Win: Lew Martin (2-0) Loss: Steve Smith (0-1)
Save: Jim Causey (2)
Inning: 1 Boston Abner Tidrow pitching. Jeff Fansler strikes out. Jarrod Sutherland strikes out. Sam Schupp flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Ray Mosure pitching. Denney Perdue flies out to the center fielder. Juan Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Matt Cook flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Ralph Sacka walks. Erv Lasher grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Eddie Brantley doubles to right field. Mark Cerutti singles past the third baseman. Pete Owen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Woody Kirby grounds out to the second baseman. Frank Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Bumpus Gehring singles to left field. Bill Autry grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bumpus Gehring is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Ray Mosure singles to center field. Jeff Fansler strikes out. Jarrod Sutherland singles to right field. Sam Schupp flies out to the center fielder. Ralph Sacka grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Jarrod Sutherland is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Minshall singles past the second baseman. Abner Tidrow lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Bob Minshall forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Denney Perdue strikes out. Juan Lopez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Erv Lasher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Brantley singles to right field. Mark Cerutti singles to right field. Pete Owen strikes out. Ray Mosure strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Matt Cook walks. Woody Kirby grounds out to the pitcher. Matt Cook advances to second on the play. Frank Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Bumpus Gehring flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jeff Fansler strikes out. Jarrod Sutherland flies out to the right fielder. Sam Schupp singles past the first baseman. Ralph Sacka singles to right field. Sam Schupp advances to third on the hit. Pete Hawke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Erv Lasher grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Autry singles to right field. Bob Minshall doubles to right field. Bill Autry uses his aggressiveness and scores. Pete Hawke lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Denney Perdue reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mark Cerutti. Bob Minshall scores. Juan Lopez strikes out. Matt Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Pete Hawke scores. Denney Perdue advances to third on the play. Woody Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Eddie Brantley pops out to the second baseman. Mark Cerutti doubles to left field. Pete Owen strikes out. Ray Mosure strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Frank Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Bumpus Gehring walks. Bumpus Gehring steals second. Bill Autry grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Minshall grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Jeff Fansler flies out to the center fielder. Jarrod Sutherland singles past the shortstop. Sam Schupp singles past the shortstop. Jarrod Sutherland advances to third on the hit. Ralph Sacka walks. Erv Lasher singles to left field. Jarrod Sutherland scores. Sam Schupp scores. Dan Wickersham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Eddie Brantley flies out to the right fielder. Mark Cerutti flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Lew Martin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Dave Dexter is pinch hitting for Dan Wickersham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Dave Dexter pops out to the catcher. Denney Perdue grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Lopez singles to left field. Matt Cook singles to left field. Woody Kirby grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Matt Cook is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Steve Smith pitching. Ron Jones is pinch hitting for Pete Owen. Ron Jones strikes out. John Miles is pinch hitting for Lew Martin. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. John Miles singles to right field. Jeff Fansler doubles to center field. John Miles uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jarrod Sutherland flies out to the right fielder. Sam Schupp singles to right field. Jeff Fansler scores. Stew Just comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ralph Sacka walks. Erv Lasher strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Causey pitching. Sheriff Lopez enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ron Jones at C. Frank Stewart flies out to the left fielder. Franklin Redmon is pinch hitting for Bumpus Gehring. Franklin Redmon singles to right field. Franklin Redmon gets picked off first. Bill Autry flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Harry Wendell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Franklin Redmon at RF. Eddie Brantley walks. Mark Cerutti flies out to the left fielder. Sheriff Lopez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Minshall grounds out to the second baseman. Stew Just singles to right field. Denney Perdue pops out to the shortstop. Juan Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 13 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Willie Durham did not respond to coaching in speed Andy Martinez improves in control Julio Prince improves in contact_vs_righty Julio Prince improves in speed Frank Stricklett improves in speed John Boucher did not respond to coaching in control Jim Ackley did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Manuel Rockenfield improves in power_vs_righty Scott Upchurch improves in speed Tommy Bowlin did not respond to coaching in control Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in speed Dan Sears improves in power_vs_righty Scott Upchurch improves in arm Manuel Rockenfield did not respond to coaching in LF