Win: Frank Sheridan (12-11) Loss: Rick Batiste (10-10)
Save: Bob Brown (39)
Inning: 1 Boston Rick Batiste pitching. Frank Wilson walks. Joe Kingdon singles to left field. Frank Wilson advances to third on the hit. Luis Hudson strikes out. Ellis Frisbee singles to center field. Frank Wilson scores. Joe Kingdon advances to third on the hit. Gary Kahl lines out to the second baseman. Chris Smith walks. Yordanis Ferran grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Frank Sheridan pitching. Ray Hudson singles to left field. Ray Hudson steals second. Tom Henrich strikes out. Joe Billings singles past the shortstop. Ray Hudson scores. Joe Billings steals second. Ryuji Kawasaki hits a home run. Joe Billings scores. Onan Snopek grounds out to the third baseman. Adoni mitchell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston John Konetchy hits a home run. Frank Sheridan lines out to the pitcher. Frank Wilson hits a home run. Joe Kingdon walks. Joe Kingdon steals second. Dutch Astacio throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Luis Hudson walks. Ellis Frisbee strikes out. Gary Kahl strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Terry strikes out. Dutch Astacio singles to left field. Rick Batiste fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rick Batiste grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Chris Smith walks. Yordanis Ferran hits a home run. Chris Smith scores. Edwin Murphy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Konetchy flies out to the left fielder. Frank Sheridan grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Hudson grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Henrich strikes out. Joe Billings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Joe Kingdon singles to center field. Luis Hudson doubles to right field. Joe Kingdon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Dunn comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ellis Frisbee grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Kahl pops out to the second baseman. Chris Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Ryuji Kawasaki lines out to the pitcher. Onan Snopek flies out to the right fielder. Adoni mitchell pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Yordanis Ferran reached on a fielding error by Joe Billings. John Konetchy grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Yordanis Ferran is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Frank Sheridan lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Terry grounds out to the shortstop. Dutch Astacio singles to center field. Dutch Astacio is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Dunn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Joe Kingdon walks. Luis Hudson singles to center field. Ellis Frisbee grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Luis Hudson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gary Kahl strikes out. Chris Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Ray Hudson walks. Tom Henrich grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Joe Billings flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Yordanis Ferran singles to center field. John Konetchy flies out to the left fielder. Frank Sheridan lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Frank Wilson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Ryuji Kawasaki pops out to the second baseman. Onan Snopek grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Adoni mitchell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Joe Kingdon hits a home run. John Brown comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Luis Hudson strikes out. Ellis Frisbee walks. Gary Kahl flies out to the center fielder. Ellis Frisbee steals second. Chris Smith singles to left field. Ellis Frisbee scores. Dewayne Nosek is pinch hitting for Yordanis Ferran. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Chris Smith is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bobby Sandt is pinch hitting for Bill Terry. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bobby Sandt singles to center field. Dutch Astacio flies out to the right fielder. Dennis Glynn is pinch hitting for John Brown. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Bobby Sandt steals second. Dennis Glynn strikes out. Ray Hudson hits a home run. Bobby Sandt scores. Bob Mendoza comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Henrich flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Bob Gibson pitching. Dewayne Nosek strikes out. John Konetchy strikes out. Rich Ashnor is pinch hitting for Bob Mendoza. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Rich Ashnor flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Brown pitching. Tom Hubbs enters the game as a defensive replacement for John Konetchy at LF. Joe Billings flies out to the center fielder. Ryuji Kawasaki strikes out. Onan Snopek grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 0
Batting:2B - Luis Hudson (22).HR - Frank Wilson (9), Joe Kingdon (10), Yordanis Ferran (5), John Konetchy (4). Baserunning: SB - Joe Kingdon (12), Ellis Frisbee (9).CS - Chris Smith (7).
Batting:HR - Ray Hudson (9), Ryuji Kawasaki (15).GIDP - Tom Henrich, Rick Batiste. Baserunning: SB - Ray Hudson (30), Joe Billings (14), Bobby Sandt (7).CS - Dutch Astacio (6). Fielding: E - Joe Billings, Dutch Astacio.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Isidro Smyres did not respond to coaching in control John Wallis did not respond to coaching in speed Isidro Smyres improves in velocity Pop Murray improves in power_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Terry Sturgis improves in range Pancho Davis improves in speed Keith Bogle improves in arm Ed Piechota did not respond to coaching in velocity George Rojek did not respond to coaching in 1B