8/27 - Fenway Park
Rick Langford vs Mike Torrez
Oakland 16, Boston 13 (12 inn)
Boston had this game in the bag after posting a 7-0 lead and chasing Langford before the second inning was done. 5 runs in the top of the 3rd made it a game again, but 3 more runs off reliever Brian Kingman made it 10-5 Boston. A solo run in the 5th made it 11-5. Oakland would strike for 8 runs over the final 4 innings to give themselves an unlikely 13-11 lead. Boston forced extra innings with 2 in the bottom of the 9th thanks to a 2 out 2 run shot by the veteran, Yaz, off of Beard. Neither team scored over the next 2 innings, which was probably the biggest shock of all. Oakland errupted for 3 in the top of the 12th thanks to an RBI single by Jeff Newman, a ground out by Chicken Stanley and a bases loaded walk to Dwayne Murphy. Rainey took the loss and Beard got the undeserved win. Both teams combined for 39 hits and 19 runs. Dave McKay had a 5 RBI day and Tony Armas had a 4 RBI day for the victors. Rich Gedman had a 6 RBI day in a losing effort.
8/28 - Steve McCatty vs Frank Tanana
Oakland 6, Boston 2
The A's got a much needed complete game effort from Steve McCatty, who saved a tired and worn out bullpen after yesterday's slugfest. McCatty nursed a 1-0 lead until the A's posted 3 in the top of the 6th. Jeff Newman's 2 out, 2 run single was followed up by Rickey Henderson's RBI single. Tony Armas' 2 run shot in the 9th made it 6-2.
8/29 - Ed Figueroa vs John Tudor
Rick Langford vs Mike Torrez
Oakland 16, Boston 13 (12 inn)
Boston had this game in the bag after posting a 7-0 lead and chasing Langford before the second inning was done. 5 runs in the top of the 3rd made it a game again, but 3 more runs off reliever Brian Kingman made it 10-5 Boston. A solo run in the 5th made it 11-5. Oakland would strike for 8 runs over the final 4 innings to give themselves an unlikely 13-11 lead. Boston forced extra innings with 2 in the bottom of the 9th thanks to a 2 out 2 run shot by the veteran, Yaz, off of Beard. Neither team scored over the next 2 innings, which was probably the biggest shock of all. Oakland errupted for 3 in the top of the 12th thanks to an RBI single by Jeff Newman, a ground out by Chicken Stanley and a bases loaded walk to Dwayne Murphy. Rainey took the loss and Beard got the undeserved win. Both teams combined for 39 hits and 19 runs. Dave McKay had a 5 RBI day and Tony Armas had a 4 RBI day for the victors. Rich Gedman had a 6 RBI day in a losing effort.8/28 - Steve McCatty vs Frank Tanana
Oakland 6, Boston 2
The A's got a much needed complete game effort from Steve McCatty, who saved a tired and worn out bullpen after yesterday's slugfest. McCatty nursed a 1-0 lead until the A's posted 3 in the top of the 6th. Jeff Newman's 2 out, 2 run single was followed up by Rickey Henderson's RBI single. Tony Armas' 2 run shot in the 9th made it 6-2.
8/29 - Ed Figueroa vs John Tudor
Boston 5, Oakland 4 (12 innings)
With their staff worn out from overwork the A's went to ailing veteran Ed Figureroa. "Figgy" was in the process of turning back the clock with 3+ scoreless innings of work, but then blew out his arm and immediately left the game. The normally reliable Tom Underwood was called on for spot duty, but he came he came up woefully short. Boston tallied 3 runs in the 7th to tie the game up at 4-4. Backup catcher Gary Allenson was the unlikely hero with a two out 2 run double. Glenn Hoffman lined one to center to score Allenson to tie the game up. Jeff Jones, who threw 3 shutout innings in relief of Underwood took the hill for his 4th inning of work in the 10th only to see his good string come to an end. Rem-dog led off the inning with a clean single to center that eluded Murphy's gold glove for a rare error. With Remy on second Carney Lansford lucked out with a slow roller down the third base line that wound up being an infield single. Dewey Evans popped out to second with the infield drawn in. Jim Rice was given and intentional pass to load the bases and create a force everywhere. Up stepped the aging warrior, Yaz, who hit a bullet to short that Chicken Stanley inexplicably threw to first and didn't either throw home or to second for a DP shot. Rem-dog scored easily and the Sahx notched the win.
8/30
Mike Norris vs Dennis Eckersley
With their staff worn out from overwork the A's went to ailing veteran Ed Figureroa. "Figgy" was in the process of turning back the clock with 3+ scoreless innings of work, but then blew out his arm and immediately left the game. The normally reliable Tom Underwood was called on for spot duty, but he came he came up woefully short. Boston tallied 3 runs in the 7th to tie the game up at 4-4. Backup catcher Gary Allenson was the unlikely hero with a two out 2 run double. Glenn Hoffman lined one to center to score Allenson to tie the game up. Jeff Jones, who threw 3 shutout innings in relief of Underwood took the hill for his 4th inning of work in the 10th only to see his good string come to an end. Rem-dog led off the inning with a clean single to center that eluded Murphy's gold glove for a rare error. With Remy on second Carney Lansford lucked out with a slow roller down the third base line that wound up being an infield single. Dewey Evans popped out to second with the infield drawn in. Jim Rice was given and intentional pass to load the bases and create a force everywhere. Up stepped the aging warrior, Yaz, who hit a bullet to short that Chicken Stanley inexplicably threw to first and didn't either throw home or to second for a DP shot. Rem-dog scored easily and the Sahx notched the win.8/30
Mike Norris vs Dennis Eckersley
Oakland 9, Boston 1
In a battle of two aces heading in opposite directions, Mike Norris bumped his record up to 3-0 (1.87 ERA) with 7 and 1/3 solid innings of work where he scattered 8 hits. Norris didn't need to be overly sharp thanks to "The Eck" giving up 8 runs in 2 2/3 innings. Light hitting Oakland shortstop, Fred "Chicken" Stanley made up for his 10th inning gaffe the day before, by going 3 for 4. Tony Armas was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI's. Rickey Henderson was the only Oakland starter to not get a hit. In fact he struck out looking 3 times. Rainey did a fantastic job throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for Boston. Eckersley took the loss and saw his record drop to 0-4 and his ERA balloon to 6.58.
In a battle of two aces heading in opposite directions, Mike Norris bumped his record up to 3-0 (1.87 ERA) with 7 and 1/3 solid innings of work where he scattered 8 hits. Norris didn't need to be overly sharp thanks to "The Eck" giving up 8 runs in 2 2/3 innings. Light hitting Oakland shortstop, Fred "Chicken" Stanley made up for his 10th inning gaffe the day before, by going 3 for 4. Tony Armas was 2 for 5 with 2 runs scored and 2 RBI's. Rickey Henderson was the only Oakland starter to not get a hit. In fact he struck out looking 3 times. Rainey did a fantastic job throwing 6 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for Boston. Eckersley took the loss and saw his record drop to 0-4 and his ERA balloon to 6.58.
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