Inning: 1 Minnesota Ike Rau pitching. Goat McCloskey singles to left field. Chester Tibbs bunts for a base hit. Bill Dauterive singles to right field. Goat McCloskey scores. Chester Tibbs advances to third on the hit. Ken Handibone hits a home run. Chester Tibbs scores. Bill Dauterive scores. James Pezold grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Glenn Villafuerte flies out to the center fielder. Hiroji Miyaji strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Chick Sutton pitching. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Ben Harris singles to center field. Ben Harris steals second. Red Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Paul Distaso strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Hal Smith strikes out. Chick Sutton grounds out to the third baseman. Goat McCloskey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Fusoya Hiramasu strikes out. Alex Severson singles to left field. Nick Johnston strikes out. Alex Severson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Chester Tibbs grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Dauterive pops out to the first baseman. Ken Handibone flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Cat Dancing grounds out to the third baseman. Ike Rau grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Heinkel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota James Pezold singles to center field. James Pezold steals second. Glenn Villafuerte singles to right field. James Pezold scores. Glenn Villafuerte is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hiroji Miyaji hits a home run. Hal Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Chick Sutton singles to right field. Chick Sutton is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Ben Harris flies out to the left fielder. Red Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Paul Distaso singles to center field. Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Neal Harley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Goat McCloskey singles to center field. Chester Tibbs flies out to the right fielder. Bill Dauterive singles to center field. Goat McCloskey advances to third on the hit. Ken Handibone is hit by a pitch. James Pezold walks. Goat McCloskey scores. Glenn Villafuerte grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Alex Severson flies out to the center fielder. Nick Johnston flies out to the center fielder. Cat Dancing walks. Tom Ward is pinch hitting for Neal Harley. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Tom Ward lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Ravelo Edwards pitching. Hiroji Miyaji grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Smith hits a home run. Chick Sutton flies out to the right fielder. Goat McCloskey flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Joel Heinkel pops out to the shortstop. Ben Harris flies out to the left fielder. Red Jones lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Chester Tibbs strikes out. Bill Dauterive grounds out to the third baseman. Ken Handibone flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Paul Distaso walks. Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the center fielder. Alex Severson strikes out. Nick Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Paul Pruitt is pinch hitting for James Pezold. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Paul Pruitt strikes out. Glenn Villafuerte pops out to the first baseman. Hiroji Miyaji grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Cat Dancing strikes out. Ryan Metkovich is pinch hitting for Ravelo Edwards. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Metkovich grounds out to the third baseman. Joel Heinkel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Frank Yankowski pitching. Rube Erickson is pinch hitting for Hal Smith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Rube Erickson flies out to the left fielder. Chick Sutton grounds out to the shortstop. Goat McCloskey grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ben Harris flies out to the right fielder. Red Jones singles to left field. Paul Distaso flies out to the center fielder. Fusoya Hiramasu grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Raul Lehr improves in power_vs_righty Ken Hodge did not respond to coaching in speed Ken Hodge did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Raul Lehr improves in power_vs_lefty Tex Kida improves in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Deron Morris did not respond to coaching in velocity Cal Beazley did not respond to coaching in velocity Fred Hughes did not respond to coaching in velocity Deron Morris improves in control