Win: Brent Sixsmith (10-1) Loss: Weldon Jones (4-10)
Inning: 1 Oakland Brent Sixsmith pitching. Dee Robinson strikes out. Ken Nagatomi flies out to the center fielder. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Weldon Jones pitching. Bob Henninger flies out to the center fielder. Gus Lavelle singles to left field. Passed ball. Gus Lavelle advances to second. Les Thielman lines out to the first baseman. Russ Sykes singles to center field. Gus Lavelle scores. Russ Sykes steals second. Al Gorsica flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Doc Reimer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Frank Gonzalez flies out to the center fielder. Tink Cardenas singles to right field. Fred Dunlop singles to center field. Tink Cardenas advances to third on the hit. Brent Sixsmith grounds out to the second baseman. Tink Cardenas scores. Fred Dunlop advances to second on the play. Bob Henninger strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the pitcher. Jef Ceulemans singles to left field. Weldon Jones fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Weldon Jones pops out to the catcher. Jef Ceulemans is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Gus Lavelle flies out to the center fielder. Les Thielman strikes out. Russ Sykes grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dee Robinson pops out to the third baseman. Ken Nagatomi singles to right field. Ken Nagatomi is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Al Gorsica singles to center field. Frank Gonzalez doubles to right field. Al Gorsica uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tink Cardenas strikes out. Frank Gonzalez steals third. Fred Dunlop grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brent Sixsmith strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Doc Reimer hits a home run. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the pitcher. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Bob Henninger grounds out to the second baseman. Gus Lavelle doubles to right field. Les Thielman hits a home run. Gus Lavelle scores. Mike Morris comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Russ Sykes flies out to the center fielder. Al Gorsica flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Morris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dee Robinson singles past the third baseman. Ken Nagatomi grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Frank Gonzalez grounds out to the pitcher. Tink Cardenas doubles to right field. Fred Dunlop grounds out to the third baseman. Brent Sixsmith walks. Bob Henninger singles to right field. Tink Cardenas scores. Brent Sixsmith advances to third on the hit. Akira Matsumoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bob Henninger steals second. Gus Lavelle singles to left field. Brent Sixsmith scores. Les Thielman grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the shortstop. Doc Reimer flies out to the right fielder. Kunihisa Shibata strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Russ Sykes grounds out to the pitcher. Al Gorsica grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ike Bell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Fred Dunlop at 2B. Daisuke Komatsubara flies out to the right fielder. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the shortstop. Jef Ceulemans flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jerry Fondy is pinch hitting for Tink Cardenas. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jerry Fondy walks. Ike Bell hits a home run. Jerry Fondy scores. Ed Rueter is pinch hitting for Brent Sixsmith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Rueter flies out to the center fielder. Roy Valle is pinch hitting for Bob Henninger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Roy Valle singles to center field. Roy Valle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Gus Lavelle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Mark Hendrix pitching. Teruhiko Akimoto is pinch hitting for Akira Matsumoto. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Teruhiko Akimoto flies out to the center fielder. Dee Robinson hits a home run. Ken Nagatomi strikes out. Hirokazu Kawa walks. Doc Reimer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Gus Lavelle (25), Frank Gonzalez (17), Tink Cardenas (6).HR - Les Thielman (8), Ike Bell (2). Baserunning: SB - Bob Henninger (8), Russ Sykes (19), Frank Gonzalez (3).CS - Roy Valle (2).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Arlie McGunnigle improves in power_vs_lefty Karim Jordan improves in contact_vs_lefty Jazz Bilzen did not respond to coaching in speed
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Orlando Harrison did not respond to coaching in range Tony Moolic improves in speed Joe Bisland did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tony Moolic did not respond to coaching in C