Inning: 1 Oakland Tim Besana pitching. Junior Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Bustamante reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dutch Dashner. Bobby Marvez walks. Tom Quinces singles to center field. Bill Bustamante scores. Bobby Marvez advances to third on the hit. Sean Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Quinces advances to second on the play. Bobo Barreto flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Vic Ramirez pitching. Jose Walker strikes out. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Andy Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave De Palma grounds out to the shortstop. Tomas Riera singles to right field. Vic Ramirez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Vic Ramirez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dutch Dashner grounds out to the second baseman. Blake Cummings grounds out to the shortstop. Dwight McNally pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Junior Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bustamante singles to center field. Bobby Marvez singles to left field. Bill Bustamante aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tom Quinces flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Marvez steals second. Sean Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Mickey Retzer pops out to the shortstop. Charlie Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Tim Besana lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bobo Barreto pops out to the first baseman. Dave De Palma strikes out. Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jose Walker lines out to the pitcher. Carroll Wetherby singles to left field. Andy Wilkins flies out to the left fielder. Carroll Wetherby steals second. Dutch Dashner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Vic Ramirez walks. Junior Diaz grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Vic Ramirez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bill Bustamante walks. Bobby Marvez pops out to the second baseman. Tom Quinces strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Blake Cummings singles to center field. Dwight McNally singles to left field. Mickey Retzer strikes out. Charlie Hunt strikes out. Tim Besana strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Sean Perez flies out to the center fielder. Bobo Barreto hits an infield single to the second baseman. Dave De Palma grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jose Walker flies out to the right fielder. Carroll Wetherby strikes out. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Vic Ramirez strikes out. Gus Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Junior Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Dutch Dashner strikes out. Blake Cummings grounds out to the second baseman. Dwight McNally strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Bustamante grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Marvez flies out to the left fielder. Tom Quinces flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mickey Retzer grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Hunt strikes out. Mike Snell is pinch hitting for Gus Gates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Snell hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jose Walker strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Swede Cheney pitching. Sean Perez walks. Bobo Barreto flies out to the left fielder. Dave De Palma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sean Perez advances to second on the play. Tomas Riera grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Carroll Wetherby walks. Andy Wilkins grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Carroll Wetherby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dutch Dashner strikes out. Blake Cummings walks. Dwight McNally singles to right field. Andy Wilkins scores. Blake Cummings advances to third on the hit. Pedro Barcelan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mickey Retzer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Pedro Barcelan grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Diaz strikes out. Bill Bustamante flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Charlie Hunt singles to center field. Leo Carty is pinch hitting for Swede Cheney. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Leo Carty strikes out. Jose Walker lines out to the shortstop. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Ed Quinn pitching. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Tom Quinces grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Perez walks. Bobo Barreto walks. Dave De Palma grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Minnesota Andy Wilkins walks. Dutch Dashner singles to left field. Andy Wilkins advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Blake Cummings singles to left field. Andy Wilkins scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Kralick did not respond to coaching in velocity Rube Chris did not respond to coaching in control Nerio Byrnes did not respond to coaching in control Nerio Byrnes did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Frank Jenkins improves in contact_vs_righty Al Bell improves in contact_vs_lefty Mark Durnbaugh did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Meinke did not respond to coaching in speed Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C