Inning: 1 Oakland Mark Durnbaugh pitching. Junior Diaz grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Bustamante flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Dhamel Lily pitching. Jose Walker strikes out. Carroll Wetherby flies out to the left fielder. Andy Wilkins grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Tom Quinces grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Cangelosi singles to center field. Bobo Barreto walks. Dave De Palma singles to right field. The defense is playing the infield in. Tomas Riera singles to right field. Eddie Cangelosi scores. Bobo Barreto scores. Dave De Palma is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Dhamel Lily strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dutch Dashner grounds out to the second baseman. Blake Cummings flies out to the right fielder. Mickey Retzer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Junior Diaz singles to center field. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the third baseman. Junior Diaz advances to second on the play. Bobby Marvez pops out to the first baseman. Tom Quinces flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Charlie Hunt grounds out to the shortstop. Juan Karmen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Mark Durnbaugh flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi lines out to the second baseman. Bobo Barreto flies out to the center fielder. Dave De Palma flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jose Walker flies out to the center fielder. Carroll Wetherby flies out to the center fielder. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tomas Riera grounds out to the shortstop. Dhamel Lily flies out to the left fielder. Junior Diaz singles to center field. Junior Diaz is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Dutch Dashner flies out to the left fielder. Blake Cummings strikes out. Mickey Retzer triples. Charlie Hunt singles to center field. Mickey Retzer scores. Juan Karmen grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Charlie Hunt is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Bustamante strikes out. Bobby Marvez flies out to the right fielder. Tom Quinces flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Mike Snell is pinch hitting for Mark Durnbaugh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Mike Snell doubles to right field. Jose Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Snell advances to third on the play. Carroll Wetherby strikes out. Andy Wilkins walks. Dutch Dashner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Gus Gates pitching. Eddie Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Bobo Barreto pops out to the shortstop. Dave De Palma strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Blake Cummings grounds out to the second baseman. Mickey Retzer singles to left field. Jay Halama comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Charlie Hunt strikes out. Juan Karmen flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tomas Riera walks. Harper Herrera is pinch hitting for Jay Halama. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Harper Herrera walks. Junior Diaz strikes out. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Bobby Marvez singles to center field. Tomas Riera scores. Harper Herrera advances to third on the hit. Tom Quinces flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Minnesota Pedro Barcelan pitching. Leo Carty is pinch hitting for Gus Gates. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Leo Carty grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Walker singles to left field. Carroll Wetherby strikes out. Andy Wilkins pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Swede Cheney pitching. Eddie Cangelosi singles to center field. Bobo Barreto doubles to center field. Dave De Palma singles to left field. Eddie Cangelosi scores. Bobo Barreto scores. Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Carlos Guero is pinch hitting for Pedro Barcelan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Carlos Guero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave De Palma advances to second on the play. Dave De Palma steals third. Junior Diaz hits a home run. Dave De Palma scores. Bill Bustamante singles to left field. Bobby Marvez singles to left field. Bill Bustamante advances to third on the hit. Tom Quinces walks. Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Chris Chamberlan pitching. Dutch Dashner strikes out. Blake Cummings hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mickey Retzer flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jim Lopez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty JianCarlos Soto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rankin Brown improves in arm Jose Montes improves in power_vs_lefty
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mario Christiansen improves in velocity Mike Owens improves in control Mike Shawkey improves in arm Mario Christiansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C