Win: Aurelio Lopez (4-3) Loss: Rich Napoleon (2-6)
Inning: 1 Oakland Chien-Ming Wang pitching. Joe Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the left fielder. Terry Johnson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Tommy Roettger pitching. Jackie Adams flies out to the right fielder. Yosbany Castillo strikes out. Don Bishop grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Marsh White flies out to the left fielder. Tim Yonke flies out to the right fielder. Dan Cunningham flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Yoshio Yanagida walks. Mark Moore strikes out. Juan Miranda singles to right field. Yoshio Yanagida advances to third on the hit. Bob Rodriguez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Magglio Kida strikes out. Hal Plank lines out to the third baseman. Tommy Roettger flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Ken Hernandez strikes out. Chien-Ming Wang grounds out to the shortstop. Jackie Adams doubles to center field. Yosbany Castillo strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Hoffman singles to right field. Joe Hoffman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Terry Johnson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Don Bishop flies out to the center fielder. Yoshio Yanagida singles past the shortstop. Mark Moore singles to center field. Yoshio Yanagida advances to third on the hit. Mark Moore is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Juan Miranda pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Marsh White doubles to right field. Tim Yonke flies out to the right fielder. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the pitcher. Magglio Kida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Rodriguez grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Hernandez triples. Chien-Ming Wang strikes out. Jackie Adams singles to right field. Ken Hernandez scores. Yosbany Castillo reached on a fielding error by Tim Yonke. Don Bishop pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Hal Plank reached on a fielding error by Bob Rodriguez. Tommy Roettger lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Hoffman hits an infield single to the pitcher. Joe Hoffman is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Yoshio Yanagida flies out to the center fielder. Mark Moore grounds out to the pitcher. Juan Miranda singles to right field. Bob Rodriguez grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Juan Miranda is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Terry Johnson singles to left field. Marsh White grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Terry Johnson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Tim Yonke grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Ken Hernandez doubles to right field. Chien-Ming Wang lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Ken Hernandez is thrown out at third. Jackie Adams grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Chien-Ming Wang is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jackie Adams is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Dan Cunningham grounds out to the pitcher. Magglio Kida grounds out to the shortstop. Hal Plank singles to left field. John Souza is pinch hitting for Tommy Roettger. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Souza flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Frank Flair pitching. Yosbany Castillo grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Don Bishop grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Yoshio Yanagida flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Todd Erdos comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Joe Hoffman walks. Sudden Sam LaRoche pops out to the third baseman. Terry Johnson strikes out. Marsh White walks. Tim Yonke singles to right field. Joe Hoffman scores. Marsh White advances to third on the hit. Aurelio Lopez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Dan Cunningham grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Mark Moore grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Miranda flies out to the center fielder. Bob Rodriguez lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Magglio Kida grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Plank grounds out to the third baseman. Frank Flair singles to right field. Mike Howe is pinch running for Frank Flair on 1st base. Joe Hoffman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Boston Rich Napoleon pitching. Ken Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Aurelio Lopez flies out to the left fielder. Jackie Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 11 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche strikes out. Terry Johnson pops out to the third baseman. Marsh White walks. Tim Yonke grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Marsh White is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Boston Yosbany Castillo grounds out to the third baseman. Don Bishop strikes out. Yoshio Yanagida grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Oakland Dan Cunningham walks. Magglio Kida strikes out. Hal Plank flies out to the right fielder. Dan Cunningham is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 12 Boston Mark Moore reached on a 2-base fielding error by Marsh White. Juan Miranda singles to right field. The defense is playing the infield in. Bob Rodriguez strikes out. The defense is playing the infield in. Ken Hernandez reached on a fielding error by Rich Napoleon. Mark Moore scores. Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Marsh White (11).GIDP - Tim Yonke. Baserunning: CS - Joe Hoffman 2 (11), Dan Cunningham (4). Fielding: E - Marsh White, Tim Yonke, Rich Napoleon.
Batting:2B - Jackie Adams (12), Ken Hernandez (5).3B - Ken Hernandez (2).GIDP - Bob Rodriguez. Baserunning: CS - Jackie Adams (6), Mark Moore (8). Fielding: E - Bob Rodriguez.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Sam Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity Lee Fletcher did not respond to coaching in control John Young improves in control John Bay did not respond to coaching in speed Harry Skowron did not respond to coaching in SS
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Angel Bostock did not respond to coaching in range Larry Green improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve McAuliffe did not respond to coaching in control Carlos Warmoth did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Green did not respond to coaching in 3B