Win: Dhamel Lily (6-2) Loss: Mark Durnbaugh (3-5)
Save: Jeff Rodriguez (12)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Dhamel Lily pitching. Andy Wilkins flies out to the center fielder. Joe Barojas flies out to the left fielder. Dutch Dashner grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Mark Durnbaugh pitching. Junior Diaz strikes out. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Charlie Hunt flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Retzer singles to center field. Lew Searage strikes out. Kelly Davis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mickey Retzer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mario Menendez strikes out. Tom Quinces singles to right field. Evar Murello walks. Dave De Palma singles past the second baseman. Tom Quinces scores. Evar Murello advances to third on the hit. Tomas Riera triples. Evar Murello scores. Dave De Palma scores. Dhamel Lily strikes out. Junior Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Minnesota Juan Karmen flies out to the center fielder. Mark Durnbaugh flies out to the left fielder. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Bustamante strikes out. Bobby Marvez singles past the third baseman. Mario Menendez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Marvez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Quinces singles to right field. Evar Murello strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Barojas singles to left field. Dutch Dashner walks. Joe Barojas steals third. Dutch Dashner is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Charlie Hunt strikes out. Mickey Retzer singles to center field. Joe Barojas scores. Lew Searage strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dave De Palma grounds out to the second baseman. Tomas Riera walks. Tomas Riera is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dhamel Lily grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Kelly Davis flies out to the right fielder. Juan Karmen grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Durnbaugh grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Junior Diaz strikes out. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Marvez hits a home run. Pat Heving comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mario Menendez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Andy Wilkins singles to right field. Joe Barojas flies out to the center fielder. Andy Wilkins steals second. Dutch Dashner grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Hunt flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Quinces flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Evar Murello singles to right field. Evar Murello is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dave De Palma flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Mickey Retzer strikes out. Lew Searage grounds out to the third baseman. Kelly Davis singles to center field. Fernando Osuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Juan Karmen walks. Jose Walker is pinch hitting for Pat Heving. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jose Walker lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Ed Shields pitching. Tomas Riera grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Fernando Osuel strikes out. Junior Diaz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Andy Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Barojas flies out to the center fielder. Dutch Dashner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bill Bustamante flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mario Menendez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jeff Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Hunt singles past the second baseman. Mickey Retzer pops out to the shortstop. Lew Searage strikes out. Kelly Davis lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Larry Nagel did not respond to coaching in control Frank Jenkins improves in speed Eddie Parker did not respond to coaching in velocity Win Morales improves in contact_vs_righty Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Radamel Beto did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Johnnie Neiger did not respond to coaching in control Jim Lopez improves in range Cesar Baez did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Lopez did not respond to coaching in 2B