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Boggs flied out in the fifth and came up again in the seventh against Rick Honeycutt with the bases loaded and Oakland ahead, 1-0, on Jose Canseco's fourth-inning home run. Boggs tied it with a sacrifice fly, but did no more damage...
...Canseco's home run had held up since the fourth inning as Stewart and Hurst hooked up in a pitching duel on a chilly afternoon at Fenway. After Boggs tied it in the seventh, Oakland came right back in the eighth...
Have you noticed that baseball players are getting better looking? The old style -- paunchy Babe Ruth, ferrety Bob Feller, the sunken Dust Bowl visages of players in the '30s -- has surrendered to today's sleek, chipper California look. Keith Hernandez, Dave Righetti, Jose Canseco, Dale Murphy, Rafael Palmeiro and a hundred others have the handsomeness of soap-opera stars. And their fine swagger italicizes the sexiness of contemporary sport. These guys know they're the studs of summer...
Oakland (81-81, AL West, third): This is a scary team for a Western club. Dave Parker (26 HR, 97 RBI), Bob Welch (15-9) and Matt Young (5-8) just may be what the A's need to capture the title. Don't forget about Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco (31 HR) and Terry Steinbach (16 HR). Dave Stewart won 20 games last year. Best player: McGwire...
...result of the loss of these veterans, baseball is experiencing a changing of the guard. Younger players have begun to take the place of the veterans. Wally Joyner, Jose Canseco, Tony Fernandez and Roger Clemens are part of a younger crop of talented players who will lead baseball into the next decade...