Win: Willie Higham (6-10) Loss: Al Krehmeyer (5-16)
Inning: 1 Oakland Willie Higham pitching. Jim Daringer walks. Joe Osborne strikes out. Charlie Schultz walks. Winston Merloni singles past the shortstop. Jim Daringer is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Charlie Schultz advances to third on the play. Willie Thomson singles to center field. Charlie Schultz scores. Winston Merloni advances to third on the hit. Dewey Higham strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Boston Al Krehmeyer pitching. Kazuyuki Nagakawa grounds out to the shortstop. Red Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Travis Leahy flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Art Dunne strikes out. Bill Saunders flies out to the right fielder. Al Krehmeyer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Cory Stallion singles past the third baseman. Kid McRae strikes out. Jerry Wilson grounds out to the pitcher. Cory Stallion advances to second on the play. Tyler Durham strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Daringer strikes out. Joe Osborne walks. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Osborne advances to second on the play. Winston Merloni grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Boston Tom Miller singles to left field. Willie Higham fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Willie Higham flies out to the center fielder. Kazuyuki Nagakawa flies out to the center fielder. Red Bell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Willie Thomson strikes out. Dewey Higham singles to right field. Art Dunne flies out to the center fielder. Dewey Higham is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Travis Leahy flies out to the center fielder. Cory Stallion singles to center field. Kid McRae walks. Jerry Wilson walks. Tyler Durham singles to center field. Cory Stallion scores. Tom Miller doubles to center field. Kid McRae scores. Jerry Wilson scores. Willie Higham grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Tyler Durham scores. Tom Miller advances to third on the play. Kazuyuki Nagakawa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Saunders strikes out. Al Krehmeyer strikes out. Jim Daringer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Red Bell strikes out. Travis Leahy strikes out. Cory Stallion singles to right field. Kid McRae strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Joe Osborne hits an infield single to the third baseman. Passed ball. Joe Osborne advances to second. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the second baseman. Joe Osborne advances to third on the play. Winston Merloni strikes out. Willie Thomson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Jerry Wilson walks. Tyler Durham singles to center field. Tom Miller strikes out. Willie Higham lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Kazuyuki Nagakawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Dewey Higham walks. Art Dunne grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Bill Saunders walks. Gary Windle is pinch hitting for Al Krehmeyer. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bill Saunders steals second. Gary Windle grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Dorsey Prudhomme pitching. Red Bell walks. Travis Leahy grounds out to the second baseman. Red Bell advances to second on the play. Cory Stallion grounds out to the shortstop. Kid McRae grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Paolo Espinosa enters the game as a defensive replacement for Red Bell at 3B. Glenn Newell enters the game as a defensive replacement for Tyler Durham at SS. Jim Daringer singles to right field. Joe Osborne grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Jim Daringer is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Schultz flies out to the left fielder. Winston Merloni walks. Edwin Parro 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. Willie Thomson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Boston Jerry Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Glenn Newell flies out to the left fielder. Tom Miller singles to center field. Charlie Lowe is pinch hitting for Edwin Parro. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Miller steals second. Charlie Lowe doubles to right field. Tom Miller scores. Eddie Sabel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Kazuyuki Nagakawa lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland John Johnson pitching. Dewey Higham reached on a 2-base fielding error by Travis Leahy. Art Dunne grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dewey Higham advances to third on the play. Bill Saunders grounds out to the shortstop. Dewey Higham scores. Gene Woodard is pinch hitting for Eddie Sabel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gene Woodard grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Boston total runners left on base: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bugs Ramsey did not respond to coaching in arm Eddie Griffin improves in power_vs_lefty Howard Rudolph improves in range Mike Wolfe improves in contact_vs_righty
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Russ Hook did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Johnson improves in speed Blake Davis did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Frank Keupper did not respond to coaching in endurance Garrett Sims did not respond to coaching in 2B