Win: Pat Heving (2-0) Loss: Jeff Rodriguez (0-3)
Save: Gus Gates (6)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mark Durnbaugh pitching. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Mario Menendez singles to right field. Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Minnesota Vic Ramirez pitching. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Lew Searage walks. Dutch Dashner grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Lew Searage is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wade Marsh grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Evar Murello flies out to the left fielder. JianCarlos Soto reached on a fielding error by Blake Cummings. Riccardo Alvarez flies out to the right fielder. Tomas Riera grounds into a force play to the shortstop. JianCarlos Soto is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Carroll Wetherby strikes out. Jose Walker bunts for a base hit. Blake Cummings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Walker advances to second on the play. Juan Karmen singles to right field. Jose Walker scores. Mark Durnbaugh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Vic Ramirez strikes out. Bill Bustamante strikes out. Bobby Marvez pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Andy Wilkins grounds out to the shortstop. Lew Searage walks. Dutch Dashner singles to left field. Lew Searage advances to third on the hit. Wade Marsh flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Lew Searage scores. Carroll Wetherby grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dutch Dashner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Mario Menendez singles to right field. Mario Menendez steals second. Eddie Cangelosi hits a home run. Mario Menendez scores. Evar Murello walks. JianCarlos Soto singles to left field. Evar Murello advances to third on the hit. Riccardo Alvarez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Evar Murello scores. JianCarlos Soto advances to second on the play. Tomas Riera walks. Vic Ramirez lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Jose Walker singles to left field. Blake Cummings pops out to the shortstop. Jose Walker steals second. Tomas Riera throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Juan Karmen flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Jose Walker scores. Jeff Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mark Durnbaugh singles to left field. Andy Wilkins grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Durnbaugh is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bobby Marvez grounds out to the third baseman. Mario Menendez flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Lew Searage grounds out to the third baseman. Dutch Dashner singles past the second baseman. Dutch Dashner steals second. Wade Marsh flies out to the center fielder. Carroll Wetherby walks. Jose Walker grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Pat Heving comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Evar Murello flies out to the left fielder. JianCarlos Soto grounds out to the second baseman. Riccardo Alvarez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Blake Cummings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Karmen flies out to the center fielder. Pat Heving strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tomas Riera singles to left field. Jeff Rodriguez lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 5-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). Bill Bustamante flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Andy Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Lew Searage grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Dashner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bobby Marvez pops out to the shortstop. Mario Menendez flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Wade Marsh flies out to the left fielder. Carroll Wetherby singles to left field. Jose Walker singles to right field. Carroll Wetherby advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Blake Cummings singles to left field. Carroll Wetherby scores. Jose Walker is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Fernando Osuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Karmen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Gus Gates comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Evar Murello singles to right field. Sean Perez is pinch hitting for JianCarlos Soto. Evar Murello steals second. Sean Perez flies out to the center fielder. Riccardo Alvarez walks. Tomas Riera grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Riccardo Alvarez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Dave De Palma is pinch hitting for Fernando Osuel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave De Palma grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jose Montes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Johnnie Neiger did not respond to coaching in velocity Erwin Moreno improves in power_vs_righty Johnnie Neiger did not respond to coaching in control Radamel Beto did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Shawkey improves in contact_vs_lefty Mario Christiansen did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Nagel improves in velocity Salomon McFarland improves in arm Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C