rob Daugherty grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Johnny Hearn hits a home run. Damian Marak grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Hall grounds out to the second baseman. John Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jose Bobb pops out to the first baseman. Lou Davison strikes out. Barry Rogers singles to center field. Barry Rogers is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Buddy Lyden strikes out. Pinky Javier hits a home run. Charley Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Buck Benedict grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jake Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop. Thomas Pfister singles to center field. George Narum pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Jim Borbon walks. Bill Roper singles to center field. Rob Daugherty doubles to center field. Thomas Pfister scores. Jim Borbon scores. Jose Bobb singles past the second baseman. Bill Roper scores. Jose Bobb steals second. Lou Davison strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Gene Ingersoll triples. Johnny Hearn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Damian Marak strikes out. Bill Hall strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Barry Rogers grounds out to the third baseman. Jake Jacobs grounds out to the pitcher. Thomas Pfister grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland John Kelly grounds out to the pitcher. Buddy Lyden flies out to the left fielder. Pinky Javier doubles to center field. Charley Lewis singles to right field. Pinky Javier scores. Charley Lewis steals second. Buck Benedict flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota George Narum grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Borbon grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Roper flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Gene Ingersoll walks. Johnny Hearn flies out to the center fielder. Damian Marak singles to center field. Gene Ingersoll advances to third on the hit. Bill Hall grounds into a 3-6-3 double play - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Rob Daugherty flies out to the right fielder. Jose Bobb walks. Lou Davison grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland John Kelly strikes out. Buddy Lyden flies out to the left fielder. Pinky Javier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Barry Rogers walks. Jake Jacobs grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Barry Rogers is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Thomas Pfister singles to right field. George Narum fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. George Narum flies out to the center fielder. Jim Borbon singles to center field. Bill Roper grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Charley Lewis grounds out to the shortstop. Buck Benedict singles to center field. Gene Ingersoll strikes out. Johnny Hearn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rob Daugherty hits a home run. Pete Carden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jose Bobb singles to center field. Lou Davison strikes out. Barry Rogers strikes out. Jake Jacobs grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tom Rambert comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Damian Marak pops out to the first baseman. Blix Wolf is pinch hitting for Pete Carden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Blix Wolf strikes out. John Kelly flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 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: B- Improvements: Earle Essian improves in power_vs_righty Ricardo Dickerson did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Dave Klein improves in power_vs_lefty Dave Kuenn did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Figueroa did not respond to coaching in control Ron Jones did not respond to coaching in control Scott Martin did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Verdo McDaniel did not respond to coaching in velocity Roy Eibel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Otis Garcia did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe Gibson improves in contact_vs_lefty Jay Rollins did not respond to coaching in control Bobby Smith did not respond to coaching in endurance