Inning: 1 Oakland Wilfredo Berrios pitching. Jim Daringer flies out to the left fielder. Joe Osborne singles to center field. Joe Osborne steals second. Charlie Schultz strikes out. Winston Merloni walks. Willie Thomson singles to left field. Joe Osborne scores. Winston Merloni advances to third on the hit. Art Dunne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Jack Bailey pitching. Paolo Espinosa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Kazuyuki Nagakawa flies out to the left fielder. Cory Stallion grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Saunders strikes out. Gary Windle flies out to the right fielder. Jack Bailey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Red Bell flies out to the center fielder. Nolan Hollins strikes out. Charlie Lowe strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Daringer pops out to the shortstop. Joe Osborne grounds out to the shortstop. Charlie Schultz reached on a 2-base fielding error by Glenn Newell. Winston Merloni grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Glenn Newell grounds out to the third baseman. Travis Leahy walks. Wilfredo Berrios fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wilfredo Berrios strikes out. Paolo Espinosa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Willie Thomson singles to right field. Willie Thomson steals second. Art Dunne flies out to the left fielder. Bill Saunders grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Windle grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Kazuyuki Nagakawa singles to center field. Cory Stallion grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kazuyuki Nagakawa advances to second on the play. Red Bell flies out to the left fielder. Nolan Hollins singles to center field. Kazuyuki Nagakawa scores. Charlie Lowe singles to left field. Nolan Hollins advances to third on the hit. Glenn Newell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Jack Bailey singles to center field. Jim Daringer grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Joe Osborne grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Travis Leahy walks. Wilfredo Berrios lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Travis Leahy forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Wilfredo Berrios is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Paolo Espinosa flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Charlie Schultz grounds out to the pitcher. Winston Merloni hits a home run. Willie Thomson flies out to the center fielder. Art Dunne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Kazuyuki Nagakawa flies out to the right fielder. Cory Stallion strikes out. Red Bell pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Bill Saunders grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Windle walks. Jack Bailey fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Bailey strikes out. Jim Daringer doubles to center field. Gary Windle uses his aggressiveness and scores. Joe Osborne grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Nolan Hollins singles to center field. Charlie Lowe walks. Glenn Newell grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Nolan Hollins advances to third on the play. Travis Leahy doubles to center field. Nolan Hollins scores. Claude Werhas is pinch hitting for Wilfredo Berrios. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Claude Werhas grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Alvaro Soler pitching. Charlie Schultz singles to right field. Winston Merloni walks. Willie Thomson hits an infield single to the catcher. Art Dunne singles to center field. Charlie Schultz scores. Winston Merloni scores. Willie Thomson advances to third on the hit. John Johnson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Saunders walks. Gary Windle flies out to the right fielder. Jack Bailey grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Willie Thomson scores. Art Dunne advances to third on the play. Bill Saunders advances to second on the play. Jim Daringer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Paolo Espinosa hits a home run. Kazuyuki Nagakawa singles to left field. Kazuyuki Nagakawa is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Cory Stallion lines out to the second baseman. Red Bell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Osborne grounds out to the third baseman. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the third baseman. Winston Merloni singles to right field. Willie Thomson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Glenn Perkins comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Nolan Hollins singles to center field. Charlie Lowe strikes out. Glenn Newell strikes out. Travis Leahy singles to center field. Eddie Sturgis is pinch hitting for John Johnson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Eddie Sturgis walks. Paolo Espinosa flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 8 Boston total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Howard Rudolph did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Rey Kennedy improves in arm Alex Brett improves in power_vs_righty Danny Patterson did not respond to coaching in control
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Garrett Sims improves in range Carson Pastrano improves in power_vs_righty Gil Kowalik improves in contact_vs_lefty Gil Kowalik improves in contact_vs_righty Carson Pastrano did not respond to coaching in CF