Inning: 1 Boston Lefty Benjamin pitching. Alex Bailey walks. Carlos Gomez singles to center field. Masakazu Hirose singles to right field. Alex Bailey scores. Dennis Cihocki strikes out. Phil Clemons pops out to the third baseman. Mitsuhito Kouchi pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Roebuck pitching. Jonah Shinault flies out to the right fielder. Dick Rand flies out to the right fielder. Mike Sheridan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Frank Scalzi strikes out. Hector Adkins grounds out to the shortstop. Jack Roebuck strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Scott Fitzgerald strikes out. Lefty Dixon grounds out to the second baseman. Bobby Helton grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Alex Bailey strikes out. Carlos Gomez flies out to the center fielder. Masakazu Hirose strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Causey singles to right field. Spike Malone strikes out. Lefty Benjamin lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jonah Shinault pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston Dennis Cihocki strikes out. Phil Clemons strikes out. Mitsuhito Kouchi pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dick Rand grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Sheridan grounds out to the second baseman. Scott Fitzgerald hits a home run. Lefty Dixon singles to center field. Bobby Helton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Lefty Dixon is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Frank Scalzi reached on a fielding error by Jonah Shinault. Hector Adkins strikes out. Jack Roebuck lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Alex Bailey grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Causey flies out to the center fielder. Spike Malone grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Benjamin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Carlos Gomez singles to center field. Carlos Gomez is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Masakazu Hirose doubles to right field. Dennis Cihocki grounds out to the shortstop. Phil Clemons lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Jonah Shinault grounds out to the second baseman. Dick Rand strikes out. Mike Sheridan lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Boston Mitsuhito Kouchi flies out to the right fielder. Frank Scalzi flies out to the center fielder. Hector Adkins strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Scott Fitzgerald singles to center field. Lefty Dixon grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Fitzgerald advances to second on the play. Bobby Helton flies out to the left fielder. Jim Causey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Jack Roebuck flies out to the right fielder. Alex Bailey strikes out. Carlos Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Spike Malone grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Benjamin pops out to the second baseman. Jonah Shinault doubles to center field. Carl Caldwell 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. Dick Rand doubles to left field. Jonah Shinault scores. Mike Sheridan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston John Ricci comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Masakazu Hirose doubles to left field. Dennis Cihocki flies out to the center fielder. Phil Clemons walks. Mitsuhito Kouchi reached on a 2-base throwing error by Spike Malone. Masakazu Hirose scores. Frank Scalzi strikes out. Hector Adkins flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Scott Fitzgerald hits a home run. Boston total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Denny Hunter improves in contact_vs_lefty Bill Martel did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Lisban Santoya improves in power_vs_righty Tex Gentile did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Platte improves in arm Jim Aloma did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Aloma did not respond to coaching in range Bob Gallagher did not respond to coaching in control