Win: Leonidas Rios (9-9) Loss: John Tolleson (6-12)
Save: Bill Ballard (8)
Inning: 1 Washington Leonidas Rios pitching. Masami Fujimura grounds out to the second baseman. John McCandless pops out to the shortstop. Mike Kemp strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland John Tolleson pitching. Kevin Crisp flies out to the center fielder. John Mercado grounds out to the shortstop. Johnny Parrott walks. Joe Gordon singles in front of the center fielder. Johnny Parrott advances to third on the hit. Efrain Hart flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Lizard Low strikes out. Tomonori Katayama pops out to the first baseman. Eric Schemer hits a home run. Yoshiyuki Tamura strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Todd Sentell singles to left field. Lynn Leard grounds into a force play to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Todd Sentell is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tony Scharein hits a home run. Lynn Leard scores. Leonidas Rios strikes out. Kevin Crisp singles to right field. Kevin Crisp steals second. John Mercado lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Willie Dustice flies out to the left fielder. John Tolleson strikes out. Masami Fujimura singles to right field. John McCandless flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Johnny Parrott grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Gordon singles to right field. Efrain Hart strikes out. Todd Sentell pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Mike Kemp grounds out to the second baseman. Lizard Low strikes out. Tomonori Katayama singles to left field. Eric Schemer pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Lynn Leard strikes out. Tony Scharein singles past the second baseman. Leonidas Rios fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Leonidas Rios grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Yoshiyuki Tamura singles to left field. Willie Dustice strikes out. John Tolleson lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Masami Fujimura grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Kevin Crisp hits a home run. John Mercado strikes out. Johnny Parrott pops out to the second baseman. Joe Gordon singles to center field. Efrain Hart flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington John McCandless pops out to the first baseman. Mike Kemp flies out to the center fielder. Lizard Low strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Todd Sentell grounds out to the shortstop. Lynn Leard strikes out. Tony Scharein strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Tomonori Katayama singles to left field. Rubio Sosa comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 1st. Eric Schemer walks. Yoshiyuki Tamura strikes out. Willie Dustice pops out to the first baseman. George Parsons is pinch hitting for John Tolleson. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. George Parsons walks. Masami Fujimura lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Tessmer pitching. Fred Hoover is pinch hitting for Rubio Sosa. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Hoover grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Kevin Crisp flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John Mercado grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Bill Ballard pitching. John McCandless strikes out. Mike Kemp singles to left field. Lizard Low flies out to the center fielder. Tomonori Katayama is hit by a pitch. Eric Schemer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Johnny Parrott strikes out. Joe Gordon grounds out to the pitcher. Efrain Hart singles to left field. Todd Sentell singles to center field. Efrain Hart advances to third on the hit. Lynn Leard doubles to center field. Efrain Hart scores. Todd Sentell uses his aggressiveness and scores. Moe Walsh comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tony Scharein singles to left field. Lynn Leard scores. Bill Ballard singles to center field. Tony Scharein advances to third on the hit. Kevin Crisp walks. John Mercado walks. Tony Scharein scores. Johnny Parrott lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Washington Yoshiyuki Tamura singles in front of the left fielder. Willie Dustice flies out to the center fielder. Vic Nichting is pinch hitting for Moe Walsh. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Vic Nichting flies out to the right fielder. Masami Fujimura grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Yoshiyuki Tamura is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 8
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ken McMurtry did not respond to coaching in control Roy Burnette did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Toshio Inokawa improves in range Dante Barrett did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ron Key did not respond to coaching in speed Chief Kauff improves in power_vs_righty Ron Key improves in arm John Melillo did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty John Meier did not respond to coaching in 1B