Win: Vic Reese Loss: Giovanni McGlothen
Save: John Wihtol
Inning: 1 Boston Vic Reese pitching. Eddie Righetti walks. Rich Willett strikes out. Eddie Righetti is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Giovanni McGlothen pitching. Frank Bagby hits a home run. Bob Melendez singles to center field. Italo Lyon grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Bob Melendez advances to second on the play. Mark McCarty singles to center field. Guy Butcher strikes out. Kazutaka Asai pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Rudy Wheaton strikes out. Ryan Cox singles to left field. Jack Denson flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Cox steals second. John Nagle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Felix Stainback strikes out. Mike French pops out to the catcher. Vic Reese singles to center field. Frank Bagby flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Farmer Russell flies out to the center fielder. Giovanni McGlothen strikes out. Eddie Righetti flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Melendez singles to left field. Italo Lyon singles to left field. Mark McCarty hits an infield single to the shortstop. Guy Butcher singles to left field. Bob Melendez scores. Kazutaka Asai strikes out. Felix Stainback singles to left field. Italo Lyon scores. Mike French grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Rich Willett singles to left field. Rich Willett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mike Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Rudy Wheaton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Vic Reese flies out to the center fielder. Frank Bagby grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Melendez walks. Italo Lyon grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Ryan Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Denson grounds out to the pitcher. John Nagle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Mark McCarty doubles to left field. Guy Butcher flies out to the left fielder. Kazutaka Asai pops out to the third baseman. Felix Stainback strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Farmer Russell flies out to the right fielder. Giovanni McGlothen flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Righetti walks. Rich Willett singles to right field. Eddie Righetti advances to third on the hit. Mike Taylor walks. Rudy Wheaton walks. Eddie Righetti scores. Ryan Cox singles to left field. Rich Willett scores. Mike Taylor scores. Rudy Wheaton advances to third on the hit. Ryan Cox steals second. Jack Denson strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike French grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Vic Reese flies out to the right fielder. Frank Bagby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston John Nagle singles to right field. Farmer Russell pops out to the shortstop. Giovanni McGlothen fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Giovanni McGlothen grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Melendez hits a home run. Italo Lyon singles to left field. Mark McCarty walks. Guy Butcher strikes out. Kazutaka Asai singles to left field. Italo Lyon scores. Felix Stainback pops out to the second baseman. Mike French grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston John Wihtol comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Righetti flies out to the left fielder. Andy Gonzalez is pinch hitting for Rich Willett. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Andy Gonzalez strikes out. Ken Kitsos is pinch hitting for Mike Taylor. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ken Kitsos grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bud Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. John Wihtol pops out to the third baseman. Frank Bagby strikes out. Bob Melendez doubles to right field. Italo Lyon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Bruce Howard is pinch hitting for Rudy Wheaton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bruce Howard grounds out to the shortstop. Ryan Cox flies out to the right fielder. Denis Price is pinch hitting for Jack Denson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Denis Price doubles to left field. John Nagle singles to right field. Denis Price scores. Farmer Russell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 10