Win: Tom Buzhardt (1-0) Loss: Steve Schulte (2-2)
Save: Jack Dodson (24)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dan Posada pitching. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Jacke Vergez pitching. Art Stallings singles to center field. Craig Willis singles to right field. Art Stallings advances to third on the hit. Reggie Lepcio grounds out to the pitcher. Craig Willis advances to second on the play. Hal Dowse pops out to the second baseman. Nick Meyers strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Stew LaManna pops out to the first baseman. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Ernie Pick hits a home run. Pedro May grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ken Strange grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Boardman flies out to the right fielder. Kuniyuki Saionji singles to left field. Dan Posada grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland John Hamilton grounds out to the pitcher. Jacke Vergez walks. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Tom Shelley lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Art Stallings strikes out. Craig Willis singles to left field. Craig Willis steals second. Reggie Lepcio doubles to center field. Craig Willis scores. Hal Dowse triples. Reggie Lepcio scores. Nick Meyers singles to left field. Hal Dowse scores. Ken Strange lines out to the shortstop. Bill Boardman singles to center field. Nick Meyers advances to third on the hit. Kuniyuki Saionji grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the second baseman. Stew LaManna singles to right field. Reggie Buckley flies out to the left fielder. Ernie Pick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Stew LaManna is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Dan Posada pops out to the first baseman. Art Stallings flies out to the right fielder. Craig Willis doubles to right field. Reggie Lepcio pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Pedro May grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! John Hamilton strikes out. Jacke Vergez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Hal Dowse grounds out to the shortstop. Nick Meyers grounds out to the catcher. Ken Strange pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Takeo Hayashi walks. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Tom Shelley strikes out. Woodie Steinfeldt doubles to right field. Takeo Hayashi scores. Stew LaManna grounds out to the second baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt advances to third on the play. Reggie Buckley reached on a 2-base fielding error by Art Stallings . Woodie Steinfeldt scores. Ernie Pick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Bill Boardman singles to left field. Kuniyuki Saionji strikes out. Dan Posada lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Art Stallings walks. Kazumasa Hamagiwa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Craig Willis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Pedro May doubles to left field. John Hamilton strikes out. Kazumasa Hamagiwa strikes out. Takeo Hayashi singles to center field. Pedro May scores. Matt Gaines comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Reggie Lepcio singles to right field. Hal Dowse grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Nick Meyers walks. Ken Strange hits a home run. Nick Meyers scores. Tom Buzhardt comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Boardman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Otis Pagan enters the game as a defensive replacement for Art Stallings at CF. Larry Buckeye enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bill Boardman at 3B. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Stew LaManna hits a home run. Steve Schulte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Reggie Buckley doubles to right field. Ernie Pick singles to right field. Reggie Buckley scores. Vern Fitzmorris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pedro May walks. John Hamilton strikes out. Tom Buzhardt grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Kuniyuki Saionji grounds out to the second baseman. Roy Wagner is pinch hitting for Vern Fitzmorris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 5 inning. Roy Wagner singles to left field. Otis Pagan strikes out. Craig Willis pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Nate Craghead pitching. Takeo Hayashi doubles to left field. Tom Shelley singles to right field. Takeo Hayashi scores. Edgar Suche comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shelley is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Stew LaManna singles to left field. Reggie Buckley walks. Ernie Pick singles to right field. Stew LaManna scores. Pedro May strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Jack Dodson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Reggie Lepcio walks. Hal Dowse flies out to the right fielder. Reggie Lepcio gets picked off first. Nick Meyers walks. Ken Strange strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Boston total runners LOB: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Duke Ayrault improves in range Sherry Stephenson did not respond to coaching in velocity Duke Ayrault improves in range Leon Stuart improves in range Silver Ray did not respond to coaching in 1B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ray Mitchell did not respond to coaching in control Carden Chapman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Firpo Arias improves in speed Freddie Morton did not respond to coaching in velocity