Win: Pop Dukes (8-2) Loss: Bill Hernon (9-11)
Save: Hod Mahler (40)
Inning: 1 Boston Pop Dukes pitching. Curt Fishel singles to left field. Benny Kennedy strikes out. Masahiro Araki strikes out. Rene Davis walks. Mike Williams grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Hernon pitching. Jay Burrell walks. Tom Cuccinello bunts for a base hit. Del Devlin hits a home run. Jay Burrell scores. Tom Cuccinello scores. Danger Sandoval comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Todd Piche flies out to the left fielder. Harlan Benzinger lines out to the second baseman. Buck Kane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Yurisbel Gourriel grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Elliott strikes out. Ezra Nagelsen flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Daryl Lasher strikes out. Kevin Koestner singles to center field. Pop Dukes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay Burrell pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Danger Sandoval grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curt Fishel grounds out to the pitcher. Benny Kennedy pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Cuccinello singles to center field. Del Devlin flies out to the right fielder. Todd Piche strikes out. Harlan Benzinger grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Masahiro Araki strikes out. Rene Davis flies out to the left fielder. Mike Williams walks. Yurisbel Gourriel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Buck Kane walks. Daryl Lasher flies out to the right fielder. Buck Kane is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Kevin Koestner flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Tom Elliott flies out to the right fielder. Ezra Nagelsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Campbell is pinch hitting for Danger Sandoval. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Eddie Campbell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Foley pitching. Pop Dukes grounds out to the third baseman. Jay Burrell grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Cuccinello grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Curt Fishel grounds out to the shortstop. Benny Kennedy singles to center field. Masahiro Araki grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Benny Kennedy is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rene Davis walks. Mike Williams grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Del Devlin flies out to the center fielder. Todd Piche strikes out. Harlan Benzinger singles to center field. Harlan Benzinger steals second. Buck Kane singles to center field. Harlan Benzinger is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Yurisbel Gourriel hits a home run. Tom Elliott strikes out. Ezra Nagelsen pops out to the third baseman. Rich Casey is pinch hitting for Bob Foley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rich Casey singles to center field. Curt Fishel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bek Valentine pitching. Daryl Lasher walks. Kevin Koestner grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Daryl Lasher is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Pop Dukes lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jay Burrell grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Benny Kennedy grounds out to the second baseman. Masahiro Araki flies out to the right fielder. Rene Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Cuccinello strikes out. Del Devlin grounds out to the shortstop. Todd Piche grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Hod Mahler comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Mike Williams walks. Yurisbel Gourriel pops out to the first baseman. Tom Elliott strikes out. Ezra Nagelsen flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Enrique Diaz did not respond to coaching in speed Richard Shovlin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Mitchell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty William Tapani improves in range Bryan McNally did not respond to coaching in control Enrique Diaz did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alvin Knotts did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Floyd Shirley did not respond to coaching in range Roy Yan improves in contact_vs_righty Brad Long did not respond to coaching in velocity Terry Sullivan improves in range Roy Yan did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty