Win: Ryan DeMontreville (7-2) Loss: Tommy West (2-5)
Inning: 1 Boston Tommy West pitching. Delos Nealon singles to center field. Delos Nealon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Steve Silva strikes out. Jo-Jo Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Ryan DeMontreville pitching. Mike Larose doubles to right field. Charlie Madden strikes out. George Gibson strikes out. Bill White singles to left field. Mike Larose scores. Frank Vidro singles to center field. Johan Lara singles to center field. Jim Saier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Boston Johnny Carpenter singles to right field. Art Rowland singles to center field. Rafael Devers hits a home run. Johnny Carpenter scores. Art Rowland scores. Satoru Hishikawa flies out to the right fielder. Wes Gilham pops out to the first baseman. Ryan DeMontreville grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Steve Krause grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy West grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Larose strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Delos Nealon flies out to the center fielder. Steve Silva grounds out to the pitcher. Jo-Jo Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Charlie Madden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Gibson strikes out. Bill White strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Johnny Carpenter flies out to the center fielder. Art Rowland grounds out to the third baseman. Rafael Devers grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Vidro grounds out to the shortstop. Johan Lara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Saier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Satoru Hishikawa strikes out. Wes Gilham grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan DeMontreville grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Steve Krause doubles to right field. Tommy West lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mike Larose grounds out to the second baseman. Steve Krause scores. Charlie Madden walks. George Gibson grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Madden is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Delos Nealon walks. Delos Nealon steals second. Steve Silva walks. Jo-Jo Gonzalez grounds out to the second baseman. Delos Nealon advances to third on the play. Steve Silva advances to second on the play. Johnny Carpenter doubles to right field. Delos Nealon scores. Steve Silva scores. Hiroharu Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Art Rowland doubles to right field. Johnny Carpenter scores. Rafael Devers grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Satoru Hishikawa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill White grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Vidro singles to right field. Johan Lara singles to left field. Frank Vidro is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Jim Saier grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Johan Lara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Wes Gilham singles past the third baseman. Ryan DeMontreville fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ryan DeMontreville strikes out. Delos Nealon singles to left field. Steve Silva flies out to the center fielder. Jo-Jo Gonzalez grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Delos Nealon is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Steve Krause strikes out. Harry Oldring is pinch hitting for Hiroharu Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Harry Oldring strikes out. Mike Larose pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Red Cooper pitching. Johnny Carpenter doubles past the third baseman. Art Rowland reached on a fielding error by Steve Krause. Rafael Devers singles to center field. Johnny Carpenter scores. Art Rowland advances to third on the hit. Rafael Devers steals second. Satoru Hishikawa grounds out to the third baseman. Art Rowland scores. Rafael Devers advances to third on the play. Bill Wilmot is pinch hitting for Wes Gilham. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bill Wilmot grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rafael Devers scores. Randy Baker comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ryan DeMontreville flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Madden flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Getz is pinch hitting for George Gibson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ernie Getz doubles to right field. Bill White walks. Frank Vidro singles to center field. Ernie Getz scores. Lee Deidel is pinch hitting for Johan Lara. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Lee Deidel grounds out to the second baseman. Bill White advances to third on the play. Frank Vidro advances to second on the play. Jim Saier walks. Steve Krause flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Delos Nealon hits a home run. Steve Silva grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Berman is pinch hitting for Jo-Jo Gonzalez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ralph Berman lines out to the second baseman. Johnny Carpenter doubles to center field. Art Rowland bunts for a base hit. Rafael Devers singles past the shortstop. Johnny Carpenter scores. Merv Danning comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Satoru Hishikawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Harmon Ohman is pinch hitting for Merv Danning. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harmon Ohman flies out to the left fielder. Mike Larose pops out to the pitcher. Charlie Madden walks. Ernie Getz hits a home run. Charlie Madden scores. Bill White grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Neitzke did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Neitzke did not respond to coaching in velocity Sal Miles improves in power_vs_righty Steve Turgeon did not respond to coaching in speed Dave Smith improves in CF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: John Ainge did not respond to coaching in velocity Monte Moss did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mark Dillinger did not respond to coaching in speed Neal Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity