Win: Dante Cienfuegos (3-2) Loss: Mike Gautreau (2-3)
Inning: 1 Boston Dante Cienfuegos pitching. Milt Lyons grounds out to the third baseman. Evans Hernandez strikes out. Lefty Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Gautreau pitching. Rafa Garcia lines out to the pitcher. Napoleon Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Samuel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Bob Behenna grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Stengel strikes out. Brant Blank strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ted Roberson singles to left field. Jonah Hernandez flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Caballo grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Mike Kreitner reached on a fielding error by Dante Cienfuegos. Yamid Lea grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mike Kreitner is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Mike Gautreau lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Milt Lyons doubles to left field. Yamid Lea scores. Evans Hernandez triples. Milt Lyons scores. Lefty Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Tim DiSarcina doubles to center field. Mauricio Avila Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim DiSarcina advances to third on the play. Dante Cienfuegos flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Tim DiSarcina scores. Rafa Garcia singles to center field. Rafa Garcia steals second. Napoleon Garcia hits a home run. Rafa Garcia scores. Jack Samuel hits a home run. Ted Roberson hits an infield single to the pitcher. Jonah Hernandez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Bob Behenna grounds out to the shortstop. Terry Stengel flies out to the center fielder. Brant Blank pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Johnny Caballo grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tim DiSarcina flies out to the left fielder. Mauricio Avila Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Mike Kreitner strikes out. Yamid Lea strikes out. Mike Gautreau strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dante Cienfuegos grounds out to the pitcher. Rafa Garcia grounds out to the third baseman. Napoleon Garcia strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Milt Lyons strikes out. Evans Hernandez strikes out. Lefty Jones singles to right field. Bob Behenna grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lefty Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Lep Fondy comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Samuel grounds out to the third baseman. Ted Roberson walks. Jonah Hernandez strikes out. Johnny Caballo lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Terry Stengel flies out to the right fielder. Brant Blank doubles past the third baseman. Mike Kreitner singles to center field. Brant Blank scores. Randy Sykes is pinch running for Mike Kreitner on 1st base. Yamid Lea strikes out. Malachi Ludwick is pinch hitting for Lep Fondy. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Malachi Ludwick grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Randy Sykes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Roy Leon pitching. Tim DiSarcina grounds out to the shortstop. Mauricio Avila Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Dante Cienfuegos pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Milt Lyons flies out to the center fielder. Evans Hernandez grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Jones singles to right field. Bob Behenna grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lefty Jones is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Rafa Garcia singles to left field. Miguel Cassini comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Napoleon Garcia singles to center field. Rafa Garcia advances to third on the hit. Jack Samuel strikes out. Ted Roberson hits a home run. Rafa Garcia scores. Napoleon Garcia scores. Jonah Hernandez singles to center field. Johnny Caballo strikes out. Tim DiSarcina grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jonah Hernandez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Wilme Perada comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Terry Stengel singles to left field. Brant Blank strikes out. Randy Sykes strikes out. Yamid Lea grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Terry Stengel is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Herb Newton improves in power_vs_righty Roberto Kerfeld improves in power_vs_righty Jose Thome did not respond to coaching in velocity Reggie Stoddard did not respond to coaching in control Herb Newton improves in LF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Dave Mathews improves in contact_vs_righty Jimmy Montes did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Tommy Roarke improves in power_vs_righty Billy Tannehill did not respond to coaching in arm