Inning: 1 Oakland Tony Burgess pitching. John Lyons strikes out. Ted Davis flies out to the right fielder. Chris Seilheimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jack Baines pitching. Bernardo Kalahan strikes out. Dick Bichette walks. Dick Bichette is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Lee Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Danny Gregg walks. Tom Bader strikes out. Mike Williams singles to center field. Koichi Hasegawa grounds out to the shortstop. Danny Gregg advances to third on the play. Mike Williams advances to second on the play. Takeshi Kitamoto triples. Danny Gregg scores. Mike Williams scores. Jack Baines flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Dave Lupien grounds out to the second baseman. Arthur Swindell singles to center field. Gary Martin doubles to center field. Arthur Swindell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Charley Owen flies out to the center fielder. Jeff May flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland John Lyons doubles to center field. Ted Davis grounds out to the second baseman. John Lyons advances to third on the play. Chris Seilheimer walks. Danny Gregg singles to left field. John Lyons scores. Tom Bader singles to center field. Chris Seilheimer uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Williams hits a home run. Danny Gregg scores. Tom Bader scores. William Thomson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Koichi Hasegawa grounds out to the shortstop. Takeshi Kitamoto grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota William Thomson grounds out to the third baseman. Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the left fielder. Dick Bichette strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jack Baines lines out to the second baseman. John Lyons hits a home run. Jimmy Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ted Davis triples. Chris Seilheimer flies out to the right fielder. Danny Gregg walks. Tom Bader grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Lee Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Lupien grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Arthur Swindell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Mike Williams strikes out. Koichi Hasegawa walks. Takeshi Kitamoto singles past the second baseman. Jack Baines fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Baines flies out to the center fielder. John Lyons grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Minnesota Gary Martin walks. Charley Owen grounds out to the second baseman. Gary Martin advances to second on the play. Jeff May flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Brown strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ted Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Seilheimer strikes out. Danny Gregg pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan singles to right field. Bernardo Kalahan steals second. Dick Bichette grounds out to the shortstop. Lee Harris singles to left field. Bernardo Kalahan scores. Dave Lupien doubles to center field. Lee Harris uses his aggressiveness and scores. Arthur Swindell doubles to left field. Dave Lupien scores. Gary Martin flies out to the center fielder. Charley Owen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Bader flies out to the center fielder. Mike Williams walks. Koichi Hasegawa singles to right field. Mike Williams advances to third on the hit. Takeshi Kitamoto singles to center field. Mike Williams scores. Frank Morse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Baines lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. John Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jeff May strikes out. Paul Boyles is pinch hitting for Frank Morse. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Paul Boyles strikes out. Bernardo Kalahan singles to left field. Dick Bichette grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Lefty Fernandez pitching. Greg Moraga is pinch hitting for Ted Davis. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Greg Moraga grounds out to the second baseman. Chris Seilheimer pops out to the shortstop. Danny Gregg singles to left field. Tom Bader strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Lee Harris grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Lupien walks. Arthur Swindell singles to center field. Dave Lupien advances to third on the hit. Gary Martin grounds out to the pitcher. Arthur Swindell advances to second on the play. Charley Owen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Williams strikes out. Koichi Hasegawa grounds out to the shortstop. Takeshi Kitamoto walks. Jim Johnson is pinch hitting for Jack Baines. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Jim Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Johnny Fisher pitching. Jeff May strikes out. Bobby Guerrero is pinch hitting for Lefty Fernandez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bobby Guerrero doubles to center field. Bernardo Kalahan walks. Dick Bichette walks. Lee Harris strikes out. Dave Lupien strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Minnesota total runners LOB: 9
Batting:2B - Dave Lupien (16), Arthur Swindell (11), Gary Martin (11), Bobby Guerrero (6). Baserunning: SB - Bernardo Kalahan (38).CS - Dick Bichette (12).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ed Riviere improves in range Masaya Sugiyama did not respond to coaching in control Bill Pickup improves in arm Luis Young did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Marty Sankey improves in power_vs_lefty Rick Rigney improves in control Ed Riviere did not respond to coaching in SS
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Nixey Josephson did not respond to coaching in control Nixey Josephson improves in control Scott Rondeau improves in contact_vs_lefty Nixey Josephson improves in velocity Steven McCarthy did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Redmond did not respond to coaching in control