Win: Jay Halama (6-4) Loss: Bob Everitt (5-6)
Save: Tyson Canales (18)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bob Everitt pitching. Junior Diaz walks. Junior Diaz steals second. Bill Bustamante flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Marvez walks. Tom Quinces singles to left field. Junior Diaz scores. Bobby Marvez aggressively advances to third on the hit. Eddie Cangelosi singles to center field. Bobby Marvez scores. Sean Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Quinces advances to third on the play. Eddie Cangelosi advances to second on the play. Bobo Barreto grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jay Halama pitching. Jose Walker strikes out. Carroll Wetherby singles to right field. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Dutch Dashner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Carroll Wetherby is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mario Menendez strikes out. Jay Halama strikes out. Junior Diaz flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Blake Cummings grounds out to the shortstop. Dwight McNally lines out to the second baseman. Mickey Retzer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Bustamante flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Tom Quinces walks. Eddie Cangelosi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Charlie Hunt strikes out. Bob Everitt singles to left field. Jose Walker grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bob Everitt is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Carroll Wetherby pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Sean Perez flies out to the left fielder. Bobo Barreto grounds out to the shortstop. Mario Menendez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Andy Wilkins flies out to the right fielder. Dutch Dashner doubles to center field. Blake Cummings singles to center field. Dutch Dashner scores. Dwight McNally grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jay Halama strikes out. Junior Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Bustamante walks. Bobby Marvez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mickey Retzer singles to left field. Charlie Hunt singles to center field. Mickey Retzer advances to third on the hit. Bob Everitt grounds out to the pitcher. Charlie Hunt advances to second on the play. Jose Walker flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Mickey Retzer is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Quinces flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Cangelosi walks. Sean Perez grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Carroll Wetherby strikes out. Andy Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Dashner grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobo Barreto flies out to the left fielder. Mario Menendez walks. Gus Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mario Menendez steals second. Jay Halama grounds out to the third baseman. Junior Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Blake Cummings singles to left field. Dwight McNally flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Retzer strikes out. Charlie Hunt strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Bustamante grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Marvez strikes out. Tom Quinces strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Pedro Barcelan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. 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 grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Walker grounds out to the shortstop. Carroll Wetherby lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Alex Garcia pitching. Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the shortstop. Tomas Riera is pinch hitting for Sean Perez. Tomas Riera walks. Bobo Barreto grounds out to the second baseman. Tomas Riera advances to second on the play. Mario Menendez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tyson Canales comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Andy Wilkins singles to right field. Dutch Dashner flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Blake Cummings walks. Dwight McNally grounds out to the shortstop. Andy Wilkins advances to third on the play. Blake Cummings advances to second on the play. Mickey Retzer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Marcos Hermano improves in contact_vs_lefty Rube Chris did not respond to coaching in control Marcos Hermano improves in speed Danny Hamann improves in contact_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Wade Marsh improves in contact_vs_lefty Wade Marsh improves in contact_vs_righty Frank Jenkins improves in power_vs_righty Frank Jenkins improves in range Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C