Win: Fred Shirley (1-1) Loss: Takao Yamazaki (0-1)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Takao Yamazaki pitching. Rudy Hansen grounds out to the third baseman. Gat Yochim singles to center field. Barney Martinez pops out to the first baseman. Matt Helfrich is hit by a pitch. Lefty Hendrickson reached on a fielding error by Marino Baker. Pryor Addis doubles to center field. Gat Yochim scores. Matt Helfrich scores. Otto Burgo grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Fred Shirley pitching. John Clark grounds out to the second baseman. Marino Baker flies out to the right fielder. Tricky Kalahan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Wes Purdin singles to left field. Fred Shirley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rudy Hansen strikes out. Gat Yochim flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Sugar Ray Reynolds grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Ford flies out to the right fielder. Frank Lenhardt singles past the shortstop. Kazuaki Matsuyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Barney Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Matt Helfrich singles to center field. Matt Helfrich is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lefty Hendrickson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Clayton Parsons grounds out to the third baseman. Takao Yamazaki flies out to the left fielder. John Clark walks. John Clark steals second. Marino Baker singles to right field. John Clark scores. Marino Baker steals second. Tricky Kalahan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Pryor Addis grounds out to the shortstop. Otto Burgo hits a home run. Wes Purdin flies out to the right fielder. Fred Shirley strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Sugar Ray Reynolds flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Ford walks. Bobby Ford is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Frank Lenhardt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Rudy Hansen singles past the second baseman. Gat Yochim singles to center field. Rudy Hansen aggressively advances to third on the hit. Gat Yochim steals second. Barney Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Rudy Hansen scores. Gat Yochim advances to third on the play. Matt Helfrich lines out to the shortstop. Lefty Hendrickson singles to center field. Gat Yochim scores. Pryor Addis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Kazuaki Matsuyama flies out to the right fielder. Clayton Parsons singles to center field. Clayton Parsons steals second. Takao Yamazaki flies out to the center fielder. John Clark strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Otto Burgo grounds out to the third baseman. Wes Purdin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fred Shirley pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Marino Baker strikes out. Tricky Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Sugar Ray Reynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Rudy Hansen strikes out. Gat Yochim grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Barney Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Ford strikes out. Frank Lenhardt grounds out to the second baseman. Kazuaki Matsuyama strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Charlie Griffith comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Matt Helfrich strikes out. Lefty Hendrickson pops out to the first baseman. Pryor Addis singles to right field. Otto Burgo flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Clayton Parsons flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Walsh is pinch hitting for Charlie Griffith. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Eddie Walsh singles to center field. John Clark grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Eddie Walsh is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Marino Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Alexander Gomez pitching. Wes Purdin walks. Fred Shirley lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rudy Hansen pops out to the second baseman. Gat Yochim strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Tricky Kalahan lines out to the shortstop. Sugar Ray Reynolds strikes out. Bobby Ford strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Rich Bailey improves in contact_vs_lefty Elio Spencer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Wid Baker improves in arm Jim Haldeman improves in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Howard did not respond to coaching in speed Tim Southworth improves in contact_vs_lefty Harvey Hambright improves in power_vs_righty Randy Melton did not respond to coaching in velocity