Win: Vic Ramirez (2-0) Loss: Bobby Elliott (1-1)
Save: Jeff Rodriguez (4)
Inning: 1 Boston Vic Ramirez pitching. Ned Carnett strikes out. Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Rod Lemaster walks. Soichiro Hattori flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Bobby Elliott pitching. Bill Bustamante triples. Sean Perez hits an infield single to the first baseman. Bill Bustamante scores. Bobby Marvez flies out to the center fielder. Dave De Palma pops out to the first baseman. Tom Quinces walks. Evar Murello singles to left field. Sean Perez scores. JianCarlos Soto singles to center field. Tom Quinces scores. Evar Murello advances to third on the hit. Mario Menendez grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Shinichiro Watanabe pops out to the shortstop. Al Bockman reached on a 2-base throwing error by JianCarlos Soto. Charlie Hanning singles past the shortstop. Al Bockman scores. Charlie Hanning is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Allen Maloney pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Vic Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Bustamante flies out to the left fielder. Sean Perez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Bobby Elliott pops out to the first baseman. Ned Carnett singles to center field. Jimmy Fuentes grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Ned Carnett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rod Lemaster strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bobby Marvez walks. Dave De Palma grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Bobby Marvez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Quinces singles to center field. Dave De Palma is thrown out trying to advance to third by the center fielder. Evar Murello strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Soichiro Hattori flies out to the center fielder. Shinichiro Watanabe hits a home run. Al Bockman strikes out. Charlie Hanning grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland JianCarlos Soto strikes out. Mario Menendez walks. Vic Ramirez fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Vic Ramirez singles to right field. Mario Menendez advances to third on the hit. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the pitcher. Vic Ramirez advances to second on the play. Sean Perez singles to left field. Mario Menendez scores. Vic Ramirez uses his aggressiveness and scores. Sean Perez steals second. Bobby Marvez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Allen Maloney grounds out to the third baseman. Butch Hoffman is pinch hitting for Bobby Elliott. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Butch Hoffman strikes out. Ned Carnett singles to center field. Jimmy Fuentes singles to left field. Ned Carnett is thrown out trying to advance to third by the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Gary Koegel pitching. Dave De Palma hits a home run. Tom Quinces grounds out to the shortstop. Evar Murello flies out to the right fielder. JianCarlos Soto pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Rod Lemaster grounds out to the third baseman. Soichiro Hattori hits a home run. Shinichiro Watanabe pops out to the second baseman. Al Bockman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Steve Carrigan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mario Menendez pops out to the second baseman. Vic Ramirez flies out to the center fielder. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Charlie Hanning singles to left field. Allen Maloney strikes out. Steve Carrigan lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, Charlie Hanning forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Steve Carrigan steals second. Ned Carnett strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Sean Perez hits a home run. Frank Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Dave De Palma lines out to the shortstop. Tom Quinces flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Jimmy Fuentes singles to left field. Arturo Milanes comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Rod Lemaster flies out to the left fielder. Jimmy Fuentes steals second. Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Shinichiro Watanabe singles to right field. Jimmy Fuentes scores. Al Bockman flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Evar Murello grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). JianCarlos Soto lines out to the shortstop. Mario Menendez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Junior Diaz enters the game as a defensive replacement for JianCarlos Soto at 2B. Jeff Rodriguez comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Charlie Hanning singles to right field. Allen Maloney grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Hanning advances to second on the play. Harry Lewis is pinch hitting for Frank Taylor. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Ned Carnett lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Gary Jones did not respond to coaching in arm Greg Jones did not respond to coaching in control Barry Graff improves in contact_vs_righty Jim Nicholls improves in arm Jim Nicholls did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tony Wickander improves in control Nerio Byrnes did not respond to coaching in control Jose Montes improves in range Nerio Byrnes did not respond to coaching in control Rankin Brown did not respond to coaching in 3B