Win: John Pena (6-4) Loss: Steve Smith (1-6)
Save: Jim Causey (2)
Inning: 1 Boston Mark Donovan pitching. Ron Jones singles to center field. Jarrod Sutherland flies out to the right fielder. Ron Jones is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Terry Parnham grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Dee Tucker pitching. Mike Parris strikes out. Juan Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Roberto Craig grounds out to the second baseman. Erv Lasher walks. Paul Dineen lines out to the second baseman. Larry Gardner singles to center field. Erv Lasher advances to third on the hit. Deivi Bradley singles to right field. Erv Lasher scores. Larry Gardner advances to third on the hit. Dee Tucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Frank Stewart walks. Trevor Harman strikes out. Frank Stewart steals second. Scott Upchurch grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Ron Jones flies out to the right fielder. Jarrod Sutherland strikes out. Terry Parnham grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Dave Patterson grounds out to the second baseman. Mark Donovan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Parris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Roberto Craig flies out to the center fielder. Erv Lasher strikes out. Paul Dineen singles to left field. Larry Gardner singles to center field. Deivi Bradley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Juan Lopez walks. Alex Alexander strikes out. Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Juan Lopez steals second. Frank Stewart pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Dee Tucker grounds out to the second baseman. Ron Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Jarrod Sutherland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Trevor Harman grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Upchurch flies out to the center fielder. Dave Patterson singles to center field. Mark Donovan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Terry Parnham pops out to the third baseman. Roberto Craig grounds out to the pitcher. Erv Lasher doubles to left field. Paul Dineen pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Parris grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Lopez lines out to the third baseman. Alex Alexander flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Larry Gardner walks. Deivi Bradley grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Dee Tucker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Matt Cook flies out to the center fielder. Frank Stewart grounds out to the shortstop. Trevor Harman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Boston Ron Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Jarrod Sutherland strikes out. Terry Parnham singles to right field. Roberto Craig strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Scott Upchurch walks. Dave Patterson strikes out. Bill Autry is pinch hitting for Mark Donovan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Bill Autry pops out to the shortstop. Scott Upchurch steals second. Mike Parris singles to left field. Scott Upchurch scores. Mike Parris is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Billy Arntzen pitching. Erv Lasher singles in front of the center fielder. Paul Dineen grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Erv Lasher is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Larry Gardner flies out to the left fielder. Deivi Bradley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Ken Sexton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Juan Lopez strikes out. Alex Alexander singles to left field. Matt Cook walks. Frank Stewart walks. The defense is playing the infield in. Trevor Harman grounds into a fielders choice to the shortstop. Alex Alexander is out at home. Scott Upchurch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Boston Jeff Fansler is pinch hitting for Ken Sexton. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Jeff Fansler strikes out. Ron Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Jarrod Sutherland singles to right field. Terry Parnham reached on a fielding error by Juan Lopez. Pete Hawke comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Roberto Craig walks. Erv Lasher singles past the first baseman. Jarrod Sutherland scores. Terry Parnham scores. Roberto Craig advances to third on the hit. Paul Dineen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Carlos Leon pitching. Dave Patterson strikes out. Harry Wendell is pinch hitting for Pete Hawke. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Harry Wendell singles to right field. Mike Parris triples. Harry Wendell scores. The defense is playing the infield in. Juan Lopez singles to right field. Mike Parris scores. John Pena comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Alexander strikes out. Matt Cook singles to center field. Frank Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Boston Steve Smith pitching. Larry Gardner strikes out. Deivi Bradley grounds out to the second baseman. Ralph Sacka is pinch hitting for John Pena. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Ralph Sacka walks. Ron Jones walks. Jarrod Sutherland singles to right field. Ralph Sacka scores. Ron Jones advances to third on the hit. Terry Parnham singles to center field. Ron Jones scores. Jarrod Sutherland advances to third on the hit. Joe Harper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Roberto Craig strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Oakland Jim Causey pitching. Trevor Harman grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Upchurch singles to center field. Dave Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Bob Henke is pinch hitting for Joe Harper. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bob Henke reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jarrod Sutherland. Mike Parris walks. Juan Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Boston total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 11
Batting:3B - Mike Parris (4). Baserunning: SB - Juan Lopez (12), Frank Stewart (12), Scott Upchurch (12).CS - Mike Parris (5). Fielding: E - Juan Lopez.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Eric White improves in power_vs_lefty Herman Derringer improves in power_vs_lefty Mark Cerutti did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Bill Edwards improves in speed George Johnston did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Andy Martinez improves in control Mark Cerutti improves in RF
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: F RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Homer Ussat did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Casey Hanford did not respond to coaching in velocity Steve Giannelli improves in contact_vs_lefty Steve Giannelli improves in power_vs_righty Homer Sanchez improves in range Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in speed Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C