Win: Ray Andrews (4-1) Loss: J.D. Strange (0-2)
Save: Pedro Blankenship (8)
Inning: 1 Minnesota J.D. Strange pitching. Bernardo Kalahan doubles to right field. Dick Bichette walks. Joe Polcovich pops out to the second baseman. Dave Lupien grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ray Andrews pitching. John Lyons strikes out. Ted Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Moraga strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Arthur Swindell triples. Bob Glaus pops out to the catcher. Mike Mulligan grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Arthur Swindell scores. Alex Moronko grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Doug McMillan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Bader flies out to the right fielder. Wayne Handley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Ray Andrews strikes out. Bernardo Kalahan grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Bichette grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ed Maggert pops out to the first baseman. Jim Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. J.D. Strange grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Joe Polcovich walks. Dave Lupien singles to left field. Joe Polcovich advances to third on the hit. Arthur Swindell singles to center field. Joe Polcovich scores. Dave Lupien advances to third on the hit. Bob Glaus strikes out. Arthur Swindell steals second. Mike Mulligan grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Lupien scores. Arthur Swindell advances to third on the play. Alex Moronko walks. Ray Andrews grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland John Lyons strikes out. Ted Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Greg Moraga walks. Doug McMillan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Bernardo Kalahan strikes out. Dick Bichette flies out to the right fielder. Joe Polcovich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tom Bader grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wayne Handley grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Maggert flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dave Lupien pops out to the first baseman. Arthur Swindell grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Glaus is hit by a pitch. Mike Mulligan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jim Johnson singles to left field. J.D. Strange fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. J.D. Strange strikes out. Jim Johnson steals second. John Lyons strikes out. Ted Davis pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Minnesota Alex Moronko hits a home run. Ray Andrews singles to center field. Ray Andrews is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bernardo Kalahan flies out to the center fielder. Dick Bichette grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Greg Moraga hits an infield single to the pitcher. Doug McMillan grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Greg Moraga is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tom Bader flies out to the center fielder. Wayne Handley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Joe Polcovich grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Dave Lupien grounds out to the second baseman. Arthur Swindell doubles to center field. Bob Glaus grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ed Maggert flies out to the right fielder. Jim Johnson reached on a 2-base fielding error by Dave Lupien. Leo Cermak is pinch hitting for J.D. Strange. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Leo Cermak singles to center field. Jim Johnson scores. John Lyons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Leo Cermak advances to second on the play. Ted Davis strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jacque Segui pitching. Mike Mulligan grounds out to the third baseman. Alex Moronko walks. Gary Martin is pinch hitting for Ray Andrews. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Gary Martin strikes out. Bernardo Kalahan doubles to left field. Dick Bichette grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Pedro Blankenship pitching. Greg Moraga grounds out to the second baseman. Doug McMillan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Bader strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Minnesota total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Bernardo Kalahan 2 (10), Arthur Swindell (3).3B - Arthur Swindell (1).HR - Alex Moronko (2).GIDP - Dave Lupien.HBP - Bob Glaus (1). Baserunning: SB - Arthur Swindell (2).CS - Ray Andrews (1). Fielding: E - Dave Lupien.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ron Galle did not respond to coaching in control Steven McCarthy did not respond to coaching in control Norm Hahn improves in contact_vs_righty Steven McCarthy did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Dorgan improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Lumpe did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marty Sankey did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Red Magee improves in power_vs_lefty Bill Pickup did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Murnane improves in arm Masaya Sugiyama did not respond to coaching in control Les Hutson did not respond to coaching in control