Inning: 1 Boston Gary Blake pitching. George Kline flies out to the right fielder. Terry McQuillan flies out to the center fielder. Chris Waits singles to right field. Mack Thompson doubles to center field. Chris Waits uses his aggressiveness and scores. Yasniel Guerra walks. Craig Lanier grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Ruben Putnam pitching. Charlie Barton strikes out. Lee Swacina singles to right field. Lee Swacina steals second. Tino Sanchez walks. Terry Boyle pops out to the second baseman. Jose McCabe flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Boston Jerry Voyles singles past the third baseman. David Davis strikes out. Jerry Voyles steals second. Ruben Putnam strikes out. George Kline walks. Terry McQuillan singles past the shortstop. Jerry Voyles scores. George Kline advances to third on the hit. Chris Waits flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Manuel Saverine singles to left field. Milt Shires strikes out. Spider Easler grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Mack Thompson flies out to the left fielder. Yasniel Guerra singles to left field. Craig Lanier strikes out. Yasniel Guerra steals second. Jerry Voyles flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Gary Blake reached on a 2-base fielding error by Terry McQuillan. Charlie Barton grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Lee Swacina singles to left field. Tino Sanchez flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Gary Blake is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Boston David Davis singles in front of the right fielder. Ruben Putnam 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 third baseman. Terry McQuillan flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Terry Boyle strikes out. Jose McCabe grounds out to the pitcher. Manuel Saverine doubles to right field. Milt Shires singles to center field. Manuel Saverine scores. Milt Shires is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Chris Waits walks. Mack Thompson singles to right field. Yasniel Guerra strikes out. Craig Lanier strikes out. Jerry Voyles hits an infield single to the third baseman. David Davis flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Oakland Spider Easler pops out to the third baseman. Gary Blake lines out to the shortstop. Charlie Barton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Ruben Putnam strikes out. George Kline walks. Terry McQuillan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Kline is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Chris Waits walks. Herb McKain comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mack Thompson lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland Lee Swacina singles to center field. Tino Sanchez grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Terry Boyle reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jerry Voyles. Jose McCabe flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Yasniel Guerra singles to center field. Yasniel Guerra steals second. Craig Lanier walks. Pat Bradford is pinch hitting for Jerry Voyles. Pat Bradford singles to center field. Yasniel Guerra scores. Craig Lanier advances to third on the hit. Gomer Pope comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Bradford steals second. David Davis grounds out to the second baseman. Craig Lanier scores. Pat Bradford advances to third on the play. Rollie Cline is pinch hitting for Ruben Putnam. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Rollie Cline grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Pat Bradford scores. George Kline flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland John Moseley pitching. Frankie Carbo enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Bradford at SS. Manuel Saverine singles to right field. Milt Shires grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Spider Easler singles to center field. Gomer Pope grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Terry McQuillan pops out to the third baseman. John Phillips is pinch hitting for Chris Waits. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. John Phillips reached on a 2-base throwing error by Spider Easler. Mack Thompson grounds out to the third baseman. Yasniel Guerra flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Charlie Barton pops out to the first baseman. Lee Swacina walks. Tino Sanchez singles to left field. Lee Swacina advances to third on the hit. Terry Boyle grounds out to the third baseman. Lee Swacina scores. Tino Sanchez advances to second on the play. Travis Smithberg comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jose McCabe strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Boston Craig Lanier walks. Craig Lanier steals second. Frankie Carbo strikes out. David Davis singles to center field. Craig Lanier scores. Carl Edens is pinch hitting for Travis Smithberg. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Carl Edens strikes out. George Kline grounds into a force play to the second baseman. David Davis is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Dedmon pitching. Manuel Saverine flies out to the right fielder. Milt Shires grounds out to the shortstop. Spider Easler strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Boston total runners LOB: 13 Oakland total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Mack Thompson (18). Baserunning: SB - Yasniel Guerra 2 (21), Craig Lanier (19), Jerry Voyles (16), Pat Bradford (26). Fielding: E - Terry McQuillan, Jerry Voyles.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Pat Block did not respond to coaching in range Vince Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Pat Block improves in range Pat Block did not respond to coaching in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Curt Barranca improves in range Fred Lake improves in control David Tejada did not respond to coaching in velocity Jeff Macha improves in velocity