Win: Leo Mahaffey (2-3) Loss: Jim Eagle (4-7)
Save: Germany Kirby (5)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ferguson Jenkins pitching. Mike Flair grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ron Bannister grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Maxvill flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Charlie Thomson pitching. Luke Such flies out to the center fielder. Lenny Randle lines out to the second baseman. Luis Guillorme grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Keith Gross walks. George Maddox grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Conner Mcguire walks. Chet Eddy walks. Willis Zaske strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Minnesota Jose Lind grounds out to the second baseman. Cliff Shindle strikes out. Rey Ordonez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Thomson singles to right field. Mike Flair singles to right field. Ron Bannister walks. Chuck Maxvill singles to center field. Charlie Thomson scores. Mike Flair scores. Keith Gross strikes out. George Maddox walks. Conner Mcguire strikes out. Chet Eddy flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 3 Minnesota Neal Bodie strikes out. Hunter White walks. Ferguson Jenkins lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Hunter White forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Luke Such singles past the second baseman. Lenny Randle flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Willis Zaske singles to center field. Charlie Thomson lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Mike Flair doubles to center field. Ron Bannister strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Luis Guillorme hits a home run. Jose Lind doubles to left field. Cliff Shindle flies out to the right fielder. Rey Ordonez singles to center field. Jose Lind scores. Rey Ordonez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Neal Bodie flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Chuck Maxvill singles to center field. Keith Gross grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Chuck Maxvill is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Maddox walks. Conner Mcguire strikes out. Chet Eddy strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Hunter White pops out to the shortstop. Ferguson Jenkins flies out to the right fielder. Luke Such singles to left field. Lenny Randle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Luke Such is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Willis Zaske singles to right field. Charlie Thomson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Flair walks. Laser McGillecuty comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ron Bannister strikes out. Chuck Maxvill walks. Keith Gross strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 6 Minnesota Luis Guillorme strikes out. Jose Lind flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Cliff Shindle singles to center field. Rey Ordonez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland George Maddox flies out to the right fielder. Conner Mcguire singles to center field. Chet Eddy singles to right field. Conner Mcguire aggressively advances to third on the hit. Willis Zaske flies out to the center fielder. Orel Ullrich is pinch hitting for Charlie Thomson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Orel Ullrich grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jim Eagle pitching. Neal Bodie grounds out to the shortstop. Hunter White walks. Hunter White gets picked off first. Laser McGillecuty flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Flair lines out to the shortstop. Ron Bannister grounds out to the second baseman. Chuck Maxvill walks. Leo Mahaffey comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Keith Gross flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Luke Such grounds out to the second baseman. Lenny Randle reached on a fielding error by George Maddox. Lenny Randle steals second. Luis Guillorme doubles to center field. Lenny Randle scores. Jose Lind flies out to the left fielder. Cliff Shindle flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Dickie Noles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. George Maddox grounds out to the second baseman. Conner Mcguire strikes out. Chet Eddy singles to right field. Willis Zaske is hit by a pitch. Germany Kirby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jesse Demaree is pinch hitting for Jim Eagle. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jesse Demaree grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Willis Zaske is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 16 Minnesota total runners left on base: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Orth Shea did not respond to coaching in range Phil Bales did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Bevens improves in contact_vs_lefty Phil Bales improves in power_vs_righty Kirt Wiltse did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rollie Fingers did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Sierra did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Kauff improves in power_vs_righty Mike Reis did not respond to coaching in speed Jake Constable did not respond to coaching in C