Inning: 1 Minnesota Bill Sisler pitching. Tim Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Kilduff grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Shawn Doheny lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Bailor pitching. Mike Parris strikes out. Juan Lopez grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Alex Alexander lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Jonnard pops out to the second baseman. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Doug Shoemaker flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Matt Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Stewart hits a home run. Trevor Harman walks. Bob Henke strikes out. Trevor Harman steals second. Dave Dexter flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Moonlight Blyzka singles to right field. Marty Anderson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Mike Bailor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Sisler singles to right field. Mike Parris strikes out. Juan Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Alex Alexander pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tim Lyons singles to center field. George Kilduff flies out to the left fielder. Shawn Doheny is hit by a pitch. Bill Jonnard walks. Rickey McCloskey walks. Tim Lyons scores. Doug Shoemaker pops out to the catcher. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Matt Cook grounds out to the pitcher. Frank Stewart strikes out. Trevor Harman singles to center field. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Joe Kinslow is pinch hitting for Marty Anderson. Joe Kinslow flies out to the right fielder. Mike Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Tim Lyons singles to right field. George Kilduff grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave Dexter flies out to the left fielder. Bill Sisler strikes out. Mike Parris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Shawn Doheny hits an infield single to the shortstop. Bill Jonnard flies out to the left fielder. Rickey McCloskey grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Shawn Doheny is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Doug Shoemaker singles to left field. Rickey McCloskey advances to third on the hit. Stew Just 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. Doug Shoemaker steals second. Moonlight Blyzka walks. Joe Kinslow pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Juan Lopez strikes out. Alex Alexander is hit by a pitch. Alex Alexander is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Matt Cook strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jim Werth is pinch hitting for Mike Bailor. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jim Werth reached on a fielding error by Matt Cook. Tim Lyons grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jim Werth is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Kilduff lines out to the third baseman. Shawn Doheny walks. Bill Jonnard strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Fuller pitching. Frank Stewart strikes out. Trevor Harman grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Rickey McCloskey pops out to the second baseman. Doug Shoemaker walks. Moonlight Blyzka flies out to the center fielder. Joe Kinslow flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dave Dexter strikes out. Harry Wendell is pinch hitting for Stew Just. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Harry Wendell walks. Harry Wendell steals second. Mike Parris walks. Juan Lopez flies out to the left fielder. Alex Alexander singles to right field. Harry Wendell scores. Matt Cook flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Steve Smith pitching. Dizzy Wilmet is pinch hitting for Harry Fuller. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dizzy Wilmet strikes out. Tim Lyons hits a home run. George Kilduff grounds out to the second baseman. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Burt Clinton pitching. Frank Stewart grounds out to the third baseman. Trevor Harman grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Henke singles to center field. Dave Dexter grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Minnesota Billy Arntzen comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Jonnard flies out to the right fielder. Rickey McCloskey grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Shoemaker doubles to left field. Moonlight Blyzka singles to center field. Doug Shoemaker scores. Joe Kinslow singles to center field. Moonlight Blyzka advances to third on the hit. Burt Clinton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Denney Perdue is pinch hitting for Billy Arntzen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denney Perdue grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Parris reached on a fielding error by Doug Shoemaker. Juan Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Alex Alexander walks. Matt Cook singles to right field. Mike Parris is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 12 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:HR - Frank Stewart (2).HBP - Alex Alexander (1). Baserunning: SB - Trevor Harman (3), Harry Wendell (1).CS - Alex Alexander (2). Fielding: E - Matt Cook.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Vidal improves in contact_vs_righty Devon Brown improves in control Marty Durham did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Rance Velasquez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Weldon Gagnon did not respond to coaching in control Ed Aaron did not respond to coaching in control Chief Zardon did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Casey Hanford improves in velocity Al Ash did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Homer Ussat improves in range Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in speed Manuel Rockenfield improves in arm Al Ash improves in contact_vs_righty Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C