Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Boston Red Sox
1. Henderson lf Nixon cf
2. Javier cf Cooper 3b
3. Neel dh Valentin ss
4. Sierra rf Vaughn 1b
5. McGwire 1b Greenwell lf
6. Gates 2b Dawson dh
7. Steinbach c Berryhill c
8. Bordick ss Tinsley rf
9. Brosius 3b Rodriguez 2b
Darling p VanEgmond p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Javier doubled to left
[Henderson to third]; Neel doubled to right [Henderson scored,
Javier scored]; Sierra singled to left [Neel scored]; McGwire
flied to center; Sierra stole second; Gates flied to center
[Sierra to third]; Steinbach doubled to right [Sierra scored];
Bordick singled to left [Steinbach scored]; TRLICEK REPLACED
VANEGMOND (PITCHING); Brosius walked (walk was charged to
VanEgmond) [Bordick to second]; Henderson forced Brosius (third
to second); 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 0.
RED SOX 1ST: Nixon grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
grounded out (second to first); Valentin singled to center;
Vaughn homered to right [Valentin scored]; Greenwell doubled to
right; Dawson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5,
Red Sox 2.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Javier grounded out (second to first); Neel
grounded out (second to first); Sierra singled to pitcher;
McGwire singled to left [Sierra to third]; Gates grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 2ND: Berryhill grounded out (first unassisted); Tinsley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Steinbach grounded out (third to first); Bordick
grounded out (third to first); Brosius singled to left;
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 3RD: Nixon grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
flied to left; Valentin singled to left; Vaughn struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Javier walked; Neel lined into a double play
(second to first) [Javier out at first]; Sierra grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox
2.
RED SOX 4TH: Greenwell singled to left; Dawson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Greenwell out at
second]; Berryhill flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
ATHLETICS 5TH: VALDEZ REPLACED TRLICEK (PITCHING); McGwire
singled to left [McGwire out at second (left to second)]; Gates
grounded out (second to first); Steinbach popped to second; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 5TH: Tinsley struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (second
to first); Nixon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Bordick flied to center; Brosius grounded out
(shortstop to first); Henderson singled to right; Henderson was
picked off first (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 6TH: Cooper struck out (catcher to first); Valentin
grounded out (shortstop to first); Vaughn flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Javier walked; HOWARD REPLACED VALDEZ (PITCHING);
Berryhill allowed a passed ball [Javier to second]; Neel out on
a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Javier to third]; Sierra
popped to second; McGwire was walked intentionally; Gates struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 7TH: Greenwell flied to center; Dawson was called out on
strikes; Berryhill popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Steinbach grounded out (third to first); Bordick
popped to second; Brosius lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 8TH: Tinsley grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (first unassisted); Nixon grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 2.
ATHLETICS 9TH: RUSSELL REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Henderson
singled to center; Javier doubled to left [Henderson to third];
Neel reached on a fielder's choice [Henderson out at home (third
to catcher), Javier to third]; Sierra was called out on strikes;
McGwire singled to left [Javier scored, Neel to second]; Gates
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics
6, Red Sox 2.
RED SOX 9TH: LEIPER REPLACED DARLING (PITCHING); FLETCHER BATTED
FOR COOPER; Fletcher walked; ECKERSLEY REPLACED LEIPER
(PITCHING); Valentin struck out; Fletcher stole second; Vaughn
singled to right [Fletcher scored]; Greenwell flied to center;
Dawson popped to catcher; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 6,
Red Sox 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 6 13 0 9
Red Sox 3 6 0 3
