Win: Jeff Rodriguez (4-1) Loss: Grover Barnes (3-2)
Save: Pedro Barcelan (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Grover Barnes pitching. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Marvez singles to left field. Tomas Riera hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dave De Palma singles to left field. Bobby Marvez scores. Tom Quinces doubles to left field. Tomas Riera scores. Dave De Palma scores. Eddie Cangelosi lines out to the first baseman. Danny Hamann grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jeff Rodriguez pitching. Jose Walker flies out to the center fielder. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the second baseman. Andy Wilkins reached on a fielding error by Bill Bustamante. Dutch Dashner walks. Blake Cummings pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Harper Herrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Rodriguez grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dwight McNally grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Retzer strikes out. Charlie Hunt singles to right field. Grover Barnes grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bobby Marvez grounds out to the third baseman. Tomas Riera grounds out to the second baseman. Dave De Palma singles to right field. Tom Quinces grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jose Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Carroll Wetherby flies out to the left fielder. Andy Wilkins pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi triples. Danny Hamann flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Eddie Cangelosi scores. Harper Herrera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jeff Rodriguez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Dutch Dashner strikes out. Blake Cummings strikes out. Dwight McNally grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Bustamante walks. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Tomas Riera singles past the second baseman. Dave De Palma strikes out. Tom Quinces pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mickey Retzer grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Hunt strikes out. Grover Barnes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Danny Hamann grounds out to the third baseman. Harper Herrera walks. Jeff Rodriguez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Jose Walker walks. Carroll Wetherby strikes out. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Dutch Dashner strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Bustamante strikes out. Bobby Marvez singles to center field. Tomas Riera singles to center field. Bobby Marvez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Alex Garcia comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dave De Palma strikes out. Tomas Riera steals second. Tom Quinces strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Blake Cummings grounds out to the second baseman. Dwight McNally walks. Mickey Retzer strikes out. Charlie Hunt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the pitcher. Danny Hamann grounds out to the second baseman. Harper Herrera strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Mike Snell is pinch hitting for Alex Garcia. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Mike Snell grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Walker pops out to the catcher. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Gus Gates pitching. Carlos Guero is pinch hitting for Jeff Rodriguez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Carlos Guero strikes out. Bill Bustamante walks. Bobby Marvez walks. Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Dave De Palma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tyson Canales pitching. Andy Wilkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dutch Dashner walks. Blake Cummings singles to right field. Dwight McNally strikes out. Mickey Retzer bunts for a base hit. Pedro Barcelan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Charlie Hunt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marcos Hermano improves in power_vs_lefty Riccardo Alvarez improves in range Erwin Moreno improves in speed JianCarlos Soto did not respond to coaching in speed
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Meinke improves in range Mike Owens did not respond to coaching in control Mario Christiansen did not respond to coaching in endurance Dick Lucas did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C