Inning: 1 Oakland Earl Cooney pitching. Charlie Barton flies out to the left fielder. Don Silverio grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Terry Boyle singles to left field. Yoshitaka Nakada lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Boston Dave Glass pitching. George Kline flies out to the left fielder. Pat Bradford doubles to center field. Mack Thompson walks. Yasniel Guerra flies out to the center fielder. Craig Lanier strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Lee Swacina flies out to the left fielder. Jose McCabe flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Prim pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Chris Waits strikes out. Jerry Voyles singles to left field. Jerry Voyles steals second. Jerry Voyles steals third. David Davis reached on a fielding error by Tom Oliver. Jerry Voyles scores. Earl Cooney lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Kline grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Tom Oliver singles to right field. Dave Glass lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Charlie Barton reached on a fielding error by Jerry Voyles. Don Silverio flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Tom Oliver scores. Terry Boyle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Pat Bradford flies out to the right fielder. Mack Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Yasniel Guerra walks. Craig Lanier singles to center field. Yasniel Guerra advances to third on the hit. Craig Lanier steals second. Lee Swacina throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Yasniel Guerra scores. Chris Waits singles to left field. Craig Lanier scores. Jerry Voyles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Yoshitaka Nakada hits a home run. Lee Swacina grounds out to the third baseman. Jose McCabe walks. Jimmy Prim flies out to the left fielder. Tom Oliver singles to right field. Dave Glass strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston David Davis grounds out to the shortstop. Earl Cooney grounds out to the shortstop. George Kline strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Charlie Barton flies out to the center fielder. Don Silverio grounds out to the second baseman. Terry Boyle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Pat Bradford grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mack Thompson strikes out. Yasniel Guerra flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Yoshitaka Nakada walks. Lee Swacina grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jose McCabe walks. Jimmy Prim doubles to right field. Tom Oliver strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Boston Craig Lanier strikes out. Chris Waits grounds out to the third baseman. Terry McQuillan is pinch hitting for Jerry Voyles. Terry McQuillan singles to left field. Ben Lemon is pinch hitting for David Davis. Ben Lemon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Rollie Cline enters the game as a defensive replacement for Terry McQuillan at SS. Javier Paris enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ben Lemon at C. Manuel Saverine is pinch hitting for Dave Glass. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Manuel Saverine flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Barton flies out to the right fielder. Don Silverio walks. Butch Wilson 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 1st. Terry Boyle grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Herb McKain pitching. Carl Edens is pinch hitting for Butch Wilson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carl Edens pops out to the first baseman. George Kline singles to right field. George Kline steals second. Pat Bradford flies out to the left fielder. Mack Thompson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Dedmon pitching. Yoshitaka Nakada singles to center field. Yoshitaka Nakada is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Lee Swacina flies out to the left fielder. Jose McCabe singles in front of the right fielder. Jose McCabe steals second. Jimmy Prim grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Yasniel Guerra strikes out. Craig Lanier singles to right field. Chris Waits doubles to left field. Rollie Cline walks. Javier Paris singles to right field. Craig Lanier scores. Chris Waits scores. Rollie Cline advances to third on the hit. Tom Hartsock comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Phillips is pinch hitting for Bob Dedmon. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Phillips grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Earl Imlay pitching. Tom Oliver flies out to the left fielder. Phil Leonard is pinch hitting for Tom Hartsock. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Phil Leonard strikes out. Charlie Barton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 8 Boston total runners left on base: 7
Batting:2B - Jimmy Prim (8).HR - Yoshitaka Nakada (13).SF - Don Silverio.GIDP - Lee Swacina. Baserunning: SB - Jose McCabe (7).CS - Yoshitaka Nakada (3). Fielding: E - Lee Swacina, Tom Oliver.
Batting:2B - Pat Bradford (21), Chris Waits (9).GIDP - John Phillips. Baserunning: SB - George Kline (23), Craig Lanier (15), Jerry Voyles 2 (12). Fielding: E - Jerry Voyles.
Game Notes Ben Lemon is injured and is expected to be out 23 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bob Lefevre did not respond to coaching in control Curt Barranca did not respond to coaching in speed Curt Barranca improves in contact_vs_righty Silvio Keegan did not respond to coaching in control
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ismael Garriott improves in arm George Busch improves in power_vs_lefty Vince Johnson did not respond to coaching in control John Nolan did not respond to coaching in speed