Win: Frank Flair (13-9) Loss: Bo Taylor (4-2)
Save: Major Payne (50)
Inning: 1 Boston Madd Hatter pitching. Jackie Adams singles to left field. Jackie Adams is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Don Bishop walks. Jim Southworth flies out to the center fielder. Don Bishop steals second. Leon Caldwell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Chien-Ming Wang pitching. Joe Hoffman walks. Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Joe Hoffman is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sudden Sam LaRoche steals second. Terry Johnson hits a home run. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Marsh White singles to left field. Tim Yonke strikes out. Boom Boom Washington flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Gino Raich singles to center field. Juan Miranda strikes out. Bob Rodriguez pops out to the third baseman. Gino Raich steals second. Harry Bibby singles to left field. Gino Raich scores. Chien-Ming Wang strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Magglio Kida hits a home run. Hal Plank singles to left field. Madd Hatter lays a bunt down the third base line. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Joe Hoffman strikes out. Sudden Sam LaRoche flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Jackie Adams singles to right field. Don Bishop grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jim Southworth strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Terry Johnson walks. Marsh White flies out to the center fielder. Tim Yonke strikes out. Boom Boom Washington singles to left field. Terry Johnson advances to third on the hit. Magglio Kida strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Leon Caldwell grounds out to the third baseman. Gino Raich triples. Juan Miranda strikes out. Bob Rodriguez singles to center field. Gino Raich scores. Bob Rodriguez steals second. Harry Bibby grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Hal Plank singles to center field. Hal Plank is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Madd Hatter grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Hoffman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Chien-Ming Wang strikes out. Jackie Adams grounds out to the third baseman. Don Bishop strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche doubles to right field. Terry Johnson singles to right field. Sudden Sam LaRoche scores. Marsh White grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Tim Yonke singles to center field. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jim Southworth strikes out. Leon Caldwell grounds out to the shortstop. Gino Raich singles to right field. Gino Raich is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Magglio Kida singles to right field. Bo K Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hal Plank pops out to the third baseman. Madd Hatter lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joe Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Juan Miranda flies out to the left fielder. Bob Rodriguez singles to center field. Harry Bibby grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Rodriguez advances to second on the play. Bo K Taylor strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Sudden Sam LaRoche grounds out to the pitcher. Terry Johnson pops out to the shortstop. Marsh White grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jackie Adams flies out to the left fielder. Don Bishop flies out to the center fielder. Jim Southworth singles to left field. Leon Caldwell singles to center field. Gino Raich triples. Jim Southworth scores. Leon Caldwell scores. Frank Flair comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Juan Miranda flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tim Yonke pops out to the second baseman. Boom Boom Washington strikes out. Magglio Kida walks. Hal Plank walks. John Souza is pinch hitting for Frank Flair. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Souza walks. Joe Hoffman reached on a fielding error by Jim Southworth. Magglio Kida scores. Sudden Sam LaRoche lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Major Payne pitching. Bob Rodriguez strikes out. Harry Bibby grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Moore is pinch hitting for Bo K Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Mark Moore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 9
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mike Armstrong did not respond to coaching in velocity Larry Green did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Larry Green did not respond to coaching in range Oscar Moriarity improves in arm Larry Green did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Al Thornton did not respond to coaching in velocity Al Thornton did not respond to coaching in velocity Sam Feller did not respond to coaching in velocity John Young did not respond to coaching in control John Bay did not respond to coaching in 1B