Win: Thunder Bolt (9-6) Loss: Duke Spencer (5-7)
Save: Jack Reacher (23)
Inning: 1 Oakland Thunder Bolt pitching. Doug Kearse walks. Dominic Gallagher strikes out. Doug Kearse steals second. Buddy Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Al Face singles past the second baseman. Doug Kearse scores. Gus Tamulis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Al Face is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Duke Spencer pitching. Willie McGee grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Pike grounds out to the third baseman. Blaise Fuchs grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Minoru Shibahara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mel Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Forsch grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Cal Ripken bunts for a base hit. BooRay Decker grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Cal Ripken is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jose McLaughlin strikes out. Dennys Donovan walks. Benito Santiago singles to right field. BooRay Decker scores. Thunder Bolt pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Duke Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Doug Kearse flies out to the center fielder. Dominic Gallagher grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Willie McGee grounds out to the pitcher. Leo Pike grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Blaise Fuchs flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Buddy Taylor flies out to the center fielder. Al Face strikes out. Gus Tamulis singles past the shortstop. Minoru Shibahara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Cal Ripken pops out to the first baseman. BooRay Decker grounds out to the shortstop. Jose McLaughlin singles to left field. Dennys Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Mel Delgado flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Forsch flies out to the center fielder. Duke Spencer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Benito Santiago singles to center field. Thunder Bolt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Willie McGee grounds out to the shortstop. Leo Pike flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Doug Kearse grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dominic Gallagher grounds out to the third baseman. Buddy Taylor grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Blaise Fuchs singles to right field. Cal Ripken grounds out to the shortstop. Blaise Fuchs advances to second on the play. BooRay Decker grounds out to the third baseman. Jose McLaughlin grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Al Face grounds out to the shortstop. Gus Tamulis strikes out. Minoru Shibahara grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Dennys Donovan grounds out to the second baseman. Benito Santiago singles to right field. Thunder Bolt lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Meixell 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. Willie McGee doubles to center field. Benito Santiago scores. Leo Pike walks. Blaise Fuchs grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Mel Delgado grounds out to the shortstop. Eddie Forsch walks. Sukehiro Akiyama is pinch hitting for Pat Meixell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sukehiro Akiyama grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jim Trouppe pitching. Cal Ripken doubles to left field. BooRay Decker grounds out to the second baseman. Cal Ripken advances to third on the play. Jose McLaughlin flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Cal Ripken scores. Chuck Heabner is pinch hitting for Dennys Donovan. Chuck Heabner singles to left field. Benito Santiago flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Johnny Quest enters the game as a defensive replacement for Chuck Heabner at 2B. Jack Reacher comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Doug Kearse pops out to the first baseman. Dominic Gallagher strikes out. Buddy Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Charlie Rusie did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Rusie did not respond to coaching in control Fred Burns improves in speed George Davis did not respond to coaching in range Rey Gautreaux did not respond to coaching in 3B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Farmer Miller improves in power_vs_lefty Ken Donovan did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Maddox did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Barry Datz improves in contact_vs_lefty Tom Hanski improves in 1B