Win: Brian Coluccio (3-1) Loss: Ron Chambliss (1-1)
Save: Tadao Fukumori (9)
Inning: 1 Oakland Doc Ginter pitching. Joel Heinkel lines out to the third baseman. Trevor Belmont doubles to left field. Red Jones strikes out. Paul Distaso singles to center field. Trevor Belmont is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Walter Langkowski pitching. Bob Encarnacion singles to left field. Goat McCloskey grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Alex Severson flies out to the center fielder. Nick Johnston strikes out. Cat Dancing flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Ken Handibone flies out to the center fielder. Frank Bragan lines out to the shortstop. Bill Dauterive singles to center field. Hiroji Miyaji strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ben Harris singles to right field. Ben Harris is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Walter Langkowski pops out to the second baseman. Joel Heinkel walks. Trevor Belmont flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Daryl Borton singles to right field. Doc Ginter lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Encarnacion walks. Goat McCloskey strikes out. Glenn Villafuerte singles to center field. Ken Handibone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Red Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Distaso singles to center field. Alex Severson singles to left field. Paul Distaso advances to third on the hit. Alex Severson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Nick Johnston grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Frank Bragan grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Dauterive grounds out to the third baseman. Hiroji Miyaji strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Cat Dancing walks. Ben Harris grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Walter Langkowski grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Daryl Borton singles in front of the center fielder. Doc Ginter lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bob Encarnacion strikes out. Goat McCloskey doubles to left field. Daryl Borton scores. Glenn Villafuerte walks. Ken Handibone grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Goat McCloskey is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Joel Heinkel singles past the second baseman. Joel Heinkel steals second. Trevor Belmont strikes out. Red Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Joel Heinkel gets picked off second (1-6). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Frank Bragan lines out to the pitcher. Bill Dauterive flies out to the center fielder. Hiroji Miyaji grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Paul Distaso strikes out. Alex Severson singles to left field. Alex Severson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Nick Johnston flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Daryl Borton grounds out to the third baseman. Doc Ginter strikes out. Bob Encarnacion flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Cat Dancing grounds out to the pitcher. Ben Harris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Beazley is pinch hitting for Walter Langkowski. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ernie Beazley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Brian Coluccio pitching. Goat McCloskey flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Villafuerte grounds out to the second baseman. Ken Handibone singles to center field. Frank Bragan doubles to left field. Ken Handibone uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bill Dauterive strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ron Chambliss comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joel Heinkel walks. Trevor Belmont flies out to the left fielder. Red Jones walks. Paul Distaso strikes out. Alex Severson singles to center field. Joel Heinkel scores. Nick Johnston singles to left field. Red Jones scores. Alex Severson advances to third on the hit. Bryce Burtschy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cat Dancing singles to center field. Alex Severson scores. Nick Johnston aggressively advances to third on the hit. Ben Harris singles to left field. Nick Johnston scores. Cat Dancing advances to third on the hit. Tom Ward is pinch hitting for Brian Coluccio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Ward strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Tadao Fukumori pitching. Hiroji Miyaji grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Daryl Borton strikes out. James Pezold is pinch hitting for Bryce Burtschy. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. James Pezold grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rube George improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Mulvey did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Lezcano improves in power_vs_righty Deron Morris did not respond to coaching in velocity
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Paul Kubek improves in contact_vs_righty Tex Kida improves in power_vs_lefty Ted Burkam did not respond to coaching in arm Marty Ardell did not respond to coaching in velocity Tex Kida improves in LF