Win: Pedro Barcelan (4-1) Loss: Swede Cheney (3-2)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dhamel Lily pitching. Jose Walker triples. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Dutch Dashner strikes out. Blake Cummings grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Josh Lynn pitching. Junior Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dwight McNally doubles to left field. Mickey Retzer strikes out. Charlie Hunt strikes out. Mike Farr singles to center field. Dwight McNally scores. Josh Lynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Quinces flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Sean Perez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Jose Walker flies out to the center fielder. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Dutch Dashner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bobo Barreto pops out to the first baseman. Mario Menendez grounds out to the third baseman. Dhamel Lily grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Blake Cummings singles past the second baseman. Dwight McNally singles to left field. Blake Cummings advances to third on the hit. Mickey Retzer strikes out. Charlie Hunt flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Blake Cummings scores. Mike Farr pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Junior Diaz singles to left field. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Bobby Marvez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Josh Lynn grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Walker flies out to the right fielder. Andy Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tom Quinces reached on a fielding error by Dwight McNally. Eddie Cangelosi walks. Sean Perez singles to left field. Tom Quinces scores. Eddie Cangelosi advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Bobo Barreto flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Eddie Cangelosi scores. Mario Menendez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dutch Dashner strikes out. Blake Cummings singles to left field. Dwight McNally flies out to the left fielder. Mickey Retzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tomas Riera is pinch hitting for Dhamel Lily. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Junior Diaz walks. Bill Bustamante grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Junior Diaz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Bobby Marvez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bobby Dario pitching. Charlie Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Mike Farr singles to left field. Mike Snell is pinch hitting for Josh Lynn. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Mike Snell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Gus Gates pitching. Tom Quinces lines out to the shortstop. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Sean Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Jose Walker grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Andy Wilkins flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Dashner singles to center field. Blake Cummings singles to left field. Dutch Dashner advances to third on the hit. Dwight McNally flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bobo Barreto flies out to the right fielder. Mario Menendez flies out to the center fielder. Dave De Palma is pinch hitting for Bobby Dario. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dave De Palma flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Pedro Barcelan pitching. Mickey Retzer grounds out to the second baseman. Charlie Hunt singles past the second baseman. Mike Farr grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Junior Diaz flies out to the right fielder. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Bobby Marvez singles to center field. Tom Quinces strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Leo Carty is pinch hitting for Gus Gates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Leo Carty grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Walker grounds out to the third baseman. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Swede Cheney pitching. Eddie Cangelosi reached on a 2-base fielding error by Mickey Retzer. Sean Perez singles to right field. Eddie Cangelosi scores. Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 2
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Barojas did not respond to coaching in speed Wade Marsh improves in speed Dick Lucas improves in contact_vs_righty Salomon McFarland improves in speed Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rankin Brown improves in power_vs_righty Jose Montes improves in power_vs_lefty Chuck Boland improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Carroll did not respond to coaching in control