The Baseball Maelstrom… – Where Legends Come Alive

Oakland Holds Off Late Rally, Tops Boston 9-8

The Oakland Jacks used two big innings to build a big lead over the Boston Splinters. Boston chipped away, but their 9th-inning comeback fell short, as the Jacks took the 1st game of the final season series 9-8. Oakland's Lefty Grove walked in a run in the 2nd inning, and allowed a 2-run single to Ichiro Suzuki to give Boston an early 3-0 lead. In the 3rd, Josh Gibson hit a bases-clearing double during a 5-run inning to put the Jacks on top. Mickey Mantle hit an RBI grounder to tie it in the 4th, but Hank Greenberg overthrew 1st as part of a 3-run inning for Oakland. Gibson added another RBI single in the 6th. Wade Boggs hit a solo home run in the 7th to cut into the Oakland lead. Mariano Rivera gave up a leadoff double to Alan Trammell in the 9th, but struck out Boggs and Nap Lajoie. That's when Iván Rodríguez hit a two-run homer to make it a one-run game. Rivera rebounded to strike out Tris Speaker to save the game. Gibson finished 2 for 3 with 4 RBI. Lou Boudreau was 4 for 5. Suzuki was 2 for 4 to extend his hitting streak to 18 games.

Splinters @ Jacks - 5/28/23


May 28, 2023 8 - 9 Oakland Coliseum N/A Boston Splinters @ Oakland Jacks
May 28, 2023 3:00 pm Astrodome N/A Los Angeles Dynamos @ Houston Hoots
May 28, 2023 5:00 pm Tiger Stadium N/A New York Swats @ Detroit Rockets
May 28, 2023 7:00 pm Wrigley Field N/A St. Louis Wizards @ Chicago Docs

Date	Event	Final	Venue	Article
2023-05-26 19:00:00May 26, 2023	Boston Splinters @ New York Swats	3 - 0	N/A	Recap
2023-05-26 17:00:00May 26, 2023	Los Angeles Dynamos @ St. Louis Wizards	8 - 5	N/A	Recap
2023-05-26 15:00:00May 26, 2023	Chicago Docs @ Houston Hoots	6 - 4	N/A	Recap
2023-05-26 13:00:00May 26, 2023	Detroit Rockets @ Oakland Jacks	4 - 7	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 19:00:00May 25, 2023	Chicago Docs @ Houston Hoots	7 - 10	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 17:00:00May 25, 2023	Detroit Rockets @ Oakland Jacks	0 - 5	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 15:00:00May 25, 2023	Los Angeles Dynamos @ St. Louis Wizards	7 - 4	N/A	Recap
2023-05-25 13:00:00May 25, 2023	Boston Splinters @ New York Swats	1 - 5	N/A	Recap