Win: Jack Ernaga (5-1) Loss: John Hoiles (6-3)
Save: Felipe Gosger (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Nelson Hoak pitching. Carlos Guero grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harper Herrera grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Gabi Diez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Joel Burgos pitching. Otto Hall walks. Chet Cater strikes out. Clayton Wooldridge walks. Kevin Delgado reached on a fielding error by Carlos Guero. Danny Plodinec grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Jon Tomberlin singles past the second baseman. Ronaldo Jeva grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Alien Laurel flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Dave Capron singles to center field. John Croucher flies out to the left fielder. Bob Doster flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Hoak reached on a fielding error by Harper Herrera. Otto Hall singles to center field. Dave Capron scores. Nelson Hoak advances to third on the hit. Chet Cater grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Kelly Miller flies out to the left fielder. Juan Karmen grounds out to the shortstop. Joel Burgos singles to center field. Carlos Guero strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Clayton Wooldridge singles to center field. Kevin Delgado grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Clayton Wooldridge is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Danny Plodinec grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Kevin Delgado is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dave Capron strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Harper Herrera walks. Harper Herrera steals second. Gabi Diez walks. Jon Tomberlin flies out to the left fielder. Ronaldo Jeva flies out to the left fielder. Alien Laurel strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston John Croucher grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Doster strikes out. Nelson Hoak strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Kelly Miller strikes out. Juan Karmen pops out to the second baseman. Joel Burgos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Otto Hall grounds out to the third baseman. Chet Cater strikes out. Clayton Wooldridge strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Carlos Guero hits a home run. Harper Herrera flies out to the center fielder. Gabi Diez grounds out to the second baseman. Jon Tomberlin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Kevin Delgado grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Danny Plodinec lines out to the first baseman. Dave Capron strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Ronaldo Jeva singles to right field. Alien Laurel singles to left field. Kelly Miller grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Alien Laurel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jack Ernaga 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. Juan Karmen strikes out. Lou Bennett is pinch hitting for Joel Burgos. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Lou Bennett flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston John Hoiles pitching. John Croucher flies out to the left fielder. Bob Doster strikes out. Jack Ernaga strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Carlos Guero flies out to the right fielder. Harper Herrera grounds out to the pitcher. Gabi Diez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Otto Hall walks. Chet Cater singles to left field. Otto Hall advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the infield in. Chet Cater steals second. The defense is playing the infield in. Clayton Wooldridge grounds out to the third baseman. Otto Hall scores. Chet Cater advances to third on the play. Hank Cabrera comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kevin Delgado doubles to left field. Chet Cater scores. Danny Plodinec strikes out. Dave Capron flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Felipe Gosger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Jon Tomberlin flies out to the center fielder. Ronaldo Jeva strikes out. Alien Laurel flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Boston total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Lou Bennett is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Steve Resendez improves in range Carl Baker improves in arm Bill Bustamante improves in arm Carl Baker did not respond to coaching in range Sean Perez did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Zeile did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Al Arndt did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Esasky improves in contact_vs_lefty Larry McKelvy did not respond to coaching in control