Inning: 1 Boston Banmei Mori pitching. Fred Lynn lines out to the third baseman. Rico Rice grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Pat Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland John Espino pitching. Masato Tani strikes out. Patrick Dubois singles to right field. Dan Barthelson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Patrick Dubois is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Hiroshi Uchiyama singles to center field. Dan Barthelson advances to third on the hit. So Yamashita strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Les Thielman flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Desi Sprague flies out to the center fielder. Earl Burk flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Dian Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Pat Morrison walks. Pete Delgado reached on a fielding error by John Espino. Banmei Mori lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masato Tani singles to right field. Pat Morrison scores. Patrick Dubois grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Oscar Wilshere singles to center field. Bob Beasley strikes out. John Espino lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Oscar Wilshere forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Lynn singles to right field. Rico Rice doubles to right field. John Espino scores. Fred Lynn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pat Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dan Barthelson grounds out to the pitcher. Hiroshi Uchiyama strikes out. So Yamashita walks. Dian Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. So Yamashita is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Les Thielman doubles to center field. Desi Sprague singles to center field. Les Thielman scores. Earl Burk walks. Oscar Wilshere hits a home run. Desi Sprague scores. Earl Burk scores. Dizzy Olson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Beasley pops out to the third baseman. John Espino grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Pat Morrison pops out to the shortstop. Pete Delgado singles to right field. Dizzy Olson lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masato Tani reached on a 2-base fielding error by Rico Rice. Pete Delgado scores. Patrick Dubois flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Rico Rice walks. Pat Meyer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Les Thielman singles to center field. Desi Sprague grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Les Thielman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Dan Barthelson hits a home run. Hiroshi Uchiyama strikes out. So Yamashita grounds out to the pitcher. Dian Gonzalez doubles to center field. Pat Morrison hits an infield single to the pitcher. Pete Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Earl Burk walks. Oscar Wilshere doubles to center field. Bob Beasley strikes out. John Espino grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Burk scores. Oscar Wilshere advances to third on the play. Jiro Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fred Lynn strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jiro Watanabe grounds out to the shortstop. Masato Tani walks. Ricky Chapman 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 1st. Patrick Dubois hits a home run. Masato Tani scores. Dan Barthelson strikes out. Hiroshi Uchiyama doubles to left field. So Yamashita flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Rico Rice flies out to the center fielder. Pat Meyer flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Les Thielman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Dian Gonzalez singles to right field. Pat Morrison strikes out. Jim Hartsock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Delgado singles to left field. Yorelvis Barroso is pinch hitting for Jiro Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Yorelvis Barroso singles in front of the right fielder. Masato Tani singles to center field. Dian Gonzalez scores. Pete Delgado scores. Yorelvis Barroso advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Masato Tani is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Patrick Dubois strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Rangel Martinez pitching. Desi Sprague singles to right field. Earl Burk pops out to the shortstop. Oscar Wilshere strikes out. Bob Beasley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Dan Barthelson flies out to the right fielder. Tim Candiotti comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiroshi Uchiyama hits a home run. So Yamashita strikes out. Dian Gonzalez pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Hub Hawes is pinch hitting for Tim Candiotti. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Hub Hawes singles to right field. Fred Lynn singles to center field. Rico Rice doubles to center field. Hub Hawes scores. Fred Lynn uses his aggressiveness and scores. Fred Orndorff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Meyer hits an infield single to the shortstop. Les Thielman grounds out to the second baseman. Rico Rice scores. Pat Meyer advances to second on the play. Desi Sprague pops out to the third baseman. Earl Burk strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Walt Dede pitching. Pat Morrison singles past the second baseman. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Pete Delgado. Shoji Kasai grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Pat Morrison is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Shuichi Taguchi is pinch hitting for Fred Orndorff. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Shuichi Taguchi singles to right field. Shoji Kasai advances to third on the hit. Shuichi Taguchi steals second. Masato Tani singles to left field. Shoji Kasai scores. The defense is playing the corners in. Patrick Dubois strikes out. Dan Barthelson singles to left field. Shuichi Taguchi scores. Marty Nieves comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hiroshi Uchiyama doubles to right field. Masato Tani scores. Boston total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 10
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Luis Gentry did not respond to coaching in control Rob Moford improves in power_vs_righty Jim Arlin did not respond to coaching in velocity Wilton Roberts did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Young improves in arm Kunihisa Shibata improves in arm Ed Segui did not respond to coaching in velocity Yasutomo Tobe improves in arm