. ▁L ans ford ▁then ▁scored ▁on ▁Mark ▁McG wire ' s ▁single ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁A ' s ▁a ▁ 3 – 2 ▁lead . ▁ ▁Boston ▁tied ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁sevent h ▁when ▁Rich ▁Ged man ▁hit ▁a ▁home ▁run ▁off ▁Oak land ▁rel ie ver ▁Greg ▁Cad aret . ▁Three ▁nin th - in ning ▁singles ▁by ▁Ron ▁H asse y , ▁Tony ▁Phill ips , ▁and ▁W alt ▁We iss ▁scored ▁H asse y ▁with ▁what ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁winning ▁run . ▁E ck ers ley ▁retired ▁the ▁side ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁nin th ▁for ▁his ▁second ▁save ▁and ▁Oak land ▁carried ▁a ▁two ▁games ▁to ▁none ▁lead ▁with ▁them ▁back ▁to ▁California . ▁ ▁Gene ▁Nelson ▁got ▁the ▁win ▁while ▁Boston ▁rel ie ver ▁Lee ▁Smith ▁was ▁the ▁losing ▁pitch er . ▁ ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁Saturday , ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁at ▁Oak land - Al amed a ▁County ▁Col ise um ▁in ▁Oak land , ▁California ▁ ▁After ▁two ▁calm ▁games ▁in ▁Boston , ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁saw ▁both ▁teams ▁mount ▁an ▁off ense ▁and ▁go ▁wild , ▁scoring ▁eleven ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁inn ings ▁( the ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁combined ▁saw ▁only ▁eleven ▁runs ▁scored ▁in ▁eigh teen ▁total ▁inn ings ). ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁saw ▁two ▁former ▁post - season ▁hero es ▁square ▁off ▁against ▁one ▁another ▁as ▁Oak land ▁threw ▁Bob ▁Wel ch , ▁famous ▁for ▁striking ▁out ▁Reg gie