Win: Joe Rommel (13-10) Loss: Eddie Gagnon (13-9)
Save: Akira Matsumoto (13)
Inning: 1 Boston Joe Rommel pitching. Bob Henninger strikes out. Gus Lavelle walks. Randy Drissel singles to left field. Gus Lavelle advances to third on the hit. Randy Drissel steals second. Roy Valle flies out to the left fielder. Al Gorsica strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Eddie Gagnon pitching. Dee Robinson flies out to the left fielder. Jazz Bilzen singles to center field. Hirokazu Kawa grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Jazz Bilzen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Doc Reimer doubles to right field. Hirokazu Kawa uses his aggressiveness and scores. Kunihisa Shibata grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Frank Gonzalez flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Fondy flies out to the center fielder. Fred Dunlop strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Daisuke Komatsubara grounds out to the second baseman. Ginger Nordyke grounds out to the third baseman. Jef Ceulemans grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Eddie Gagnon flies out to the left fielder. Bob Henninger walks. Gus Lavelle grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bob Henninger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Gus Lavelle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Joe Rommel flies out to the right fielder. Dee Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jazz Bilzen walks. Hirokazu Kawa grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jazz Bilzen is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Randy Drissel grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Roy Valle pops out to the second baseman. Al Gorsica walks. Frank Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Doc Reimer walks. Kunihisa Shibata is hit by a pitch. Daisuke Komatsubara pops out to the shortstop. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Jef Ceulemans doubles to right field. Doc Reimer scores. Kunihisa Shibata uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Rommel grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Jerry Fondy strikes out. Fred Dunlop grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Gagnon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Dee Robinson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jazz Bilzen grounds out to the third baseman. Hirokazu Kawa grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Bob Henninger flies out to the center fielder. Gus Lavelle grounds out to the second baseman. Randy Drissel pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Doc Reimer walks. Kunihisa Shibata doubles to center field. Doc Reimer is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. Ginger Nordyke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Roy Valle flies out to the center fielder. Al Gorsica strikes out. Frank Gonzalez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Jef Ceulemans flies out to the center fielder. Joe Rommel singles to left field. Dee Robinson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Joe Rommel is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jazz Bilzen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Teruhiko Akimoto enters the game as a defensive replacement for Jazz Bilzen at 1B. So Yamashita enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ginger Nordyke at CF. Jerry Fondy flies out to the center fielder. Fred Dunlop doubles to left field. Ryozo Wako 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. Ed Rueter is pinch hitting for Eddie Gagnon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Ed Rueter strikes out. Bob Henninger flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Fred Kolseth pitching. Hirokazu Kawa singles to center field. Doc Reimer singles in front of the center fielder. Hirokazu Kawa advances to third on the hit. Kunihisa Shibata flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Hirokazu Kawa scores. Tom Malmberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Daisuke Komatsubara strikes out. So Yamashita singles to center field. Doc Reimer is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Gus Lavelle strikes out. Randy Drissel strikes out. Roy Valle singles to left field. Al Gorsica singles to center field. Frank Gonzalez doubles to right field. Roy Valle scores. Akira Matsumoto comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jerry Fondy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Willie Bruckmiller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Harry Harstad improves in power_vs_lefty Willie Faszholz 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: Jan Nackerts did not respond to coaching in velocity Ken Gagnon did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Arlie McGunnigle improves in power_vs_righty