Win: George Niemiec (1-5) Loss: Eddie Sabel (4-2)
Save: John Johnson (1)
Inning: 1 Boston Rich Youngblood pitching. Huck Crockett strikes out. Kid McRae singles to left field. Kazuyuki Nagakawa flies out to the right fielder. Cory Stallion flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Wilfredo Berrios pitching. Jim Daringer flies out to the center fielder. Joe Osborne flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Boston Jerry Wilson flies out to the right fielder. Red Bell strikes out. Travis Leahy strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Winston Merloni flies out to the right fielder. Willie Thomson grounds out to the shortstop. Art Dunne grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Nolan Hollins singles to right field. Nolan Hollins steals second. Wilfredo Berrios fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Wilfredo Berrios strikes out. Huck Crockett pops out to the third baseman. Kid McRae singles to right field. Nolan Hollins scores. Kazuyuki Nagakawa strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bill Saunders grounds out to the third baseman. Gary Windle strikes out. Rich Youngblood strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Boston Cory Stallion strikes out. Jerry Wilson strikes out. Red Bell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Jim Daringer strikes out. Joe Osborne flies out to the left fielder. Charlie Schultz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Boston Travis Leahy flies out to the center fielder. Nolan Hollins strikes out. Wilfredo Berrios singles to center field. Huck Crockett triples. Wilfredo Berrios scores. Kid McRae grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Winston Merloni lines out to the second baseman. Willie Thomson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Art Dunne flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Boston Kazuyuki Nagakawa grounds out to the shortstop. Cory Stallion strikes out. Jerry Wilson doubles to right field. Red Bell grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Saunders walks. Gary Windle walks. Rich Youngblood lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jim Daringer hits an infield single to the pitcher. Bill Saunders scores. Joe Osborne grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Travis Leahy walks. Nolan Hollins flies out to the center fielder. Wilfredo Berrios lays a bunt down the third base line. The third baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Huck Crockett walks. Dorsey Prudhomme 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. Kid McRae grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Huck Crockett is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Charlie Schultz singles to left field. Winston Merloni grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Charlie Schultz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Willie Thomson singles past the first baseman. Art Dunne strikes out. Bill Saunders walks. Gary Windle grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Winston Merloni is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Boston Kazuyuki Nagakawa strikes out. Cory Stallion strikes out. Jerry Wilson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Masao Kunito is pinch hitting for Dorsey Prudhomme. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Masao Kunito strikes out. Jim Daringer walks. Joe Osborne singles to right field. Jim Daringer advances to third on the hit. Libe Ramirez 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. Charlie Schultz strikes out. Winston Merloni singles to left field. Jim Daringer scores. Joe Osborne advances to third on the hit. Willie Thomson walks. Art Dunne flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Boston Mickey Acosta pitching. Red Bell pops out to the second baseman. Travis Leahy flies out to the left fielder. Nolan Hollins singles to right field. Charlie Lowe is pinch hitting for Libe Ramirez. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Nolan Hollins steals second. Charlie Lowe grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Monte Herrin pitching. Bill Saunders grounds out to the shortstop. Gary Windle singles to center field. Gene Woodard is pinch hitting for Mickey Acosta. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Gene Woodard strikes out. Jim Daringer singles to center field. Gary Windle advances to third on the hit. Joe Osborne walks. Charlie Schultz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 10 Boston Glenn Perkins pitching. Huck Crockett strikes out. Kid McRae singles to center field. Kazuyuki Nagakawa doubles to right field. Kid McRae is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Kazuyuki Nagakawa steals third. Cory Stallion singles to center field. Kazuyuki Nagakawa scores. Jerry Wilson singles to center field. Red Bell grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jerry Wilson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland George Niemiec comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Winston Merloni hits a home run. Willie Thomson singles to left field. Art Dunne strikes out. Bill Saunders grounds out to the pitcher. Willie Thomson advances to second on the play. Gary Windle strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Boston Eddie Sabel comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Travis Leahy doubles to center field. Nolan Hollins flies out to the center fielder. Tom Miller is pinch hitting for George Niemiec. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Tom Miller singles to right field. Travis Leahy is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Huck Crockett walks. Kid McRae singles to right field. Kazuyuki Nagakawa singles to left field. Tom Miller scores. Huck Crockett scores. Kid McRae advances to third on the hit. Cory Stallion singles to center field. Kid McRae scores. Kazuyuki Nagakawa advances to third on the hit. Jerry Wilson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 11 Oakland John Johnson pitching. Eddie Sabel flies out to the center fielder. Jim Daringer strikes out. Joe Osborne singles to right field. Charlie Schultz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Boston total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 12
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Russ Hook did not respond to coaching in speed Omar Pineda did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Garrett Sims improves in power_vs_lefty Jim Johnson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mike Wolfe did not respond to coaching in speed Danny Patterson did not respond to coaching in control Rey Kennedy did not respond to coaching in speed Eddie Griffin improves in range