Win: Addie Caraballo (6-6) Loss: Luis Tapia (1-3)
Save: Jeff Brunette (27)
Inning: 1 Washington Brad Radke pitching. Tom Raudman lines out to the second baseman. Jack Miller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Armando Upright singles to right field. Jeff Scott walks. Cecil Shupe strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Bill Dransfeldt pitching. Nick Punto flies out to the right fielder. Bill Sudakis doubles to left field. Chase Tanner flies out to the right fielder. Dan Finch grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Ty Riddle grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Armbruster singles to right field. Mike Cox grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to the center fielder. Roy Peacock flies out to the right fielder. Bobby Barr flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Bill Dransfeldt singles to right field. Tom Raudman singles to left field. Bill Dransfeldt advances to third on the hit. Jack Miller strikes out. Armando Upright grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Raudman advances to second on the play. Jeff Scott pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Royce Lewis singles to center field. Brad Radke lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Nick Punto singles to left field. Royce Lewis scores. Nick Punto steals second. Bill Sudakis strikes out. Chase Tanner lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Cecil Shupe strikes out. Ty Riddle strikes out. Bill Armbruster walks. Mike Cox flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dan Finch pops out to the shortstop. Ken Griffey Jr. hits a home run. Roy Peacock flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Barr grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Bill Dransfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Tom Raudman singles to left field. Jack Miller walks. Armando Upright strikes out. Jeff Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Royce Lewis grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Brad Radke strikes out. Nick Punto flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Cecil Shupe grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ty Riddle strikes out. Bill Armbruster strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Bill Sudakis singles to left field. Chase Tanner flies out to the left fielder. Dan Finch grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Sudakis advances to second on the play. Ken Griffey Jr. pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Dransfeldt grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Raudman walks. Tom Raudman steals second. Joe Nathan 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 2nd. Jack Miller triples. Tom Raudman scores. Armando Upright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Roy Peacock grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Barr triples. Royce Lewis flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Bobby Barr is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Pedro Cahill enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bobby Barr at SS. Jeff Scott strikes out. Cecil Shupe pops out to the second baseman. Ty Riddle singles to left field. Bill Armbruster grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Harmon Killebrew is pinch hitting for Joe Nathan. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Harmon Killebrew singles to right field. Nick Punto doubles to left field. Ramon Staiger 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 2nd. Bill Sudakis singles to right field. Harmon Killebrew scores. Nick Punto scores. Chase Tanner flies out to the center fielder. Dan Finch flies out to the right fielder. Bill Sudakis steals second. Ken Griffey Jr. strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Walt Cookson pitching. Mike Cox singles past the second baseman. Armando Wolf is pinch hitting for Ramon Staiger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Armando Wolf singles to left field. Mike Cox advances to third on the hit. Clayton Kershaw comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Brian Witt is pinch hitting for Tom Raudman. Brian Witt hits a home run. Mike Cox scores. Armando Wolf scores. Eddie Guardado. comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jack Miller lines out to the second baseman. Armando Upright grounds out to the shortstop. Jeff Scott grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Addie Caraballo pitching. Roy Peacock walks. Pedro Cahill flies out to the center fielder. Royce Lewis pops out to the first baseman. Bob Yount is pinch hitting for Eddie Guardado.. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 4 inning. Roy Peacock steals second. Bob Yount grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Washington Luis Tapia pitching. Cecil Shupe triples. Ty Riddle singles to center field. Cecil Shupe scores. Carlos Silva comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Armbruster singles to left field. Ty Riddle advances to third on the hit. Bill Armbruster is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Mike Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Ty Riddle scores. Walter Blosser is pinch hitting for Addie Caraballo. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Walter Blosser singles to right field. Brian Witt grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Walter Blosser is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 10 Oakland Jeff Brunette pitching. Nick Punto singles to right field. Bill Sudakis flies out to the center fielder. Chase Tanner singles to right field. Dan Finch flies out to the center fielder. Ken Griffey Jr. flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 10 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Batting:3B - Jack Miller (3), Cecil Shupe (1).HR - Brian Witt (13).SF - Mike Cox.GIDP - Mike Cox. Baserunning: SB - Tom Raudman (2).CS - Bill Armbruster (1).
Batting:2B - Nick Punto (18), Bill Sudakis (15).3B - Bobby Barr (4).HR - Ken Griffey Jr. (13). Baserunning: SB - Nick Punto (12), Bill Sudakis (6), Roy Peacock (7).
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Myron Landrith did not respond to coaching in velocity Mickey Rosselli improves in power_vs_lefty Arlie Medvin did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Fred Treadaway improves in arm
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Frankie Esser did not respond to coaching in velocity Walt Dowse did not respond to coaching in velocity Doug Taylor improves in velocity Robinson Cano improves in contact_vs_lefty Nolan Arenado did not respond to coaching in 1B