Win: Guy Reach (3-9) Loss: Mike Bailor (3-9)
Save: Steve Smith (15)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Bailor pitching. Bill Autry flies out to the center fielder. Juan Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Alex Alexander singles to center field. Matt Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Guy Reach pitching. Bud Romanick strikes out. George Kilduff flies out to the center fielder. Rickey McCloskey walks. Shawn Doheny singles to center field. Moonlight Blyzka grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Shawn Doheny is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Stewart pops out to the second baseman. Trevor Harman hits a home run. Bob Henke strikes out. Dave Dexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker singles to left field. Marty Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Shoemaker advances to second on the play. Franklin Redmon flies out to the left fielder. Mike Bailor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Guy Reach singles to left field. Guy Reach is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Autry strikes out. Juan Lopez singles to center field. Alex Alexander grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Bud Romanick flies out to the left fielder. George Kilduff singles to right field. Rickey McCloskey strikes out. Shawn Doheny hits a home run. George Kilduff scores. Moonlight Blyzka pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Matt Cook strikes out. Frank Stewart strikes out. Trevor Harman walks. Bob Henke flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Minnesota Doug Shoemaker strikes out. Marty Anderson walks. Franklin Redmon strikes out. Mike Bailor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave Dexter strikes out. Guy Reach grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Autry grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bud Romanick flies out to the left fielder. George Kilduff strikes out. Rickey McCloskey flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Juan Lopez singles to right field. Alex Alexander strikes out. Matt Cook strikes out. Frank Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Shawn Doheny flies out to the center fielder. Moonlight Blyzka reached on a 2-base throwing error by Alex Alexander. Doug Shoemaker strikes out. Marty Anderson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Trevor Harman strikes out. Bob Henke strikes out. Dave Dexter strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Jim Werth is pinch hitting for Franklin Redmon. Jim Werth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Bailor grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bud Romanick flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Harry Wendell is pinch hitting for Guy Reach. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Wendell strikes out. Bill Autry walks. Bill Autry steals second. Juan Lopez hits a home run. Bill Autry scores. Alex Alexander flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Matt Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Billy Arntzen pitching. George Kilduff grounds out to the second baseman. Rickey McCloskey singles to left field. Shawn Doheny strikes out. Moonlight Blyzka grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Phil Baez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Frank Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Trevor Harman singles to center field. Bob Henke reached on a fielding error by Jim Werth. Dave Dexter walks. Dave Patterson is pinch hitting for Billy Arntzen. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Patterson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Minnesota Steve Smith pitching. Doug Shoemaker flies out to the center fielder. Marty Anderson grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Werth grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Minnesota total runners LOB: 6
Batting:HR - Juan Lopez (9), Trevor Harman (12).GIDP - Dave Patterson. Baserunning: SB - Bill Autry (1).CS - Guy Reach (1). Fielding: E - Alex Alexander.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bob Jordan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Joe Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Casey Hanford did not respond to coaching in endurance Joe Lewis improves in control Bill McConnell did not respond to coaching in control Casey Hanford improves in control Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Rance Velasquez improves in arm Turk Yount did not respond to coaching in control Rance Velasquez did not respond to coaching in speed Ricky Goossen improves in contact_vs_lefty Turk Yount improves in endurance Ricky Goossen did not respond to coaching in range Chief Zardon did not respond to coaching in 3B