Inning: 1 Boston Gary Blake pitching. George Kline walks. Pat Bradford grounds into a force play to the third baseman. George Kline is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pat Bradford steals second. Mack Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Yasniel Guerra walks. Chris Waits walks. Craig Lanier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Oakland Tom Ware pitching. Charlie Barton strikes out. Lee Swacina strikes out. Tino Sanchez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jerry Voyles strikes out. Javier Paris pops out to the second baseman. Tom Ware strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Milt Shires flies out to the left fielder. Fred Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Jose McCabe singles to right field. Manuel Saverine pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston George Kline grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Bradford grounds out to the third baseman. Mack Thompson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Billy Misse flies out to the right fielder. Gary Blake flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Barton hits a home run. Lee Swacina grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Yasniel Guerra singles to right field. Chris Waits walks. Craig Lanier grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Yasniel Guerra advances to third on the play. Jerry Voyles singles to center field. Yasniel Guerra scores. Javier Paris flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Tino Sanchez reached on a fielding error by George Kline. Milt Shires strikes out. Fred Smith strikes out. Jose McCabe singles to left field. Tino Sanchez advances to third on the hit. Manuel Saverine flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Boston Tom Ware grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Kline pops out to the second baseman. Pat Bradford pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Billy Misse reached on a 2-base fielding error by Pat Bradford. Gary Blake lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Barton grounds out to the third baseman. Billy Misse scores. Lee Swacina hits a home run. Tino Sanchez reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chris Waits. Milt Shires grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Mack Thompson strikes out. Yasniel Guerra strikes out. Chris Waits grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Fred Smith flies out to the right fielder. Jose McCabe walks. Manuel Saverine singles to center field. Jose McCabe is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Billy Misse singles to right field. Manuel Saverine advances to third on the hit. Gary Blake grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Boston Craig Lanier strikes out. Terry McQuillan is pinch hitting for Jerry Voyles. Terry McQuillan strikes out. Ben Lemon is pinch hitting for Javier Paris. Ben Lemon singles to left field. Carl Edens is pinch hitting for Tom Ware. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ben Lemon is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mike Calhoun pitching. Troy Delahanty enters the game as a defensive replacement for Terry McQuillan at SS. David Davis enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ben Lemon at C. Charlie Barton grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Swacina grounds out to the third baseman. Tino Sanchez triples. Milt Shires pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Don Silverio enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jose McCabe at LF. John Phillips is pinch hitting for Mike Calhoun. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Phillips strikes out. George Kline singles past the third baseman. George Kline steals second. Pat Bradford grounds out to the shortstop. Mack Thompson singles to right field. George Kline scores. Yasniel Guerra grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Butch Wilson pitching. Fred Smith grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Don Silverio hits a home run. Ruben Putnam comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Manuel Saverine singles to center field. Billy Misse grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Rich Hurst comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Chris Waits singles to center field. Craig Lanier singles to center field. Chris Waits advances to third on the hit. Troy Delahanty hits a home run. Chris Waits scores. Craig Lanier scores. Herb McKain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. David Davis walks. Ruben Putnam fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Ruben Putnam strikes out. George Kline singles to right field. Pat Bradford doubles to right field. David Davis scores. George Kline uses his aggressiveness and scores. Gomer Pope comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mack Thompson flies out to the right fielder. Yasniel Guerra strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Earl Imlay comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Terry Boyle is pinch hitting for Gomer Pope. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Terry Boyle singles to center field. Charlie Barton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Lee Swacina singles to right field. Tino Sanchez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Lee Swacina is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 6 Oakland total runners LOB: 8
Batting:2B - Pat Bradford (9).HR - Troy Delahanty (1).GIDP - Craig Lanier. Baserunning: SB - George Kline (5), Pat Bradford (7).CS - Ben Lemon (1). Fielding: E - George Kline, Pat Bradford, Chris Waits.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt McKee improves in contact_vs_lefty George Busch improves in power_vs_lefty Bill White improves in arm Ismael Garriott improves in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Fred Lake did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Macha did not respond to coaching in control David Tejada did not respond to coaching in control Silvio Keegan did not respond to coaching in control