Win: Tadayoshi Kawai (13-6) Loss: Keith Wade (10-10)
Save: Jim Keeton (32)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Tadayoshi Kawai pitching. Dan Hildebrand strikes out. Frank Potter pops out to the catcher. Tarrik Kalin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Keith Wade pitching. Minoru Matsui flies out to the center fielder. Pat Ewing walks. Dave Triplett flies out to the left fielder. Horace Jones flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bob Shore flies out to the right fielder. Ken Butcher flies out to the right fielder. Terry Clark walks. Don Thomas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dan Bevan doubles to right field. Tony Armas grounds out to the third baseman. Rafael Harris doubles to center field. Dan Bevan scores. Clarence Dillard walks. Tadayoshi Kawai lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Minoru Matsui singles to center field. Rafael Harris scores. Pat Ewing strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Minnesota Chuck Simmons grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Keith Wade singles to left field. Keith Wade steals second. Dan Hildebrand grounds out to the second baseman. Keith Wade advances to third on the play. Frank Potter strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dave Triplett walks. Horace Jones singles to left field. Dave Triplett advances to third on the hit. Dan Bevan flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Dave Triplett scores. Tony Armas walks. Rafael Harris singles to center field. Horace Jones scores. Tony Armas advances to third on the hit. Brian Harris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clarence Dillard grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rafael Harris advances to second on the play. Tadayoshi Kawai lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Minnesota Tarrik Kalin grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Shore flies out to the right fielder. Ken Butcher singles to center field. Terry Clark grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ken Butcher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Minoru Matsui grounds out to the second baseman. Pat Ewing grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Triplett singles to left field. Dave Triplett steals second. Horace Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Minnesota Don Thomas flies out to the right fielder. Chuck Simmons flies out to the center fielder. Brian Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Bevan triples. Tony Armas reached on a fielding error by Chuck Simmons. Dan Bevan scores. Rafael Harris grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tony Armas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Clarence Dillard flies out to the left fielder. Tadayoshi Kawai strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Minnesota Dan Hildebrand singles to right field. Dan Hildebrand steals second. Dan Hildebrand steals third. Frank Potter walks. Tarrik Kalin singles to left field. Dan Hildebrand scores. Frank Potter advances to third on the hit. Bob Shore strikes out. Ken Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Frank Potter scores. Tarrik Kalin steals second. Terry Clark flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Minoru Matsui strikes out. Pat Ewing strikes out. Dave Triplett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Don Thomas doubles to right field. Chuck Simmons pops out to the second baseman. Tony Bosman is pinch hitting for Brian Harris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tony Bosman walks. Dan Hildebrand grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dolly Scanlan pitching. Horace Jones singles to right field. Dan Bevan grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tony Armas grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Minnesota Glen Mathews enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dan Bevan at SS. Frank Potter pops out to the shortstop. Tarrik Kalin flies out to the right fielder. Bob Shore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rafael Harris strikes out. Clarence Dillard walks. Hayduke Yoder is pinch hitting for Tadayoshi Kawai. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Hayduke Yoder strikes out. Minoru Matsui walks. Pat Ewing walks. Dave Triplett lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Minnesota Jim Keeton pitching. Ken Butcher grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Clark reached on a 2-base fielding error by Minoru Matsui. Don Thomas flies out to the left fielder. Chuck Simmons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 10
Batting:2B - Don Thomas (11).SF - Ken Butcher.GIDP - Dan Hildebrand. Baserunning: SB - Dan Hildebrand 2 (21), Tarrik Kalin (17), Keith Wade (1). Fielding: E - Chuck Simmons.
Batting:2B - Dan Bevan (21), Rafael Harris (24).3B - Dan Bevan (5).SF - Dan Bevan.GIDP - Dan Bevan. Baserunning: SB - Dave Triplett (10). Fielding: E - Minoru Matsui.
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ryan Hundley improves in speed Ryan Hundley improves in range Kip Canizaro improves in contact_vs_righty Dave Demeter did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Finigan improves in range Scoops Marion did not respond to coaching in speed Orestes Mattingly did not respond to coaching in endurance Ernest Caffie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty