Inning: 1 Oakland Dick Colborn pitching. George Ransom flies out to the left fielder. Cub Finch flies out to the center fielder. Isao Fujii reached on a fielding error by Sean Nied. Neil Down strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Tommy Boggs pitching. Bob Creel grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Jones doubles to right field. Tim McCormick pops out to the third baseman. Cecil Wallis singles to left field. Bob Jones scores. Sean Nied singles in front of the center fielder. Billy Angelini pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Andy Miller flies out to the right fielder. Lew Limmer flies out to the center fielder. Allie Melendez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Mo Bruner strikes out. Johnny Osgood grounds out to the third baseman. Dick Colborn grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Sam Nicholson strikes out. Tommy Boggs strikes out. George Ransom grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Bob Creel singles to center field. Bob Creel steals second. Bob Jones flies out to the left fielder. Tim McCormick walks. Cecil Wallis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Creel advances to third on the play. Tim McCormick advances to second on the play. Sean Nied grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Cub Finch grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Isao Fujii grounds out to the pitcher. Neil Down singles to center field. Andy Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Billy Angelini flies out to the center fielder. Mo Bruner lines out to the third baseman. Johnny Osgood hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dick Colborn grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johnny Osgood is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Lew Limmer strikes out. Allie Melendez walks. Sam Nicholson strikes out. Tommy Boggs strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Creel pops out to the first baseman. Bob Jones strikes out. Tim McCormick grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland George Ransom singles to left field. Cub Finch strikes out. Isao Fujii strikes out. Neil Down strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Cecil Wallis flies out to the right fielder. Sean Nied singles to center field. Billy Angelini grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sean Nied is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Mo Bruner singles to right field. Billy Angelini advances to third on the hit. Johnny Osgood strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Andy Miller grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Lew Limmer singles to left field. Allie Melendez singles to right field. Lew Limmer advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Hidekazu Kashiwagi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Sam Nicholson singles to center field. Lew Limmer scores. Jose Phillips is pinch running for Allie Melendez on 2nd base. Tommy Boggs lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Ransom pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Tony Hrbek enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose Phillips at C. Ben Blackburn is pinch hitting for Hidekazu Kashiwagi. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ben Blackburn walks. Ben Blackburn is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bob Creel grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Meers pitching. Cub Finch grounds out to the second baseman. Isao Fujii pops out to the catcher. Neil Down singles to right field. Andy Miller lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Tim McCormick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Cecil Wallis strikes out. Sean Nied grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Lew Limmer grounds out to the second baseman. Tony Hrbek singles to left field. Sam Nicholson reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mo Bruner. The defense is playing the infield in. Danny Dear is pinch hitting for Tommy Boggs. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Danny Dear grounds out to the shortstop. George Ransom strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Tucker McCloskey pitching. Billy Angelini grounds out to the second baseman. Mo Bruner grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Osgood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Cub Finch hits an infield single to the third baseman. Cub Finch is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Isao Fujii walks. Neil Down grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Isao Fujii is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Neil Down is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Boston Lindsay Bird is pinch hitting for Tom Meers. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lindsay Bird grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Creel grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Bob Reinholz pitching. Andy Miller doubles past the first baseman. Lew Limmer walks. Tony Hrbek singles to right field. Andy Miller scores. Sam Nicholson strikes out. Tucker McCloskey lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Lew Limmer is thrown out at third. Tony Hrbek advances to second on the play. Tony Hrbek advances to second on the play. George Ransom flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Boston Tim McCormick singles to left field. Cecil Wallis strikes out. Sean Nied grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tim McCormick is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Billy Angelini doubles to right field. Sean Nied uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ted Rodin is pinch running for Billy Angelini on 2nd base. Mo Bruner lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 12 Oakland Henry Locke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Cub Finch grounds out to the third baseman. Isao Fujii strikes out. Neil Down grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Boston Johnny Osgood walks. Brian DeJean comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Relief Pitchers stats. Gil Williams is pinch hitting for Henry Locke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gil Williams strikes out. Bob Creel grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 13 Oakland Roland Boskie pitching. Andy Miller grounds out to the third baseman. Lew Limmer doubles to center field. Tony Hrbek singles to left field. Lew Limmer scores. Sam Nicholson flies out to the right fielder. Brian DeJean strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 13 Boston Bob Jones singles to left field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. Tim McCormick walks. Cecil Wallis walks. Sean Nied singles to right field. Bob Jones scores. Tim McCormick scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 12 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Batting:2B - Bob Jones (9), Billy Angelini (13).GIDP - Bob Creel. Baserunning: SB - Bob Creel (7).CS - Ben Blackburn (4). Fielding: E - Sean Nied, Mo Bruner.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Rob Oglesby did not respond to coaching in control Mark Pierson improves in arm Mark Pierson improves in power_vs_lefty Mardie Starr did not respond to coaching in control Billy Pruett did not respond to coaching in CF
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Shawn Miller improves in range Biff Darling improves in power_vs_righty Vean Hallman did not respond to coaching in speed Jeff Blair improves in contact_vs_righty