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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 20, 1996
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 20, 1996 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 20, 1996 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doug Johns |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Gordon |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 20,890 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Gary Cederstrom 1B: Mike Reilly 2B: Terry Craft 3B: Rich Garcia |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Young | Center Fielder |
| Brent Gates | Second Baseman |
| Jason Giambi | Third Baseman |
| Mark McGwire | First Baseman |
| Phil Plantier | Left Fielder |
| Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
| George Williams | DH |
| Mike Bordick | Shortstop |
| Jose Herrera | Right Fielder |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wil Cordero | Second Baseman |
| John Valentin | Shortstop |
| Mo Vaughn | First Baseman |
| Jose Canseco | Left Fielder |
| Mike Stanley | DH |
| Tim Naehring | Third Baseman |
| Bill Haselman | Catcher |
| Troy O'Leary | Right Fielder |
| Milt Cuyler | Center Fielder |
| Kevin Kennedy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 20, 1996
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gordon
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cordero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Gordon
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Gordon
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cordero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Johns
Cordero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Johns
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vaughn vs. Johns
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Gordon
McGwire hits a popup, foul, towards first. Vaughn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Gordon
Plantier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Vaughn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Plantier for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Gordon
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cordero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Johns
Canseco hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bordick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Johns
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Johns
Naehring strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gordon
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cordero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Gordon
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cordero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Gordon
Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Johns
Haselman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
O'Leary vs. Johns
O'Leary hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Haselman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Cuyler vs. Johns
Cuyler takes first base on ball four. O'Leary moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Cordero vs. Johns
Cordero hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herrera. Cordero reaches second base with a double. Haselman scores. O'Leary scores. Cuyler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Valentin vs. Johns
Valentin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Herrera. Valentin reaches second base with a double. Cordero scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Johns
Vaughn hits a line drive into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Valentin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Johns
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Johns
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Naehring vs. Johns
There's a wild pitch. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Naehring vs. Johns
Naehring hits a ball on the ground towards third. Giambi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Haselman vs. Johns
Haselman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Leary vs. Johns
O'Leary hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Plantier. O'Leary reaches second base with a double. Stanley scores. Haselman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Cuyler vs. Van Poppel
Todd Van Poppel now pitching.
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGwire scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cuyler for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gordon
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Gordon
Gates strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Gordon
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Van Poppel
Cordero hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Valentin vs. Van Poppel
Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Herrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughn vs. Van Poppel
Vaughn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cordero moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Canseco vs. Van Poppel
Canseco hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGwire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Stanley vs. Van Poppel
Stanley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Plantier. Stanley reaches second base with a double. Cordero scores. Vaughn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Naehring vs. Van Poppel
Naehring hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Van Poppel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanley scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Haselman vs. Van Poppel
Haselman hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Naehring moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
O'Leary vs. Groom
Buddy Groom now pitching.
O'Leary hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Naehring scores. Haselman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cuyler vs. Groom
Cuyler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gates settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Gordon
McGwire hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Plantier vs. Gordon
Plantier strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Gordon
Steinbach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cordero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gordon
Williams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cordero vs. Groom
Cordero strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Groom
Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Giambi fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Giambi. Valentin moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Groom
Vaughn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Valentin moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: --3
Canseco vs. Groom
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Groom
Stanley strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bordick vs. Gordon
Bordick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Gordon
Herrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Gordon
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gates vs. Gordon
Gates hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Giambi vs. Gordon
Giambi hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
McGwire vs. Gordon
McGwire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Plantier vs. Gordon
Plantier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McGwire moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Steinbach vs. Gordon
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cordero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching. Rafael Bournigal now playing shortstop. Torey Lovullo now playing third base.
Naehring strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Haselman vs. Taylor
Haselman hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
O'Leary vs. Taylor
O'Leary takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cuyler vs. Taylor
Cuyler hits a popup towards short. Bournigal settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cordero vs. Taylor
Cordero hits a line drive towards the mound. The ball bounces off Taylor, and towards Lovullo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Gordon
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bournigal vs. Gordon
Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Valentin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herrera vs. Gordon
Herrera strikes out. Haselman drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Herrera out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Valentin vs. Taylor
Valentin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Valentin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Vaughn vs. Taylor
Vaughn hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Taylor
Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Taylor
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Naehring vs. Taylor
Naehring hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Haselman vs. Taylor
Haselman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Naehring moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
O'Leary vs. Taylor
O'Leary hits a fly ball into left field. Plantier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Battle vs. Gordon
Allen Battle pinch hits for Ernie Young. Esteban Beltre now playing shortstop. Alex Cole now playing center field. Troy O'Leary now playing left f
Battle strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gates vs. Gordon
Gates hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cordero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lovullo vs. Gordon
Lovullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McGwire vs. Gordon
McGwire hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lovullo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Plantier vs. Gordon
Plantier hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cordero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Mohler
Allen Battle now playing center field. Mike Mohler now pitching.
Cuyler hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cordero vs. Mohler
Cordero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cuyler moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Beltre vs. Mohler
Beltre hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gates fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cuyler moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Vaughn vs. Mohler
Vaughn strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Knackert
Brent Knackert now pitching. Alex Delgado now catching.
Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Knackert
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cordero fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bournigal vs. Knackert
Bournigal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Naehring fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 16
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Herrera vs. Knackert
Alex Delgado now playing third base. Tim Naehring now playing second base. Mike Stanley now catching. Brent Knackert now pitching.
Herrera strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1996 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Young E, cf 2 1 0 0 Cordero W, 2b 6 2 3 3
Battle A, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Knackert B, p-p 0 0 0 0
Gates B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Valentin J, ss 5 3 2 1
Giambi J, 3b 3 1 1 3 Beltre E, ss 1 0 0 0
Lovullo T, 3b 1 0 1 0 Vaughn M, 1b 6 2 2 2
McGwire M, 1b 4 1 3 1 Canseco J, lf 5 2 2 4
Plantier P, lf 4 0 1 0 Cole A, cf 0 0 0 0
Steinbach T, c 4 0 1 0 Stanley M, dh-c 5 2 2 2
Williams G, dh 3 0 0 0 Naehring T, 3b-2b 5 1 2 1
Bordick M, ss 2 0 0 0 Haselman B, c 4 2 4 1
Bournigal R, ss 2 0 0 0 Delgado A, c-3b 0 0 0 0
Herrera J, rf 4 0 0 0 O'Leary T, rf-lf 4 1 3 2
Cuyler M, cf-rf 4 1 1 0
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34 4 8 4 45 16 21 16
Oakland 000 013 000 -- 4
Boston 007 421 20x -- 16
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Johns D (L) 2.2 7 7 7 2 3
Van Poppel T 1.0 5 4 4 0 0
Groom B 1.1 2 2 0 0 2
Taylor B 2.0 5 3 3 1 2
Mohler M 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Gordon T (W) 8.0 7 4 4 2 6
Knackert B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Giambi J
DP -- Oakland 1, Boston 1
LOB -- Oakland 5, Boston 8
2B -- Cordero W, Valentin J 2, O'Leary T, Stanley M
HR -- Canseco J 2, McGwire M, Giambi J, Haselman B, Vaughn M
WP -- Johns D
T -- 3:07
A -- 20890
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