Inning: 1 Oakland Neil Burkett pitching. Junior Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Sean Perez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Dhamel Lily pitching. Rod Lemaster strikes out. Allen Maloney pops out to the second baseman. Soichiro Hattori grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bobby Marvez flies out to the center fielder. Dave De Palma grounds out to the second baseman. Mario Menendez singles to right field. Evar Murello grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mario Menendez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Al Bockman grounds out to the shortstop. Butch Hoffman strikes out. Jimmy Fuentes singles to center field. Harry Lewis grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jimmy Fuentes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi pops out to the first baseman. Dhamel Lily strikes out. Junior Diaz hits a home run. Bill Bustamante singles to left field. Bill Bustamante is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Dizzy Baxter grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Neil Burkett strikes out. Rod Lemaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Sean Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Marvez doubles to left field. Dave De Palma strikes out. Mario Menendez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Allen Maloney flies out to the right fielder. Soichiro Hattori hits an infield single to the second baseman. Al Bockman hits a home run. Soichiro Hattori scores. Butch Hoffman grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Evar Murello flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Cangelosi singles to left field. Dhamel Lily fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Dhamel Lily grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Harry Lewis singles to center field. Harry Lewis is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Dizzy Baxter strikes out. Neil Burkett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Junior Diaz strikes out. Bill Bustamante flies out to the left fielder. Sean Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Rod Lemaster strikes out. Allen Maloney singles to right field. Soichiro Hattori pops out to the third baseman. Al Bockman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Marvez pops out to the third baseman. Dave De Palma pops out to the shortstop. Mario Menendez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Butch Hoffman flies out to the center fielder. Jimmy Fuentes walks. Fernando Osuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Harry Lewis grounds into a force play to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Jimmy Fuentes is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Dizzy Baxter hits a home run. Harry Lewis scores. Pedro Barcelan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Neil Burkett strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland George Billiard enters the game as a defensive replacement for Butch Hoffman at CF. Tomas Riera is pinch hitting for Evar Murello. Tomas Riera walks. Eddie Cangelosi singles to center field. Tomas Riera advances to third on the hit. Russ Randall 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. Tom Quinces is pinch hitting for Pedro Barcelan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Tom Quinces singles to center field. Tomas Riera scores. Eddie Cangelosi advances to third on the hit. Junior Diaz singles past the second baseman. Eddie Cangelosi scores. Bill Bustamante grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Junior Diaz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Sean Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Quinces scores. Bobby Marvez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Tyson Canales pitching. Rod Lemaster strikes out. Allen Maloney walks. Soichiro Hattori grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Allen Maloney advances to second on the play. Al Bockman strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Cotton Griffin comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave De Palma grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mario Menendez flies out to the center fielder. Tomas Riera flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston George Billiard grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Fuentes flies out to the left fielder. Harry Lewis hits a home run. Oakland total runners left on base: 3 Boston total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Sean Perez is injured and is expected to be out 33 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Marcos Hermano improves in contact_vs_righty Jose Montes improves in power_vs_righty Jose Montes did not respond to coaching in arm Buck Schreiber did not respond to coaching in range
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Roy Bridges did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Marvin Veselic did not respond to coaching in control Tommy Callaway improves in power_vs_righty Greg Jones did not respond to coaching in control Gary Jones did not respond to coaching in CF