Win: Swede Cheney (4-5) Loss: Fernando Osuel (5-8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Josh Lynn pitching. Jimmy Bucha grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Diaz flies out to the left fielder. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Minnesota Jeff Rodriguez pitching. Andy Wilkins flies out to the left fielder. Jose Walker singles to right field. Dutch Dashner singles to right field. Wade Marsh singles to right field. Carroll Wetherby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Walker scores. Dutch Dashner advances to third on the play. Wade Marsh advances to second on the play. Dick Lucas strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bobby Marvez grounds out to the third baseman. Mario Menendez strikes out. Tom Quinces strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Blake Cummings flies out to the center fielder. Juan Karmen lines out to the shortstop. Josh Lynn grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi singles to center field. Passed ball. Eddie Cangelosi advances to second. Evar Murello grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Cangelosi is out trying to steal third. Jeff Rodriguez lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Andy Wilkins strikes out. Jose Walker walks. Jose Walker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dutch Dashner strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jimmy Bucha singles to right field. Junior Diaz strikes out. Bill Bustamante walks. Bobby Marvez walks. Mario Menendez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Wade Marsh pops out to the first baseman. Carroll Wetherby lines out to the second baseman. Dick Lucas grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tom Quinces strikes out. Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the pitcher. Evar Murello flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Blake Cummings singles to left field. Juan Karmen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Josh Lynn pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jeff Rodriguez flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Bucha grounds out to the second baseman. Junior Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Andy Wilkins grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Walker flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Dutch Dashner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Bustamante grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Marvez flies out to the left fielder. Mario Menendez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Blake Cummings. Tom Quinces grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Wade Marsh walks. Carroll Wetherby lines out to the first baseman. Bobby Dario comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Dick Lucas grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Evar Murello lines out to the second baseman. Dave De Palma is pinch hitting for Bobby Dario. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Dave De Palma hits a home run. Jimmy Bucha singles to right field. Junior Diaz grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Bucha is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Fernando Osuel pitching. Blake Cummings singles to right field. Juan Karmen grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Blake Cummings is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mickey Retzer is pinch hitting for Josh Lynn. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lew Searage is pinch running for Juan Karmen on 1st base. Lew Searage is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mickey Retzer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Gus Gates pitching. Kelly Davis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Lew Searage at SS. Bill Bustamante pops out to the first baseman. Bobby Marvez flies out to the center fielder. Mario Menendez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Andy Wilkins flies out to the center fielder. Jose Walker grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Dashner pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Tom Quinces walks. Eddie Cangelosi grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Evar Murello flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Minnesota Wade Marsh flies out to the left fielder. Carroll Wetherby strikes out. Dick Lucas strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Fernando Osuel singles to left field. Jimmy Bucha strikes out. Junior Diaz strikes out. Bill Bustamante singles to center field. Bobby Marvez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Bustamante is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Minnesota Blake Cummings grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kelly Davis strikes out. Charlie Hunt is pinch hitting for Gus Gates. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Charlie Hunt singles to left field. Andy Wilkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Swede Cheney pitching. Mario Menendez strikes out. Tom Quinces flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Cangelosi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Minnesota Jose Walker singles to right field. Dutch Dashner walks. Wade Marsh grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dutch Dashner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. The defense is playing the infield in. Carroll Wetherby flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Jose Walker scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Minnesota total runners left on base: 3
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jose Montes did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Cesar Baez did not respond to coaching in speed Radamel Beto did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rosco Valenzuela did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Radamel Beto did not respond to coaching in 3B
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Meinke improves in arm Mike Shawkey improves in contact_vs_lefty Frank Jenkins did not respond to coaching in arm Win Morales improves in contact_vs_lefty Al Bell did not respond to coaching in C