Win: Frank Phillips (1-0) Loss: Terry Gunderson (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Buddy Mason pitching. Jose Lynn singles to left field. Billy Johnson singles to center field. Jose Lynn advances to third on the hit. Ron Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Lynn scores. Billy Johnson advances to second on the play. Deacon Newman grounds out to the shortstop. Wally Poat grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Frank Phillips pitching. Domingo Miceli flies out to the center fielder. Mike Reyes hits a home run. Chad Boswell flies out to the left fielder. Gene Rackley hits a home run. Carlton McReynolds lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Erik Smith flies out to the center fielder. Lou Fisher singles to right field. Jose Reilley flies out to the right fielder. Frank Phillips singles to left field. Jose Lynn singles to right field. Lou Fisher scores. Frank Phillips advances to third on the hit. Billy Johnson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston John Castro singles to center field. John Castro steals second. William Tapani pops out to the third baseman. Santiago Andrus strikes out. Buddy Mason strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ron Kelly singles to right field. Deacon Newman grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Ron Kelly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Wally Poat strikes out. Erik Smith walks. Terry Gunderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lou Fisher grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Domingo Miceli singles to left field. Mike Reyes flies out to the right fielder. Chad Boswell strikes out. Gene Rackley flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Jose Reilley grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Phillips pops out to the second baseman. Jose Lynn grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Carlton McReynolds grounds out to the third baseman. John Castro flies out to the left fielder. William Tapani pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Billy Johnson singles to center field. Ron Kelly walks. Deacon Newman lines out to the third baseman. Wally Poat hits a home run. Billy Johnson scores. Ron Kelly scores. Alex Potter comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Erik Smith walks. Lou Fisher pops out to the catcher. Jose Reilley singles to right field. Erik Smith advances to third on the hit. Frank Phillips grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Santiago Andrus doubles to center field. Charlie Blake is pinch hitting for Alex Potter. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Charlie Blake singles to right field. Domingo Miceli strikes out. Mike Reyes grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Blake advances to second on the play. Chad Boswell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Karl Drissel pitching. Jose Lynn walks. Billy Johnson walks. Ron Kelly grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jose Lynn advances to third on the play. Billy Johnson advances to second on the play. Deacon Newman grounds out to the second baseman. Jose Lynn scores. Billy Johnson advances to third on the play. Ray Young comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Wally Poat grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Gene Rackley grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Carlton McReynolds flies out to the right fielder. John Castro flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Erik Smith doubles to left field. Lou Fisher strikes out. Jose Reilley grounds out to the shortstop. Frank Phillips strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston William Tapani singles to center field. Santiago Andrus grounds into a force play to the first baseman. William Tapani is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Ed Reynolds is pinch hitting for Ray Young. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Ed Reynolds walks. Domingo Miceli grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Santiago Andrus advances to third on the play. Ed Reynolds advances to second on the play. Mike Reyes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Jack Kimmick pitching. Jose Lynn grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Johnson singles to center field. Ron Kelly strikes out. Deacon Newman pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Chad Boswell walks. Gene Rackley flies out to the center fielder. Chad Boswell is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Carlton McReynolds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Wally Poat flies out to the right fielder. Erik Smith flies out to the right fielder. Lou Fisher strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston John Castro singles to center field. William Tapani pops out to the first baseman. Santiago Andrus grounds out to the second baseman. John Castro advances to second on the play. Rod Green 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. Dave Matthews is pinch hitting for Jack Kimmick. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Dave Matthews flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 10 Boston total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed McCovey did not respond to coaching in endurance Ed McCovey did not respond to coaching in control Ed McCovey improves in control Charles Jordan did not respond to coaching in arm Ed McCovey did not respond to coaching in velocity Marshall Harvel improves in range Dick Knox did not respond to coaching in SS
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Paul Brown improves in power_vs_righty Clay Irwin improves in contact_vs_righty Duff Roberts did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Tom Cora did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Braggs improves in speed Reggie Murray did not respond to coaching in control