Win: Ed Allensworth (2-0) Loss: Akira Matsumoto (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ed Allensworth pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to right field. Ken Nagatomi singles to left field. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Doc Reimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mitsuo Yaginuma advances to third on the play. Ken Nagatomi advances to second on the play. Kunihisa Shibata pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Yoshinori Takiguchi pitching. Bob Henninger singles to center field. Gus Lavelle strikes out. Les Thielman walks. Russ Sykes strikes out. Al Gorsica grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Les Thielman is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the left fielder. Ginger Nordyke walks. Jef Ceulemans grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Frank Gonzalez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mitsuo Yaginuma. Jerry Fondy singles to left field. Frank Gonzalez scores. Fred Dunlop doubles to left field. Jerry Fondy uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ed Allensworth fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ed Allensworth singles to left field. Fred Dunlop scores. Bob Henninger singles to left field. Gus Lavelle lines out to the shortstop. Les Thielman flies out to the left fielder. Russ Sykes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Yoshinori Takiguchi flies out to the center fielder. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds out to the shortstop. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Al Gorsica walks. Al Gorsica steals second. Frank Gonzalez singles to center field. Al Gorsica scores. Jerry Fondy strikes out. Fred Dunlop strikes out. Ed Allensworth grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Gonzalez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Trevor Easterday singles past the third baseman. Doc Reimer grounds out to the third baseman. Trevor Easterday advances to second on the play. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Trevor Easterday advances to third on the play. Daisuke Komatsubara reached on a fielding error by Fred Dunlop. Trevor Easterday scores. Daisuke Komatsubara is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Bob Henninger walks. Gus Lavelle grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Henninger is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gus Lavelle steals second. Akira Matsumoto 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. Les Thielman grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Lavelle advances to third on the play. Russ Sykes grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the shortstop. Jef Ceulemans is hit by a pitch. Akira Matsumoto lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Mitsuo Yaginuma walks. Ken Nagatomi hits a home run. Jef Ceulemans scores. Mitsuo Yaginuma scores. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Al Gorsica strikes out. Frank Gonzalez walks. Jerry Fondy walks. Fred Dunlop hits a home run. Frank Gonzalez scores. Jerry Fondy scores. Ryozo Wako comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ed Allensworth lines out to the third baseman. Bob Henninger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Doc Reimer singles to center field. Kunihisa Shibata grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Doc Reimer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to right field. Kunihisa Shibata advances to third on the hit. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Jef Ceulemans flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Gus Lavelle singles to left field. Les Thielman singles to center field. Gus Lavelle advances to third on the hit. Les Thielman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Russ Sykes walks. Al Gorsica flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Gus Lavelle scores. Bob Cisar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Sykes steals second. Passed ball. Russ Sykes advances to third. Frank Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Teruhiko Akimoto is pinch hitting for Bob Cisar. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Teruhiko Akimoto flies out to the center fielder. Mitsuo Yaginuma flies out to the right fielder. Jim Arlin 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. Ken Nagatomi walks. Trevor Easterday pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Mike Morris pitching. Jerry Fondy walks. Fred Dunlop singles to right field. Jerry Fondy aggressively advances to third on the hit. Lee May is pinch hitting for Jim Arlin. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Dunlop steals second. Lee May hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jerry Fondy scores. Bob Henninger singles to right field. Fred Dunlop scores. Weldon Jones comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Gus Lavelle flies out to the left fielder. Les Thielman flies out to the right fielder. Russ Sykes flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Fred Kolseth pitching. Ike Bell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Dunlop at 2B. Doc Reimer hits a home run. Kunihisa Shibata walks. Mark Hendrix comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daisuke Komatsubara doubles to left field. Kunihisa Shibata uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Jef Ceulemans strikes out. Passed ball. Daisuke Komatsubara advances to third. Weldon Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Al Gorsica flies out to the center fielder. Frank Gonzalez grounds out to the third baseman. Jerry Fondy reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mitsuo Yaginuma. Ike Bell singles to left field. Jerry Fondy scores. Mark Hendrix walks. Bob Henninger lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Dee Robinson is pinch hitting for Mitsuo Yaginuma. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Dee Robinson pops out to the catcher. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Trevor Easterday strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Boston total runners left on base: 11
Batting:2B - Fred Dunlop (1).HR - Fred Dunlop (3).SF - Al Gorsica. Baserunning: SB - Gus Lavelle (2), Russ Sykes (3), Al Gorsica (3), Fred Dunlop (2).CS - Les Thielman (1). Fielding: E - Fred Dunlop.PB - Al Gorsica.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Kevin Piechota did not respond to coaching in velocity Art Saverine did not respond to coaching in control Gil Bohne improves in power_vs_lefty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Joe Bisland did not respond to coaching in range Deivi McAllester did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Willie Bruckmiller improves in power_vs_righty Tony Moolic did not respond to coaching in C