Win: Hal Horton (3-2) Loss: Ray Machado (0-3)
Save: Ron Chambliss (7)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Ray Machado pitching. Bob Encarnacion flies out to the left fielder. Glenn Villafuerte walks. Chester Tibbs hits a home run. Glenn Villafuerte scores. Frank Bragan strikes out. Bill Dauterive strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Hal Horton pitching. Joel Heinkel singles to left field. Ben Harris flies out to the left fielder. Red Jones singles to right field. Joel Heinkel advances to third on the hit. Tom Ward reached on a fielding error by James Pezold. Joel Heinkel scores. Fusoya Hiramasu walks. Alex Severson flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Red Jones scores. Nick Johnston pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Paul Pruitt pops out to the second baseman. Tom Witherup strikes out. James Pezold walks. Hal Horton singles to center field. James Pezold advances to third on the hit. Bob Encarnacion walks. Glenn Villafuerte strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Cat Dancing pops out to the shortstop. Ray Machado grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joel Heinkel doubles past the center fielder. Ben Harris flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Chester Tibbs walks. Frank Bragan strikes out. Bill Dauterive strikes out. Paul Pruitt walks. Tom Witherup singles to center field. Chester Tibbs scores. James Pezold strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Red Jones grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Ward grounds out to the shortstop. Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Hal Horton strikes out. Bob Encarnacion grounds out to the second baseman. Glenn Villafuerte is hit by a pitch. Chester Tibbs singles to left field. Frank Bragan pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Alex Severson flies out to the right fielder. Nick Johnston grounds out to the third baseman. Cat Dancing strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Dauterive doubles to right field. Paul Pruitt flies out to the left fielder. Tom Witherup hits an infield single to the pitcher. James Pezold walks. Neal Harley comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Horton pops out to the catcher. Bob Encarnacion strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Neal Harley strikes out. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Ben Harris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the third baseman. Chester Tibbs flies out to the right fielder. Frank Bragan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Red Jones strikes out. Tom Ward grounds out to the third baseman. Fusoya Hiramasu grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Bill Dauterive singles to right field. Paul Pruitt grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Dauterive advances to second on the play. Tom Witherup singles to right field. Bill Dauterive scores. Frank Yankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. James Pezold flies out to the center fielder. Hal Horton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Alex Severson strikes out. Nick Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Cat Dancing singles to left field. Ryan Metkovich is pinch hitting for Frank Yankowski. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ryan Metkovich singles to right field. Cat Dancing advances to third on the hit. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Brian Coluccio pitching. Bob Encarnacion singles to right field. Bob Encarnacion is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Glenn Villafuerte doubles to left field. Chester Tibbs singles to right field. Glenn Villafuerte scores. Frank Bragan singles to left field. Chester Tibbs advances to third on the hit. Bill Dauterive strikes out. Paul Pruitt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Ben Harris walks. Red Jones flies out to the right fielder. Ben Harris steals second. Tom Ward singles to left field. Ben Harris scores. Fusoya Hiramasu strikes out. Alex Severson pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tadao Fukumori comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Witherup grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! James Pezold pops out to the first baseman. Hal Smith is pinch hitting for Hal Horton. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hal Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ron Chambliss pitching. Nick Johnston strikes out. Cat Dancing grounds out to the third baseman. Trevor Belmont is pinch hitting for Tadao Fukumori. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Trevor Belmont grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 13 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Andy McCracken did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Ted Burkam improves in power_vs_righty Ted Burkam improves in speed Tex Kida improves in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Mulvey did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Mulvey did not respond to coaching in control Mike Lezcano improves in range Johnny White did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty