Win: Fernando Osuel (3-4) Loss: Mike Fischer (1-6)
Inning: 1 Oakland Joe Northrup pitching. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the shortstop. Junior Diaz grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Marvez flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Boston Vic Ramirez pitching. Jimmy Fuentes singles to left field. Rod Lemaster strikes out. Butch Hoffman grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jimmy Fuentes advances to second on the play. Charlie Hanning grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi flies out to the center fielder. Tom Quinces flies out to the center fielder. Sean Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Soichiro Hattori singles past the first baseman. Shinichiro Watanabe flies out to the right fielder. Allen Maloney grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Evar Murello doubles to right field. Wild pitch, all runners advance a base. JianCarlos Soto strikes out. Vic Ramirez reached on a fielding error by Soichiro Hattori. Evar Murello scores. Bill Bustamante walks. Junior Diaz singles to center field. Vic Ramirez is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Bill Bustamante advances to third on the play. Bobby Marvez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Boston Ned Carnett strikes out. Joe Northrup grounds out to the shortstop. Jimmy Fuentes grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Quinces strikes out. Sean Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Rod Lemaster grounds out to the second baseman. Butch Hoffman lines out to the third baseman. Charlie Hanning walks. Soichiro Hattori strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Evar Murello lines out to the second baseman. JianCarlos Soto grounds out to the shortstop. Vic Ramirez singles to center field. Bill Bustamante flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Shinichiro Watanabe grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Allen Maloney grounds out to the third baseman. Ned Carnett flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Junior Diaz lines out to the third baseman. Bobby Marvez flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Cangelosi grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Joe Northrup strikes out. Jimmy Fuentes singles to center field. Rod Lemaster strikes out. Butch Hoffman flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Quinces grounds out to the shortstop. Sean Perez flies out to the center fielder. Evar Murello singles to right field. JianCarlos Soto grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Evar Murello is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Charlie Hanning strikes out. Soichiro Hattori grounds out to the second baseman. Shinichiro Watanabe lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Vic Ramirez grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Bustamante flies out to the left fielder. Junior Diaz doubles to center field. Cotton Griffin 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. Bobby Marvez hits a home run. Junior Diaz scores. Eddie Cangelosi walks. Eddie Cangelosi steals second. Tom Quinces grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Dave De Palma enters the game as a defensive replacement for JianCarlos Soto at LF. Allen Maloney grounds out to the third baseman. Ned Carnett singles to center field. Cotton Griffin fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Cotton Griffin singles to center field. Ned Carnett aggressively advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Fuentes singles to left field. Ned Carnett scores. 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 singles to left field. Cotton Griffin uses his aggressiveness and scores. Jimmy Fuentes advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Butch Hoffman strikes out. Charlie Hanning strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Sean Perez singles to center field. Evar Murello grounds out to the third baseman. Sean Perez advances to second on the play. Dave De Palma grounds out to the second baseman. Sean Perez advances to third on the play. Frank Taylor comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mario Menendez is pinch hitting for Arturo Milanes. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Mario Menendez walks. Bill Bustamante grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Boston Tyson Canales pitching. Soichiro Hattori triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Shinichiro Watanabe walks. The defense is playing the corners in. Allen Maloney flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Soichiro Hattori scores. Fernando Osuel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ned Carnett grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Shinichiro Watanabe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Harry Lewis is pinch hitting for Frank Taylor. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 9 inning. Ned Carnett is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 10 Oakland Mike Fischer pitching. Junior Diaz singles to right field. Bobby Marvez strikes out. Eddie Cangelosi lines out to the third baseman. Tom Quinces doubles to center field. Junior Diaz uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobo Barreto is pinch hitting for Sean Perez. Bobo Barreto singles past the third baseman. Evar Murello grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Boston Paul Vidro is pinch hitting for Mike Fischer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Vidro flies out to the right fielder. Jimmy Fuentes strikes out. Rod Lemaster grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Boston total runners LOB: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Johnnie Neiger did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Lopez improves in power_vs_righty Rube Chris did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Aulds did not respond to coaching in velocity Jim Lopez did not respond to coaching in 2B
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jim Nicholls did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Dave Griffin improves in velocity Paul Hazle did not respond to coaching in control Barry Graff did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jim Nicholls did not respond to coaching in 1B