Win: Mal Blake (2-1) Loss: Pete Carden (1-1)
Save: Tommy Lobert (9)
Inning: 1 Oakland Lee Strange pitching. Jay Dalrymple grounds out to the second baseman. Buck Benedict singles to left field. Charley Lewis hits a home run. Buck Benedict scores. Steve Potts grounds out to the third baseman. Erv Morgan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Steve Colson pitching. Jim Borbon strikes out. Bill Roper doubles to right field. Rob Daugherty singles to right field. Rob Daugherty steals second. Jose Bobb walks. Lou Davison grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Roper scores. Rob Daugherty advances to third on the play. Jose Bobb advances to second on the play. Billy Consolo walks. Jake Jacobs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Oakland Damian Marak grounds out to the second baseman. Billy Ardoin grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Poffenberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Tuttle walks. Lee Strange lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Borbon strikes out. Bill Roper pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Steve Colson strikes out. Jay Dalrymple flies out to the right fielder. Buck Benedict grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Rob Daugherty reached on a 2-base throwing error by Steve Colson. Jose Bobb strikes out. Lou Davison flies out to the right fielder. Billy Consolo grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Charley Lewis walks. Steve Potts strikes out. Erv Morgan walks. Damian Marak is hit by a pitch. Billy Ardoin grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jake Jacobs flies out to the left fielder. Bill Tuttle singles to right field. Lee Strange lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Borbon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Fred Poffenberger strikes out. Steve Colson strikes out. Jay Dalrymple walks. Buck Benedict grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jay Dalrymple is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bill Roper triples. Rob Daugherty lines out to the second baseman. Jose Bobb strikes out. Lou Davison grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Charley Lewis strikes out. Steve Potts walks. Erv Morgan walks. Mal Blake comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Damian Marak strikes out. Billy Ardoin strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Billy Consolo pops out to the second baseman. Jake Jacobs singles to left field. Bill Tuttle strikes out. Mal Blake grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jake Jacobs is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Fred Poffenberger singles to left field. Steve Colson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay Dalrymple walks. Buck Benedict flies out to the right fielder. Charley Lewis lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jim Borbon strikes out. Bill Roper strikes out. Rob Daugherty strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Steve Potts flies out to the left fielder. Erv Morgan flies out to the right fielder. Pinky Javier is pinch hitting for Damian Marak. Pinky Javier flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Buddy Lyden enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pinky Javier at RF. Jose Bobb singles to center field. Pete Carden comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Lou Davison walks. Billy Consolo hits a home run. Jose Bobb scores. Lou Davison scores. David Whitted comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jake Jacobs doubles to right field. Bill Tuttle doubles to right field. Jake Jacobs scores. Danny Birtsas is pinch hitting for Mal Blake. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Tuttle is out trying to steal third. Danny Birtsas pops out to the third baseman. Jim Borbon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Tommy Lobert pitching. John Kelly is pinch hitting for Billy Ardoin. John Kelly triples. Fred Poffenberger grounds out to the third baseman. Blix Wolf is pinch hitting for David Whitted. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Blix Wolf pops out to the shortstop. Jay Dalrymple strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Minnesota total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Bill Roper (8), Jake Jacobs (5), Bill Tuttle (5).3B - Bill Roper (2).HR - Billy Consolo (6). Baserunning: SB - Rob Daugherty (3).CS - Bill Tuttle (4).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dave Kuenn did not respond to coaching in control Alex Bold improves in arm Gary Figueroa did not respond to coaching in control Ricardo Dickerson improves in arm Horace Drew did not respond to coaching in velocity Albert Sanchez improves in power_vs_righty Scott Martin did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Orlando Stump did not respond to coaching in control Ed Howard did not respond to coaching in control Roy Eibel did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Wynn Tatis improves in power_vs_lefty Sid Aspromonte did not respond to coaching in control Johnny John did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty