Win: Eddie Gagnon (4-2) Loss: Dick Ruebel (1-3)
Save: Mark Hendrix (8)
Inning: 1 Boston Dick Ruebel pitching. Lee May walks. Gus Lavelle walks. Les Thielman grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Gus Lavelle is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Russ Sykes singles to left field. Lee May scores. Les Thielman advances to third on the hit. Roy Valle grounds out to the shortstop. Russ Sykes advances to second on the play. Frank Gonzalez singles to center field. Les Thielman scores. Russ Sykes scores. Tink Cardenas singles to right field. Frank Gonzalez advances to third on the hit. Tink Cardenas is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Eddie Gagnon pitching. Mitsuo Yaginuma strikes out. Teruhiko Akimoto grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Hirokazu Kawa pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Fred Dunlop flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Gagnon walks. Lee May flies out to the center fielder. Gus Lavelle doubles to center field. Eddie Gagnon uses his aggressiveness and scores. Les Thielman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Doc Reimer reached on a fielding error by Fred Dunlop. Kunihisa Shibata grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Russ Sykes flies out to the center fielder. Roy Valle singles to right field. Frank Gonzalez strikes out. Tink Cardenas grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Roy Valle is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ginger Nordyke singles to right field. Jef Ceulemans singles to center field. Ginger Nordyke advances to third on the hit. Dick Ruebel grounds out to the catcher. Jef Ceulemans advances to second on the play. Mitsuo Yaginuma reached on a fielding error by Tink Cardenas. Ginger Nordyke scores. Teruhiko Akimoto grounds out to the third baseman. Mitsuo Yaginuma advances to second on the play. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Fred Dunlop grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Gagnon singles to center field. Lee May hits an infield single to the pitcher. Gus Lavelle hits an infield single to the second baseman. Les Thielman strikes out. Russ Sykes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Doc Reimer grounds out to the second baseman. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the second baseman. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Roy Valle singles to left field. Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Frank Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Tink Cardenas flies out to the right fielder. Fred Dunlop grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ginger Nordyke doubles to center field. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Morris reached on a fielding error by Frank Gonzalez. Mitsuo Yaginuma grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Eddie Gagnon grounds out to the pitcher. Lee May flies out to the center fielder. Gus Lavelle singles to center field. Les Thielman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Teruhiko Akimoto flies out to the right fielder. Hirokazu Kawa singles to center field. Doc Reimer strikes out. Kunihisa Shibata lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Russ Sykes singles to left field. Roy Valle strikes out. Frank Gonzalez flies out to the left fielder. Russ Sykes is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the shortstop. Ginger Nordyke walks. Jef Ceulemans walks. Calvin Unser is pinch hitting for Mike Morris. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Calvin Unser grounds out to the pitcher. Ginger Nordyke advances to third on the play. Jef Ceulemans advances to second on the play. Mitsuo Yaginuma doubles to center field. Ginger Nordyke scores. Jef Ceulemans scores. Teruhiko Akimoto grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Akira Matsumoto pitching. Ed Rueter is pinch hitting for Tink Cardenas. Ed Rueter singles to right field. Fred Dunlop flies out to the left fielder. Randy Drissel is pinch hitting for Eddie Gagnon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Randy Drissel grounds out to the shortstop. Ed Rueter advances to second on the play. Lee May strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Mark Hendrix pitching. Jerry Fondy enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ed Rueter at 3B. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Reimer singles to center field. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the left fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Gus Lavelle strikes out. Les Thielman doubles to center field. Russ Sykes pops out to the second baseman. Roy Valle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the pitcher. Jef Ceulemans pops out to the third baseman. Nobuo Kawazoe is pinch hitting for Akira Matsumoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Nobuo Kawazoe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Johnny Hillis improves in arm Hank McTigue did not respond to coaching in speed Tony Moolic improves in contact_vs_righty Tony Moolic did not respond to coaching in C
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jazz Bilzen did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Arlie McGunnigle improves in power_vs_righty Darwin Long did not respond to coaching in range