Inning: 1 Boston Vic Reese pitching. Rich Willett grounds out to the catcher. Jack Denson singles to center field. Jack Denson steals second. Mike Taylor singles to center field. Jack Denson scores. Rudy Wheaton grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Taylor advances to second on the play. Ryan Cox singles to left field. Mike Taylor scores. John Nagle reached on a fielding error by Bob Melendez. Jose Jones triples. Ryan Cox scores. John Nagle scores. Ken Kitsos pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Ramos pitching. Frank Bagby flies out to the center fielder. Bob Melendez singles to center field. Kazutaka Asai grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bob Melendez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Guy Butcher grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Kazutaka Asai is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Paul Ramos grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Willett triples. Jack Denson strikes out. Mike Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Mark McCarty grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Hobson hits an infield single to the shortstop. Yukio Takahashi grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Dutch Hobson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike French strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Rudy Wheaton singles to left field. Rudy Wheaton steals second. Mark McCarty throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ryan Cox strikes out. John Nagle strikes out. Jose Jones singles to center field. Rudy Wheaton scores. Jose Jones steals second. Mark McCarty throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Ken Kitsos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Vic Reese strikes out. Frank Bagby strikes out. Bob Melendez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Paul Ramos strikes out. Rich Willett flies out to the center fielder. Jack Denson singles to right field. Mike Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Kazutaka Asai strikes out. Guy Butcher hits an infield single to the second baseman. Mark McCarty strikes out. Dutch Hobson grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Rudy Wheaton flies out to the left fielder. Ryan Cox grounds out to the pitcher. John Nagle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Yukio Takahashi grounds out to the shortstop. Mike French lines out to the second baseman. Vic Reese flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Jose Jones flies out to the center fielder. Ken Kitsos flies out to the center fielder. Paul Ramos singles to right field. Rich Willett grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Paul Ramos is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Frank Bagby strikes out. Bob Melendez singles to center field. Bob Melendez steals second. Kazutaka Asai singles to left field. Bob Melendez scores. Guy Butcher singles to left field. Mark McCarty grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Adam Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Jack Denson flies out to the right fielder. Mike Taylor strikes out. Bruce Howard is pinch hitting for Rudy Wheaton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bruce Howard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dutch Hobson singles to center field. Yukio Takahashi strikes out. Mike French strikes out. Mike Chaney is pinch hitting for Adam Johnson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Chaney grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Noodles Bolton pitching. Ryan Cox singles to right field. John Nagle grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ryan Cox is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. John Nagle steals second. Jose Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Kitsos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Frank Bagby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Melendez strikes out. Kazutaka Asai grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Chuck Sadowski is pinch hitting for Paul Ramos. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Chuck Sadowski singles to center field. Andy Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Rich Willett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chuck Sadowski steals second. Andy Gonzalez grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Denson flies out to the center fielder. Mike Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jose Nolan pitching. Guy Butcher pops out to the shortstop. Mark McCarty strikes out. Dutch Hobson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 7 Oakland total runners LOB: 5