Win: David Calhoun (11-8) Loss: Alex Groom (6-5)
Save: Pedro Wyse (26)
Inning: 1 Boston Alex Groom pitching. Ripper Tewksbury flies out to the right fielder. Toyokazu Kameyama flies out to the center fielder. Herb Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland David Calhoun pitching. Roger Broglio strikes out. Butch Ginsberg bunts for a base hit. Bob Guerrero strikes out. Amaury Tiefenthaler walks. Ed Miller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Butch Ginsberg is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Fernando Easter walks. Domingo Llenas grounds out to the pitcher. Fernando Easter advances to second on the play. Ted Starnagle grounds out to the second baseman. Fernando Easter advances to third on the play. Bronson Tyler pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Juan Poholsky flies out to the left fielder. Eiji Kozuka doubles to left field. Steve Mieske strikes out. Alex Groom grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Steve Smith walks. David Calhoun fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. David Calhoun strikes out. Ripper Tewksbury strikes out. Toyokazu Kameyama hits an infield single to the second baseman. Herb Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Roger Broglio strikes out. Butch Ginsberg strikes out. Bob Guerrero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Fernando Easter flies out to the right fielder. Domingo Llenas walks. Ted Starnagle hits a home run. Domingo Llenas scores. Bronson Tyler hits a home run. Steve Smith flies out to the left fielder. David Calhoun pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Amaury Tiefenthaler pops out to the first baseman. Ed Miller grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Poholsky strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Ripper Tewksbury strikes out. Toyokazu Kameyama strikes out. Herb Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Eiji Kozuka strikes out. Steve Mieske singles in front of the right fielder. Alex Groom lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Roger Broglio grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Fernando Easter grounds out to the shortstop. Domingo Llenas flies out to the right fielder. Ted Starnagle singles past the first baseman. Bronson Tyler singles to right field. Steve Smith singles to left field. Ted Starnagle scores. Bronson Tyler advances to third on the hit. David Calhoun strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Butch Ginsberg strikes out. Bob Guerrero walks. Amaury Tiefenthaler singles to center field. Bob Guerrero advances to third on the hit. Ed Miller strikes out. Juan Poholsky pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Don Lowery comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ripper Tewksbury strikes out. Justin Gardner is pinch hitting for Toyokazu Kameyama. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Justin Gardner triples. Herb Smith strikes out. John Vizquel is pinch hitting for Fernando Easter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Vizquel singles to right field. Justin Gardner scores. Domingo Llenas strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Eiji Kozuka strikes out. Steve Mieske strikes out. Spike Warren is pinch hitting for Don Lowery. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Spike Warren grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Don Lambert pitching. Ted Starnagle singles to center field. Bronson Tyler walks. Steve Smith flies out to the right fielder. David Calhoun lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ripper Tewksbury flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Roger Broglio flies out to the left fielder. Butch Ginsberg grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Guerrero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Justin Gardner flies out to the center fielder. Herb Smith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). John Vizquel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Amaury Tiefenthaler grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Ed Miller singles to right field. Juan Poholsky walks. Taiji Ando 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. Eiji Kozuka grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Miller advances to third on the play. Juan Poholsky advances to second on the play. Steve Mieske singles to right field. Ed Miller scores. Juan Poholsky scores. Pedro Wyse comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Tom Runnells is pinch hitting for Don Lambert. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Tom Runnells walks. Roger Broglio singles to center field. Steve Mieske scores. Tom Runnells advances to third on the hit. Butch Ginsberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Culmer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Greg Colliflower did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Scott Gould did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jarrod Mitchell did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mark Kinney did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave McCullough improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Parker did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Butch Tessmer did not respond to coaching in control Butch Tessmer improves in velocity Chet Farmer improves in velocity John Kelly improves in control Chet Farmer did not respond to coaching in control Chet Farmer did not respond to coaching in velocity