Win: Keith Wade (5-6) Loss: Fred Bartholomew (5-5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Keith Wade pitching. Bill Duff reached on a 2-base throwing error by Tony Bosman. Dave Triplett strikes out. Tony Armas pops out to the second baseman. Horace Jones singles to right field. Bill Duff scores. Dan Bevan hits a home run. Horace Jones scores. Bobby Puente strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Fred Bartholomew pitching. Ken Butcher grounds out to the second baseman. Jake Marley grounds out to the shortstop. Tarrik Kalin pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ren Smith walks. Hayduke Yoder grounds out to the third baseman. Ren Smith advances to second on the play. Fred Bartholomew grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ren Smith advances to third on the play. Bill Duff hits an infield single to the shortstop. Ren Smith scores. Dave Triplett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dusty Miller grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Chuck Simmons singles to center field. Chuck Simmons steals second. Wilbur Murphy walks. Tony Bosman hits a home run. Chuck Simmons scores. Wilbur Murphy scores. Frank Potter singles to left field. Keith Wade lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Butcher flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Tony Armas strikes out. Horace Jones flies out to the right fielder. Dan Bevan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jake Marley lines out to the shortstop. Tarrik Kalin grounds out to the pitcher. Dusty Miller singles to right field. Chuck Simmons grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bobby Puente lines out to the third baseman. Ren Smith singles to right field. Hayduke Yoder strikes out. Fred Bartholomew pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Wilbur Murphy hits an infield single to the second baseman. Tony Bosman flies out to the left fielder. Wilbur Murphy steals second. Frank Potter hits an infield single to the pitcher. Keith Wade singles to left field. Wilbur Murphy scores. Frank Potter advances to third on the hit. Ken Butcher grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Potter scores. Keith Wade advances to second on the play. R.C. Haad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Marley doubles to left field. Keith Wade scores. Tarrik Kalin strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Duff singles to left field. Dave Triplett flies out to the left fielder. Tony Armas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bill Duff is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Horace Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dusty Miller walks. Chuck Simmons grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Wilbur Murphy walks. Tony Bosman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Dan Bevan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Puente strikes out. Ren Smith pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Frank Potter singles to left field. George Whipple comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Keith Wade lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ken Butcher grounds out to the catcher. Jake Marley singles to right field. Frank Potter scores. Tarrik Kalin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Hayduke Yoder grounds out to the shortstop. Ron Webster is pinch hitting for George Whipple. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Ron Webster singles to right field. Bill Duff strikes out. Dave Triplett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Hank Davis pitching. Dusty Miller strikes out. Chuck Simmons pops out to the third baseman. Wilbur Murphy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Shore enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dusty Miller at RF. Tony Armas strikes out. Horace Jones doubles past the third baseman. Dan Bevan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Horace Jones advances to third on the play. Bobby Puente flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tony Bosman singles to center field. Tony Bosman steals second. Frank Potter flies out to the center fielder. Terry Clark is pinch hitting for Keith Wade. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Terry Clark singles past the second baseman. Tony Bosman scores. Mike Kores comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Chris Mullen is pinch hitting for Ken Butcher. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chris Mullen grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Clark advances to second on the play. Jake Marley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Vargas pitching. Ren Smith flies out to the center fielder. Hayduke Yoder pops out to the shortstop. Charley Jolly is pinch hitting for Mike Kores. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charley Jolly lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Finigan improves in arm Scoops Marion improves in contact_vs_righty Ben Brown did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Meinke did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tom Houk improves in arm Dale Skeels improves in power_vs_righty Jerry Bissonette improves in contact_vs_lefty Vance Lomon did not respond to coaching in velocity