Win: Jose Aberson (6-5) Loss: Gene K Pettini (7-5)
Save: Major Payne (18)
Inning: 1 Oakland Gene K Pettini pitching. Joe Hoffman lines out to the first baseman. Bob Hinton singles in front of the left fielder. John Souza singles to left field. Bob Stein strikes out. Terry Johnson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jose Aberson pitching. Mike Smith strikes out. Billy Devarez pops out to the second baseman. Chet K Daviault strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Boom Boom Washington singles to left field. Boom Boom Washington steals second. John Trammell throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to center field. Boom Boom Washington scores. Dan Cunningham walks. Jose Aberson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Hoffman singles to left field. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Dan Cunningham scores. Bob Hinton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Hoffman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Souza flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Rudy K Roenicke singles to right field. Rudy K Roenicke is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Claude TK Estalella strikes out. Tomokazu T Kuzava reached on a 2-base throwing error by Sudden Sam LaRoche. John Trammell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Stein strikes out. Terry Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ox TK Cubillan grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gene K Pettini strikes out. Mike Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche walks. Dan Cunningham strikes out. Jose Aberson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Hoffman walks. Bob Hinton strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Billy Devarez strikes out. Chet K Daviault strikes out. Rudy K Roenicke singles to center field. Claude TK Estalella lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland John Souza grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Stein singles to center field. Terry Johnson flies out to the left fielder. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the shortstop. John Trammell flies out to the center fielder. Ox TK Cubillan walks. Gene K Pettini singles to right field. Mike Smith singles to center field. Billy Devarez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche lines out to the pitcher. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the third baseman. Jose Aberson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Chet K Daviault flies out to the center fielder. Rudy K Roenicke strikes out. Claude TK Estalella strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Paul K Garland comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Bob Hinton grounds out to the pitcher. John Souza singles to center field. Bob Stein grounds into a force play to the shortstop. John Souza is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Tomokazu T Kuzava grounds out to the third baseman. John Trammell lines out to the third baseman. Ox TK Cubillan grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Terry Johnson singles to right field. Terry Johnson steals second. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the left fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche singles to left field. Terry Johnson is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche gets picked off first. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Yoshio Yanagida enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Cunningham at 1B. Dutch K Young is pinch hitting for Paul K Garland. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dutch K Young flies out to the center fielder. Mike Smith strikes out. Billy Devarez singles to left field. Chet K Daviault grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Billy Devarez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Preston Palmquist pitching. Yoshio Yanagida grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Carl Lewis is pinch hitting for Jose Aberson. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Carl Lewis flies out to the right fielder. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Major Payne pitching. Rudy K Roenicke flies out to the left fielder. Claude TK Estalella grounds out to the second baseman. Tomokazu T Kuzava lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: A- Improvements: Jack Oliveras did not respond to coaching in speed Ducky Wagner did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Jim Daley did not respond to coaching in range Lenny Buehrle did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Ducky Wagner did not respond to coaching in CF
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dale T Little did not respond to coaching in speed Jack K Tischinski improves in range Ed W Knell did not respond to coaching in speed Mike Gazella did not respond to coaching in range Chuck K Sheely did not respond to coaching in CF