Win: Earl Glanville (2-0) Loss: Bobby Torres (0-2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Earl Glanville pitching. Rafa Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Josh Bermudez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Bobby Torres pitching. Luis Burns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Milt Lyons singles past the shortstop. John Newell walks. Evans Hernandez doubles to left field. Milt Lyons scores. John Newell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Lefty Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Evans Hernandez advances to third on the play. Bob Behenna grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Paul Ganzel grounds out to the third baseman. Jack Samuel pops out to the third baseman. Bill Stryker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jimmy Tesreau strikes out. Mike Kreitner grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Glanville strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Johnny Caballo strikes out. Bobby Torres grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Luis Burns pops out to the third baseman. Milt Lyons walks. John Newell walks. Evans Hernandez strikes out. Lefty Jones singles to right field. Milt Lyons scores. John Newell advances to third on the hit. Tom Hargan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Behenna flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Rafa Garcia singles to right field. Napoleon Garcia singles to right field. Josh Bermudez strikes out. Paul Ganzel strikes out. Jack Samuel pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Jimmy Tesreau singles to center field. Mike Kreitner singles to center field. Earl Glanville lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball and Jimmy Tesreau is thrown out at third. Mike Kreitner advances to second on the play. Mike Kreitner advances to second on the play. Luis Burns walks. German Balian comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Milt Lyons strikes out. John Newell singles to right field. Mike Kreitner scores. Evans Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Stryker flies out to the left fielder. Jonah Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Caballo grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Lefty Jones walks. Bob Behenna pops out to the third baseman. Lefty Jones is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jimmy Tesreau singles to right field. Mike Kreitner grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Tesreau is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Roy Leon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. German Balian grounds out to the second baseman. Rafa Garcia flies out to the center fielder. Napoleon Garcia singles to center field. Josh Bermudez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Yamid Lea is pinch hitting for Roy Leon. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Yamid Lea singles to left field. Luis Burns hits an infield single to the first baseman. Milt Lyons pops out to the third baseman. John Newell grounds out to the shortstop. Yamid Lea advances to third on the play. Luis Burns advances to second on the play. Evans Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Miguel Cassini pitching. Paul Ganzel flies out to the right fielder. Jack Samuel flies out to the right fielder. Bill Stryker flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Randy Sykes is pinch hitting for Lefty Jones. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Randy Sykes strikes out. Bob Behenna singles to center field. Red Battle comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pete Ciardi is pinch hitting for Jimmy Tesreau. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Ciardi doubles to left field. Bob Behenna uses his aggressiveness and scores. Mike Kreitner singles to left field. Pete Ciardi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ernie Stechschulte comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Miguel Cassini fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Miguel Cassini strikes out. Luis Burns grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Jonah Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Caballo grounds out to the second baseman. Ted Roberson is pinch hitting for Ernie Stechschulte. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ted Roberson singles to left field. Jim Wirth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tim DiSarcina is pinch hitting for Rafa Garcia. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ted Roberson steals second. Tim DiSarcina singles to left field. Ted Roberson scores. Napoleon Garcia pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Wilme Perada pitching. Brant Blank is pinch hitting for Milt Lyons. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Brant Blank pops out to the first baseman. John Newell strikes out. Evans Hernandez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Josh Bermudez flies out to the center fielder. Yoshiharu Nagakawa is pinch hitting for Paul Ganzel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Yoshiharu Nagakawa flies out to the center fielder. Dick Mertz comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Samuel grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Boston total runners left on base: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Mathews improves in arm Bob Thomas improves in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Montes improves in power_vs_righty Jim Schroeder improves in speed
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Edgard Hershberger improves in power_vs_lefty Bobby Birtsas improves in velocity Jose Thome did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Lara improves in power_vs_lefty Jimmy Andrews did not respond to coaching in 2B