Inning: 1 Oakland Tony Shelton pitching. Rick O Shea singles to right field. Rick O Shea steals second. Max Runschorer grounds out to the second baseman. Rick O Shea advances to third on the play. Al Valdes strikes out. Chet Thornton grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Pat Pulido pitching. Pretzel Burkett grounds out to the shortstop. Shintaro Nagao flies out to the center fielder. Satoshi Nishi singles to right field. Jonah Merritt walks. George Roque strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland George Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Singleton strikes out. Robert Heving flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Gene Ginter flies out to the center fielder. Henry Eufemia walks. George Holt grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Earl Burns flies out to the left fielder. Pat Pulido grounds out to the shortstop. Rick O Shea doubles to left field. Max Runschorer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Tony Shelton grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Pretzel Burkett grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Shintaro Nagao walks. Shintaro Nagao steals second. Satoshi Nishi strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Al Valdes doubles past the first baseman. Chet Thornton strikes out. George Schmidt singles to center field. Al Valdes scores. George Schmidt steals second. Ernie Singleton hits a home run. George Schmidt scores. Robert Heving hits a home run. Earl Burns walks. Pat Pulido lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Rick O Shea singles to right field. Earl Burns scores. Max Runschorer lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Jonah Merritt flies out to the center fielder. George Roque singles to center field. Gene Ginter flies out to the center fielder. Henry Eufemia walks. George Holt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Don Thornton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Valdes singles to center field. Chet Thornton grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. George Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Don Thornton strikes out. Pretzel Burkett flies out to the left fielder. Shintaro Nagao singles to left field. Satoshi Nishi triples. Shintaro Nagao scores. Jonah Merritt flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ernie Singleton grounds out to the second baseman. Robert Heving grounds out to the second baseman. Earl Burns doubles to center field. Pat Pulido singles to left field. Earl Burns scores. Dave Stem comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick O Shea grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington George Roque grounds out to the third baseman. Gene Ginter grounds out to the second baseman. Henry Eufemia flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Max Runschorer singles to center field. Al Valdes triples. Max Runschorer scores. Chet Thornton walks. George Schmidt triples. Al Valdes scores. Chet Thornton scores. Ernie Singleton pops out to the first baseman. Robert Heving grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Schmidt scores. Earl Burns grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington George Holt hits a home run. Doug Kearns is pinch hitting for Dave Stem. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Kearns singles to left field. Doug Kearns is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Pretzel Burkett pops out to the third baseman. Shintaro Nagao pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Tink Clark pitching. Logan Adderly is pinch hitting for Pat Pulido. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Logan Adderly grounds out to the third baseman. Rick O Shea strikes out. Max Runschorer doubles to center field. Al Valdes flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Mike Quirico pitching. Satoshi Nishi grounds out to the second baseman. Jonah Merritt flies out to the right fielder. George Roque pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Chet Thornton grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! George Schmidt grounds out to the second baseman. Ernie Singleton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Don Bowman is pinch hitting for Gene Ginter. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Don Bowman strikes out. Henry Eufemia flies out to the right fielder. Bert Anderson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. George Holt strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 5 Washington total runners LOB: 6
Batting:2B - Rick O Shea (20), Max Runschorer (17), Al Valdes (10), Earl Burns (2).3B - Al Valdes (1), George Schmidt (4).HR - Ernie Singleton (8), Robert Heving (3).GIDP - Chet Thornton. Baserunning: SB - Rick O Shea (25), George Schmidt (3).
Game Notes Tony Shelton is injured and is expected to be out 22 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Frank Miller improves in arm Cidi Schlei improves in contact_vs_lefty Jeff Meyers did not respond to coaching in velocity Ed Clark did not respond to coaching in control Ed Clark improves in velocity Kerby McAndrew improves in control Zeke Wright did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Leiter did not respond to coaching in arm Neal Patterson did not respond to coaching in velocity Randy Hardin improves in arm Jim Stobbs did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Washington did not respond to coaching in arm Don Lamabe did not respond to coaching in velocity