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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 (back to top)
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 (back to top)
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 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 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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