Win: Jack Brummer (3-0) Loss: Ray Brandon (0-1)
Save: Bob Cisar (2)
Inning: 1 Oakland Eddie Gagnon pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma flies out to the right fielder. Ken Nagatomi flies out to the center fielder. Hirokazu Kawa singles to left field. Doc Reimer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Jack Brummer pitching. Bob Henninger singles to center field. Lee May flies out to the center fielder. Les Thielman grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara walks. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Jef Ceulemans hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jack Brummer grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Russ Sykes strikes out. Ed Rueter singles to left field. Jerry Fondy flies out to the right fielder. Randy Drissel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Mitsuo Yaginuma singles to center field. Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the shortstop. Mitsuo Yaginuma advances to second on the play. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Doc Reimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mitsuo Yaginuma advances to third on the play. Hirokazu Kawa advances to second on the play. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Fred Dunlop hits a home run. Eddie Gagnon strikes out. Bob Henninger grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lee May grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Les Thielman grounds out to the second baseman. Russ Sykes strikes out. Ed Rueter reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kunihisa Shibata. Jerry Fondy flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jack Brummer flies out to the right fielder. Mitsuo Yaginuma strikes out. Ken Nagatomi walks. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Doc Reimer triples. Ken Nagatomi scores. Hirokazu Kawa scores. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Randy Drissel flies out to the center fielder. Fred Dunlop grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Gagnon pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara pops out to the shortstop. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the pitcher. Jef Ceulemans pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Bob Henninger grounds out to the second baseman. Lee May strikes out. Les Thielman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jack Brummer lines out to the second baseman. Mitsuo Yaginuma doubles to right field. Mitsuo Yaginuma steals third. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Russ Sykes singles to right field. Ed Rueter singles to left field. Russ Sykes advances to third on the hit. Jerry Fondy grounds out to the catcher. Ed Rueter advances to second on the play. Randy Drissel walks. Fred Dunlop singles to left field. Russ Sykes scores. Ed Rueter scores. Randy Drissel advances to third on the hit. Ricky Vaughn is pinch hitting for Eddie Gagnon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ricky Vaughn walks. Bob Henninger reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ginger Nordyke. Randy Drissel scores. Fred Dunlop scores. Lee May grounds out to the pitcher. Les Thielman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jim Arlin pitching. Doc Reimer strikes out. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to center field. Ginger Nordyke walks. Jef Ceulemans singles to right field. Daisuke Komatsubara scores. Ginger Nordyke advances to third on the hit. Ray Brandon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Teruhiko Akimoto is pinch hitting for Jack Brummer. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Teruhiko Akimoto hits a home run. Ginger Nordyke scores. Jef Ceulemans scores. Mitsuo Yaginuma is hit by a pitch. Billy Tate comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mitsuo Yaginuma steals second. Ken Nagatomi flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Bob Cisar pitching. Russ Sykes strikes out. Ed Rueter flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Fondy pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa flies out to the center fielder. Doc Reimer walks. Doc Reimer steals second. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara singles to center field. Doc Reimer scores. Ginger Nordyke walks. Jef Ceulemans strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Randy Drissel strikes out. Fred Dunlop pops out to the first baseman. Roy Valle is pinch hitting for Billy Tate. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Roy Valle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Boston total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Jim Arlin is injured and is expected to be out 34 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Kevin Piechota did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Piechota improves in velocity Karim Jordan improves in power_vs_righty Karim Jordan improves in speed
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Don Lezcano did not respond to coaching in control Johnny Hillis improves in contact_vs_righty Tony Moolic improves in contact_vs_righty Joe Ferguson did not respond to coaching in range Tony Moolic did not respond to coaching in C