Win: Jimmy Brown (6-14) Loss: Henry Jacobus (2-6)
Save: Pedro Blankenship (40)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Masaya Sugiyama pitching. Bob Glaus strikes out. Dave Lupien strikes out. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jimmy Brown pitching. John Lyons strikes out. Wayne Handley flies out to the left fielder. Ed Maggert grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Lee Harris flies out to the center fielder. Pat Whiten grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Martin triples. Mike Mulligan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Charlie Duran flies out to the right fielder. Mike Williams strikes out. Ted Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Curt Brito walks. Jimmy Brown lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Curt Brito forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Bob Glaus strikes out. Dave Lupien grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Leo Cermak walks. Leo Cermak steals second. Chris Seilheimer singles to center field. Leo Cermak is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Masaya Sugiyama fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Masaya Sugiyama singles to center field. John Lyons strikes out. Wayne Handley singles to right field. Ed Maggert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan singles to center field. Lee Harris walks. Pat Whiten grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Lee Harris is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Martin grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Charlie Duran walks. Mike Williams singles to left field. Charlie Duran advances to third on the hit. Ted Davis hits a home run. Charlie Duran scores. Mike Williams scores. Leo Cermak singles to left field. Chris Seilheimer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Masaya Sugiyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Mike Mulligan flies out to the right fielder. Curt Brito pops out to the third baseman. Jimmy Brown walks. Bob Glaus flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland John Lyons flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Handley strikes out. Ed Maggert walks. Charlie Duran grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Lupien pops out to the third baseman. Bernardo Kalahan singles to right field. Lee Harris walks. Pat Whiten is hit by a pitch. Gary Martin flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bernardo Kalahan scores. Mike Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Williams strikes out. Ted Davis grounds out to the third baseman. Leo Cermak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Curt Brito grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Brown pops out to the first baseman. Bob Glaus grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Chris Seilheimer strikes out. Masaya Sugiyama strikes out. John Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Dave Lupien singles to center field. Dave Lupien steals second. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Lee Harris hits a home run. Dave Lupien scores. Pat Whiten lines out to the third baseman. Gary Martin bunts for a base hit. Mike Mulligan walks. Curt Brito walks. Henry Jacobus comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Brown flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Wayne Handley strikes out. Ed Maggert strikes out. Charlie Duran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bob Glaus flies out to the center fielder. Dave Lupien singles to center field. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Lee Harris triples. Dave Lupien scores. Pat Whiten walks. Jacque Segui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Gary Martin pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Pedro Blankenship comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Williams singles to left field. Ted Davis grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Williams is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Leo Cermak strikes out. Chris Seilheimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Batting:3B - Lee Harris (6), Gary Martin (2).HR - Lee Harris (22).SF - Gary Martin.GIDP - Gary Martin.HBP - Pat Whiten (2). Baserunning: SB - Dave Lupien (31).
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: David Murray improves in speed Butch Kearney did not respond to coaching in velocity Butch Kearney did not respond to coaching in control Ron Galle did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Dorgan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Alex Moronko did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Doc Nevel improves in power_vs_lefty Kuniyuki Inagaki improves in speed Rick Rigney did not respond to coaching in control Luis Young did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Bill Pickup did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bill Pickup improves in arm