Inning: 1 Boston John Larsen pitching. Neil Robinson strikes out. Jamie Conway singles to left field. Mitt Dermon pops out to the third baseman. Leroy Bonacci grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jamie Conway is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Neil Hubbell pitching. Arch Deacon doubles to center field. J.J. Burns grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Cox doubles past the right fielder. Arch Deacon scores. Dave Caveney grounds out to the second baseman. Dan Cox advances to third on the play. Odell Palica walks. Jack Dixon walks. Candy Corsi flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Boston Nomar Doerr walks. Nomar Doerr steals second. Francis Thomas III grounds out to the second baseman. Nomar Doerr advances to third on the play. The defense is playing the infield in. Bread Poot strikes out. George Speake lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Marty Storie flies out to the center fielder. John Larsen flies out to the right fielder. Arch Deacon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Neil Hubbell walks. Neil Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Neil Hubbell advances to second on the play. Jamie Conway doubles to left field. Neil Hubbell scores. Mitt Dermon doubles to right field. Jamie Conway scores. Leroy Bonacci doubles to left field. Mitt Dermon scores. Nomar Doerr grounds out to the second baseman. Leroy Bonacci advances to third on the play. Francis Thomas III grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland J.J. Burns singles to center field. Dan Cox pops out to the pitcher. Dave Caveney singles to left field. J.J. Burns advances to third on the hit. Odell Palica grounds out to the pitcher. Dave Caveney advances to second on the play. Jack Dixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Bread Poot flies out to the center fielder. George Speake walks. George Speake is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Neil Hubbell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Candy Corsi reached on a fielding error by Nomar Doerr. Marty Storie singles to right field. Major Burns comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Candy Corsi is out trying to steal third. John Larsen lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Marty Storie forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Arch Deacon walks. J.J. Burns walks. Dan Cox strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Boston Neil Robinson strikes out. Jamie Conway grounds out to the pitcher. Mitt Dermon singles to right field. Leroy Bonacci hits a home run. Mitt Dermon scores. Billy Drew comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Nomar Doerr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave Caveney flies out to the left fielder. Odell Palica grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jack Dixon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Francis Thomas III triples. Bread Poot singles to right field. Francis Thomas III scores. Masanori Hodge comes in from the bullpen to pitch. George Speake grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Major Burns grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Candy Corsi grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Marty Storie strikes out. Jim Flager is pinch hitting for Masanori Hodge. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Jim Flager strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Dennis Abbott pitching. Neil Robinson pops out to the second baseman. Jamie Conway reached on a fielding error by Odell Palica. Mitt Dermon singles to right field. Jamie Conway advances to third on the hit. Leroy Bonacci grounds out to the third baseman. Jamie Conway scores. Mitt Dermon advances to second on the play. Nomar Doerr singles to right field. Mitt Dermon scores. Francis Thomas III grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Nomar Doerr is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Arch Deacon strikes out. J.J. Burns strikes out. Dan Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Bread Poot triples. George Speake strikes out. Andrew Youngblood is pinch hitting for Major Burns. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andrew Youngblood flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Bread Poot scores. Harland Fishburn is pinch hitting for Neil Robinson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Harland Fishburn singles to left field. Jamie Conway hits a home run. Harland Fishburn scores. Mitt Dermon walks. Leroy Bonacci flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Doug Moore pitching. Dave Caveney grounds out to the shortstop. Odell Palica grounds out to the third baseman. Del Grammas is pinch hitting for Jack Dixon. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Del Grammas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Nomar Doerr flies out to the center fielder. Francis Thomas III singles to right field. Bread Poot grounds out to the third baseman. Francis Thomas III advances to second on the play. George Speake flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Candy Corsi flies out to the left fielder. Marty Storie flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Cress is pinch hitting for Dennis Abbott. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Johnny Cress singles to left field. Arch Deacon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 9
Game Notes Neil Robinson is injured and is expected to be out 14 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Chenowith did not respond to coaching in velocity Alan Casanova did not respond to coaching in range Hector Gomez improves in contact_vs_lefty Taylor Olin did not respond to coaching in endurance Billy Donald did not respond to coaching in speed Billy Donald improves in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frank Phillips did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Niebergall did not respond to coaching in velocity Joe Hagerman improves in velocity Paul Burns improves in power_vs_lefty Lou Jones improves in contact_vs_righty Sonny Maharg improves in range