Inning: 1 Boston Dian Laverdeza pitching. Fred Lynn grounds out to the pitcher. Rico Rice hits a home run. Mitchell Fisk strikes out. Pat Meyer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Hank Thor pitching. Masato Tani grounds out to the second baseman. Patrick Dubois lines out to the second baseman. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Les Thielman walks. Donn Duvall doubles to right field. Les Thielman uses his aggressiveness and scores. Desi Sprague strikes out. Fred Dunlop strikes out. Hank Thor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Yasushi Makino grounds out to the second baseman. So Yamashita is hit by a pitch. Dian Gonzalez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Fred Lynn singles to center field. Rico Rice singles to center field. Fred Lynn advances to third on the hit. Mitchell Fisk singles to right field. Fred Lynn scores. Pat Meyer triples. Rico Rice scores. Mitchell Fisk scores. Les Thielman singles to center field. Pat Meyer scores. Jiro Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Donn Duvall strikes out. Desi Sprague grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Les Thielman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Fred Dunlop grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Dunier Ibanez strikes out. Pete Delgado walks. Jiro Watanabe 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 pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Hank Thor grounds out to the third baseman. Fred Lynn grounds out to the third baseman. Rico Rice flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Patrick Dubois grounds out to the third baseman. Dan Barthelson flies out to the center fielder. Yasushi Makino pops out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Mitchell Fisk singles to left field. Pat Meyer flies out to the center fielder. Les Thielman hits a home run. Mitchell Fisk scores. Donn Duvall lines out to the second baseman. Desi Sprague strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland So Yamashita flies out to the right fielder. Dian Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Dunier Ibanez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Fred Dunlop singles to left field. Hank Thor lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Fred Dunlop forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Fred Lynn walks. Rico Rice grounds out to the shortstop. Hank Thor advances to third on the play. Fred Lynn advances to second on the play. Mitchell Fisk singles to left field. Hank Thor scores. Pat Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Pete Delgado flies out to the center fielder. Jiro Watanabe grounds out to the second baseman. Masato Tani flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Les Thielman triples. Donn Duvall strikes out. Desi Sprague grounds out to the second baseman. Les Thielman scores. Fred Dunlop grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Patrick Dubois grounds out to the pitcher. Dan Barthelson lines out to the shortstop. Yasushi Makino grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Hank Thor singles to center field. Fred Lynn walks. Rico Rice singles to center field. Mitchell Fisk walks. Hank Thor scores. Fred Orndorff comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Relief pitcher has given up 5 or more earned runs, he is tired, and the team is losing by more than 5 runs). Pat Meyer grounds out to the second baseman. Fred Lynn scores. Rico Rice advances to third on the play. Mitchell Fisk advances to second on the play. Les Thielman singles to right field. Rico Rice scores. Mitchell Fisk scores. Les Thielman steals second. Donn Duvall flies out to the right fielder. Desi Sprague grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland So Yamashita walks. Dian Gonzalez triples. So Yamashita scores. Dunier Ibanez grounds out to the pitcher. Pete Delgado singles to center field. Dian Gonzalez scores. Shoji Kasai is pinch hitting for Fred Orndorff. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Shoji Kasai singles to left field. Masato Tani strikes out. Patrick Dubois walks. Dan Barthelson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Kennie Davis pitching. Fred Dunlop strikes out. Hank Thor flies out to the center fielder. Fred Lynn singles in front of the center fielder. Rico Rice doubles to center field. Mitchell Fisk singles to center field. Fred Lynn scores. Rico Rice scores. Pat Meyer triples. Mitchell Fisk scores. Les Thielman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Hiroshi Uchiyama is pinch hitting for Yasushi Makino. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hiroshi Uchiyama strikes out. So Yamashita strikes out. Dian Gonzalez walks. Dunier Ibanez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Gorsica improves in speed Paul Romano did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Gus Lavelle improves in power_vs_lefty Dewey Evans did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hal Young did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Weldon Jones improves in velocity Trevor Easterday improves in range Sam Pless did not respond to coaching in velocity