Inning: 1 Boston Dante Cienfuegos pitching. Luis Burns strikes out. Milt Lyons walks. John Newell flies out to the center fielder. Evans Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Boom-Boom Slattery pitching. Napoleon Garcia singles to center field. Mauricio Avila Perez strikes out. Ted Roberson singles to center field. Napoleon Garcia advances to third on the hit. Rafa Garcia singles to left field. Napoleon Garcia scores. Jack Samuel hits a home run. Ted Roberson scores. Rafa Garcia scores. Donal Moreno strikes out. Hideo Yamasaki grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Lefty Jones grounds out to the catcher. Bob Behenna singles to center field. Jimmy Tesreau strikes out. Brant Blank strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Stryker grounds out to the shortstop. Dante Cienfuegos pops out to the shortstop. Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Boom-Boom Slattery flies out to the center fielder. Luis Burns singles to right field. Milt Lyons strikes out. Luis Burns steals second. John Newell triples. Luis Burns scores. Evans Hernandez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mauricio Avila Perez hits a home run. Ted Roberson singles to center field. Rafa Garcia walks. Jack Samuel grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Ted Roberson advances to third on the play. Donal Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Lefty Jones pops out to the first baseman. Bob Behenna lines out to the shortstop. Jimmy Tesreau grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Hideo Yamasaki hits a home run. Bill Stryker grounds out to the shortstop. Dante Cienfuegos lines out to the shortstop. Napoleon Garcia singles in front of the right fielder. Mauricio Avila Perez doubles to right field. Napoleon Garcia uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ted Roberson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Brant Blank hits a home run. Boom-Boom Slattery grounds out to the third baseman. Luis Burns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Milt Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rafa Garcia doubles to right field. Jack Samuel hits a home run. Rafa Garcia scores. Donal Moreno singles to left field. Hideo Yamasaki singles past the first baseman. Bill Stryker singles to right field. Donal Moreno scores. Hideo Yamasaki is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Mike Bruckbauer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is pulled because he is getting hammered (Pitcher has given up 10 or more earned runs). Dante Cienfuegos lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Napoleon Garcia singles to left field. Bill Stryker scores. Mauricio Avila Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston John Newell grounds out to the third baseman. Evans Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ted Roberson singles to left field. Ted Roberson steals second. Rafa Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Roy Leon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Samuel doubles to right field. Ted Roberson scores. Donal Moreno hits a home run. Jack Samuel scores. Hideo Yamasaki strikes out. Bill Stryker hits a home run. Dante Cienfuegos grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Bob Behenna singles to center field. Jimmy Tesreau singles to right field. Brant Blank strikes out. Roy Leon fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Roy Leon singles to center field. Luis Burns doubles to center field. Bob Behenna scores. Jimmy Tesreau scores. Roy Leon is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Denis Paredes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Milt Lyons strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Miguel Cassini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mauricio Avila Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Roberson walks. Ted Roberson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston John Newell doubles to center field. Evans Hernandez strikes out. Lefty Jones singles to right field. John Newell scores. Red Battle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Behenna flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Tesreau flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Tim DiSarcina is pinch hitting for Rafa Garcia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Tim DiSarcina singles to center field. Jack Samuel walks. Donal Moreno flies out to the left fielder. Mike Rizzuto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Hideo Yamasaki walks. Bill Stryker strikes out. Josh Bermudez is pinch hitting for Red Battle. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Josh Bermudez strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Ernie Stechschulte pitching. Brant Blank walks. Bryn Hansen is pinch hitting for Mike Rizzuto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bryn Hansen singles to right field. Luis Burns strikes out. Milt Lyons grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Cy Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Newton improves in range Herb Newton improves in arm Rich Picinich did not respond to coaching in control Tim Lara did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dan Miller did not respond to coaching in control Yoshiharu Nagakawa did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty John Brockington did not respond to coaching in endurance Chad Tannehill did not respond to coaching in control