Inning: 1 Oakland Keith Wheeler pitching. Fred Shifflett singles to right field. Tony Armas singles to center field. Horace Jones strikes out. Dan Bevan walks. Rafael Harris flies out to the center fielder. Dave Triplett strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Minnesota Fred Bartholomew pitching. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the pitcher. Ken Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Jake Marley pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bobby Puente strikes out. Ren Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Bartholomew grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Tarrik Kalin singles to center field. Dusty Miller flies out to the right fielder. Tarrik Kalin is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Chuck Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Fred Shifflett strikes out. Tony Armas reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tony Bosman. Horace Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Bevan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Wilbur Murphy singles to right field. Wilbur Murphy steals second. Tony Bosman flies out to the right fielder. Keith Wheeler singles to center field. Wilbur Murphy scores. Dan Hildebrand pops out to the first baseman. Ken Butcher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Rafael Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Triplett strikes out. Bobby Puente singles to left field. Ren Smith grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Bobby Puente is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jake Marley singles to center field. Tarrik Kalin strikes out. Dusty Miller singles to center field. Jake Marley advances to third on the hit. Chuck Simmons grounds out to the shortstop. Jake Marley scores. Dusty Miller advances to second on the play. Wilbur Murphy lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Fred Bartholomew strikes out. Fred Shifflett strikes out. Tony Armas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tony Bosman singles to right field. Keith Wheeler lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Tony Bosman forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Dan Hildebrand singles to left field. Keith Wheeler advances to third on the hit. Ken Butcher reached on a fielding error by Bobby Puente. Keith Wheeler scores. Jake Marley flies out to the left fielder. Tarrik Kalin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Horace Jones hits a home run. Dan Bevan walks. Dan Bevan gets picked off first. Rafael Harris walks. Dave Triplett strikes out. Rafael Harris steals second. Bobby Puente strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dusty Miller singles to left field. Chuck Simmons singles to left field. Wilbur Murphy grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Dusty Miller advances to third on the play. Tony Bosman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ren Smith grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Bartholomew strikes out. Fred Shifflett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Keith Wheeler strikes out. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Ken Butcher hits a home run. George Whipple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Marley hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tarrik Kalin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Shore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dusty Miller at RF. Frank Potter enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Simmons at SS. Tony Armas lines out to the shortstop. Horace Jones strikes out. Dan Bevan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Bob Shore singles to left field. Frank Potter strikes out. Wilbur Murphy walks. Hank Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Bosman grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jeff Roseboro comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rafael Harris walks. Dave Triplett doubles to left field. Bobby Puente singles to right field. Rafael Harris scores. Ren Smith singles to center field. Dave Triplett scores. Bill Duff is pinch hitting for Hank Davis. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bill Duff grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Bobby Puente advances to third on the play. Fred Shifflett singles to center field. Bobby Puente scores. Dave Puddy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Armas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Keeton pitching. Terry Clark is pinch hitting for Dave Puddy. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Terry Clark flies out to the left fielder. Dan Hildebrand singles to left field. Dan Hildebrand steals second. Ken Butcher flies out to the center fielder. Jake Marley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Bill Vargas pitching. Horace Jones pops out to the third baseman. Dan Bevan flies out to the right fielder. Rafael Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Tarrik Kalin flies out to the center fielder. Bob Shore flies out to the left fielder. Frank Potter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Dave Triplett grounds out to the pitcher. Bobby Puente pops out to the third baseman. Ren Smith pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Minnesota Wilbur Murphy flies out to the left fielder. Tony Bosman strikes out. Osamu Tokaji is pinch hitting for Bill Vargas. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Osamu Tokaji hits a home run. Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Meinke did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Meinke did not respond to coaching in velocity Kenji Arime did not respond to coaching in control Minoru Matsui did not respond to coaching in range
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dean Downey did not respond to coaching in range Alan Cerutti did not respond to coaching in velocity Dean Downey improves in speed Dave Demeter did not respond to coaching in control