Win: Ethan Neelix (18-4) Loss: Ben Halter (7-21)
Save: John Beamon (47)
Inning: 1 Boston Ethan Neelix pitching. Bert McGlothlin pops out to the second baseman. Kingpin Skinny doubles to center field. Raul Funk strikes out. Bob Tettleton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Ben Halter pitching. Ray Hardy lines out to the second baseman. Rick Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Tim Meyer singles to left field. Roger Holdsworth grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Tim Meyer is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Boston Bruce Moran flies out to the left fielder. Cesar Layton strikes out. Tom Bradford grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Aaron Mangus triples. John Snyder lines out to the third baseman. Sheldon Harrington flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Aaron Mangus scores. Troy Morrill grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Boston Leroy Stivetts grounds out to the second baseman. Ben Halter grounds out to the shortstop. Bert McGlothlin grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ethan Neelix grounds out to the shortstop. Ray Hardy doubles to right field. Rick Patterson singles to right field. Ray Hardy scores. Tim Meyer pops out to the shortstop. Roger Holdsworth singles to left field. Rick Patterson advances to third on the hit. Aaron Mangus strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Boston Kingpin Skinny strikes out. Raul Funk flies out to the center fielder. Bob Tettleton grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland John Snyder singles to right field. Sheldon Harrington flies out to the center fielder. Troy Morrill doubles to right field. John Snyder uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ethan Neelix strikes out. Ray Hardy singles to left field. Troy Morrill scores. Skel Graham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Patterson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ray Hardy is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Boston Bruce Moran strikes out. Cesar Layton grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Bradford pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tim Meyer flies out to the right fielder. Roger Holdsworth walks. Aaron Mangus singles to center field. Roger Holdsworth advances to third on the hit. John Snyder doubles to center field. Roger Holdsworth scores. Aaron Mangus is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Sheldon Harrington grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Boston Leroy Stivetts hits an infield single to the pitcher. Skel Graham fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Skel Graham strikes out. Bert McGlothlin lines out to the shortstop. Kingpin Skinny singles to center field. Leroy Stivetts advances to third on the hit. Raul Funk singles to left field. Leroy Stivetts scores. Kingpin Skinny advances to third on the hit. Raul Funk steals second. Bob Tettleton hits a home run. Kingpin Skinny scores. Raul Funk scores. Bruce Moran strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Ken Mura is pinch hitting for Troy Morrill. Ken Mura walks. Ethan Neelix lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ray Hardy strikes out. Rick Patterson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Boston Kewpie Twitty enters the game as a defensive replacement for Ken Mura at C. Cesar Layton walks. Tom Bradford walks. Leroy Stivetts flies out to the center fielder. Sammy Becker is pinch hitting for Skel Graham. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sammy Becker singles to right field. Bert McGlothlin lines out to the shortstop. Kingpin Skinny grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Cesar Layton is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Bob Sprague pitching. Tim Meyer doubles to right field. Roger Holdsworth flies out to the left fielder. Aaron Mangus strikes out. John Snyder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Boston Raul Funk grounds out to the second baseman. Bob Tettleton doubles to center field. Bruce Moran flies out to the right fielder. Orlando Adams is pinch hitting for Cesar Layton. Orlando Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Rob Meacham enters the game as a defensive replacement for Orlando Adams at C. Sheldon Harrington strikes out. Kewpie Twitty walks. Todd Gibson is pinch hitting for Ethan Neelix. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Todd Gibson doubles to left field. Kewpie Twitty uses his aggressiveness and scores. Ray Hardy doubles to center field. Todd Gibson scores. Tony Schauer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick Patterson singles to center field. Ray Hardy scores. Rick Patterson steals second. Tim Meyer singles to left field. Rick Patterson scores. Roger Holdsworth strikes out. Tim Meyer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Boston Anthoine Reboulet pitching. Tom Bradford lines out to the second baseman. Leroy Stivetts hits a home run. Paul Farrell is pinch hitting for Tony Schauer. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Paul Farrell reached on a 2-base throwing error by Anthoine Reboulet. Bert McGlothlin lines out to the third baseman. Kingpin Skinny walks. John Beamon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Raul Funk grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Paul Farrell is out at third base. Runners left on base: 2 Boston total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 7
Game Notes John Beamon is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Boston Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Angel Creeden did not respond to coaching in control Bob Jones did not respond to coaching in arm Freddie Grotewold did not respond to coaching in control Don Parent did not respond to coaching in control
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ernie Smaza did not respond to coaching in control Billy Murphy did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Barry Sicking improves in speed Ernie Smaza did not respond to coaching in velocity Tim Ferrell did not respond to coaching in 2B