Win: Carl Grabowski (1-0) Loss: Dick Sawatski (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Carl Grabowski pitching. Ben Harris singles to center field. Joel Heinkel flies out to the left fielder. Ben Harris steals second. Red Jones walks. Paul Distaso grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dick Sawatski pitching. Bob Encarnacion lines out to the second baseman. Goat McCloskey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Glenn Villafuerte singles past the shortstop. Chester Tibbs reached on a fielding error by Red Jones. Ken Handibone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Alex Severson singles to center field. Nick Johnston strikes out. Cat Dancing singles to center field. Alex Severson aggressively advances to third on the hit. Trevor Belmont singles to left field. Alex Severson scores. Cat Dancing advances to third on the hit. Dick Sawatski flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Cat Dancing scores. Ben Harris singles to right field. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Frank Bragan flies out to the right fielder. Bill Dauterive walks. Hiroji Miyaji grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Red Jones flies out to the right fielder. Paul Distaso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Severson pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Carl Grabowski singles to center field. Bob Encarnacion strikes out. Goat McCloskey walks. Glenn Villafuerte strikes out. Chester Tibbs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Nick Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Cat Dancing singles to right field. Trevor Belmont strikes out. Dick Sawatski lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Ken Handibone singles to right field. Frank Bragan singles to left field. Ken Handibone advances to third on the hit. Bill Dauterive singles to center field. Ken Handibone scores. Hiroji Miyaji hits a home run. Frank Bragan scores. Bill Dauterive scores. Carl Grabowski grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Encarnacion flies out to the left fielder. Goat McCloskey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Ben Harris strikes out. Joel Heinkel flies out to the left fielder. Red Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Glenn Villafuerte hits a home run. Neal Harley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chester Tibbs flies out to the right fielder. Ken Handibone singles to right field. Frank Bragan singles to right field. Ken Handibone advances to third on the hit. Bill Dauterive grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Bragan advances to second on the play. Hiroji Miyaji hits a home run. Ken Handibone scores. Frank Bragan scores. Ravelo Edwards comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Carl Grabowski singles to center field. Bob Encarnacion singles to left field. Goat McCloskey doubles past the left fielder. Carl Grabowski scores. Bob Encarnacion scores. Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Paul Distaso walks. Paul Distaso steals second. Alex Severson strikes out. Nick Johnston strikes out. Cat Dancing grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chester Tibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Handibone singles to center field. Frank Bragan hits a home run. Ken Handibone scores. Bill Dauterive singles to center field. Bill Dauterive steals second. Hiroji Miyaji flies out to the left fielder. Carl Grabowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Trevor Belmont grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fusoya Hiramasu is pinch hitting for Ravelo Edwards. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fusoya Hiramasu grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Frank Yankowski pitching. Bob Encarnacion walks. Goat McCloskey flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Villafuerte strikes out. Chester Tibbs bunts for a base hit. Ken Handibone strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Joel Heinkel flies out to the center fielder. Red Jones flies out to the left fielder. Paul Distaso pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Frank Bragan singles to center field. Bill Dauterive singles to center field. Hiroji Miyaji grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Dauterive is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carl Grabowski grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ernie Beazley is pinch hitting for Alex Severson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ernie Beazley doubles to center field. Nick Johnston singles to right field. Ernie Beazley scores. Cat Dancing flies out to the center fielder. Trevor Belmont grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Nick Johnston is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Ward is pinch hitting for Frank Yankowski. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Ward grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Trevor Belmont is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Lezcano did not respond to coaching in speed Rube George improves in range Frank Grace improves in speed Charlie Castillo did not respond to coaching in control
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Pat Meyer improves in control Ken Hodge improves in contact_vs_righty Herb Parsons improves in contact_vs_righty Frank White did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Ken Hodge did not respond to coaching in RF