Win: Bartolo Colon (13-6) Loss: Stan Deception (6-14)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bartolo Colon pitching. Steve Kamieniecki grounds out to the third baseman. Randy Munoz flies out to the left fielder. Yovanny Olivares singles to left field. Masato Ota strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Stan Deception pitching. Larry Doyle walks. Larry Doyle steals second. Shawn Unser flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Flay walks. Paul Bunyon pops out to the third baseman. Sam Kocher singles to center field. Larry Doyle scores. Bobby Flay advances to third on the hit. Gary Nichols strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Helms lines out to the third baseman. Doc Kimble walks. Doc Kimble steals second. Henry Marshall grounds out to the shortstop. Cliff Bogle flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Owl Knitely singles to right field. Clint Eastwood singles to left field. Owl Knitely advances to third on the hit. Bartolo Colon pops out to the second baseman. Larry Doyle is hit by a pitch. Shawn Unser flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Owl Knitely scores. Bobby Flay strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Stan Deception strikes out. Steve Kamieniecki reached on a 2-base throwing error by Clint Eastwood. Steve Kamieniecki is out trying to steal third. Randy Munoz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Paul Bunyon strikes out. Sam Kocher doubles to center field. Gary Nichols grounds out to the second baseman. Sam Kocher advances to third on the play. Owl Knitely reached on a fielding error by Cliff Bogle. Sam Kocher scores. Clint Eastwood flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Yovanny Olivares grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Ota strikes out. Dave Helms grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Bartolo Colon grounds out to the catcher. Larry Doyle flies out to the center fielder. Shawn Unser flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Doc Kimble singles to center field. Henry Marshall pops out to the first baseman. Cliff Bogle walks. Stan Deception fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Stan Deception strikes out. Steve Kamieniecki flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Bobby Flay flies out to the right fielder. Paul Bunyon pops out to the shortstop. Sam Kocher walks. Paul Niehaus 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. Gary Nichols doubles to center field. Sam Kocher uses his aggressiveness and scores. Owl Knitely doubles to left field. Gary Nichols scores. Gil Ferrigno comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Clint Eastwood singles to center field. Owl Knitely scores. Bartolo Colon grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Randy Munoz pops out to the third baseman. Yovanny Olivares grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Ota singles to center field. Dave Helms singles to center field. Doc Kimble grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Larry Doyle singles in front of the center fielder. Shawn Unser flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Flay walks. Paul Bunyon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Larry Doyle advances to third on the play. Bobby Flay advances to second on the play. Sam Kocher singles to center field. Larry Doyle scores. Bobby Flay scores. Sam Kocher steals second. Gary Nichols pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Henry Marshall flies out to the center fielder. Cliff Bogle grounds out to the pitcher. Vic Daubach is pinch hitting for Gil Ferrigno. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Vic Daubach grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Jorge Cole pitching. Owl Knitely singles to center field. Clint Eastwood strikes out. Ron Hodges is pinch hitting for Bartolo Colon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ron Hodges grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Jesus Charleston pitching. Steve Kamieniecki flies out to the center fielder. Randy Munoz singles to left field. Yovanny Olivares triples. Randy Munoz scores. Masato Ota grounds out to the second baseman. Yovanny Olivares scores. Al Lutzke is pinch hitting for Dave Helms. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Al Lutzke singles to center field. Doc Kimble grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Larry Doyle walks. Shawn Unser flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Flay strikes out. Paul Bunyon singles to left field. Larry Doyle advances to third on the hit. Sam Kocher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Henry Marshall pops out to the shortstop. Cliff Bogle singles to right field. Buggy Pizzamiglio is pinch hitting for Jorge Cole. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Buggy Pizzamiglio grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 9
Batting:2B - Sam Kocher (29), Gary Nichols (8), Owl Knitely (25).SF - Shawn Unser.GIDP - Ron Hodges.HBP - Larry Doyle (1). Baserunning: SB - Larry Doyle (29), Sam Kocher (11). Fielding: E - Clint Eastwood.
Game Notes Gil Ferrigno is injured and is expected to be out 25 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Howarth improves in speed Larry Owen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Doc Brantley improves in contact_vs_righty Dick Eddy improves in speed Ed Stark did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty A.J. Dell did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Diggs did not respond to coaching in LF
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Schoolboy Henley did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Naehring did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Doyle Tramback did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Mauch did not respond to coaching in endurance Chad Kowitz did not respond to coaching in control Bill Burchart did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty