Win: Billy Sunday (5-7) Loss: Duke Kahanamoku (7-10)
Save: Tuffy Booth (25)
Inning: 1 Oakland Billy Sunday pitching. Michael Stewart flies out to the center fielder. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Keith Marsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Duke Kahanamoku pitching. Aramis Restelli singles to center field. Khris Khikales singles to left field. Vida Sheldon strikes out. Markus Young grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Khris Khikales is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Murphy Daniels lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Geraldo Sorrento strikes out. Fusoya Hiramasu grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Palica singles to left field. Alex Palica is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Tom Carrigan walks. Lefty Sweet flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Todd Hairston walks. Billy Sunday lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Aramis Restelli pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Oakland Nick Castellanos strikes out. Alex Severson grounds out to the second baseman. Duke Kahanamoku grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Khris Khikales walks. Vida Sheldon singles to center field. Khris Khikales advances to third on the hit. Vida Sheldon steals second. Markus Young hits a home run. Khris Khikales scores. Vida Sheldon scores. Murphy Daniels reached on a fielding error by Nick Castellanos. Tom Carrigan singles to left field. Murphy Daniels advances to third on the hit. Lefty Sweet grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Murphy Daniels scores. Todd Hairston grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Michael Stewart doubles to center field. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Keith Marsh grounds out to the pitcher. Geraldo Sorrento strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Billy Sunday strikes out. Aramis Restelli singles to right field. Aramis Restelli steals second. Khris Khikales grounds out to the third baseman. Vida Sheldon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the center fielder. Alex Palica strikes out. Nick Castellanos grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Markus Young grounds out to the second baseman. Murphy Daniels flies out to the left fielder. Tom Carrigan singles to left field. Lefty Sweet strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Alex Severson walks. Duke Kahanamoku lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Michael Stewart grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Severson advances to third on the play. Joel Heinkel pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Todd Hairston singles to center field. Billy Sunday fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Billy Sunday grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Aramis Restelli grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Keith Marsh singles to left field. Geraldo Sorrento strikes out. Fusoya Hiramasu grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Khris Khikales flies out to the center fielder. Vida Sheldon grounds out to the shortstop. Markus Young grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Alex Palica walks. Nick Castellanos flies out to the right fielder. Alex Severson singles to right field. Duke Kahanamoku lays down a bunt. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to third for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. Alex Severson advances to second on the play. Alex Severson advances to second on the play. Michael Stewart grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Duke Kahanamoku is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Murphy Daniels walks. Tom Carrigan flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Sweet flies out to the right fielder. Todd Hairston hits a home run. Murphy Daniels scores. Rico Gilles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Billy Sunday grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Joel Heinkel singles to right field. Ed Freese 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. Go Uehara is pinch hitting for Keith Marsh. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Go Uehara doubles to right field. Geraldo Sorrento singles to center field. Joel Heinkel scores. Go Uehara scores. Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the right fielder. Alex Palica doubles to left field. Geraldo Sorrento uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tuffy Booth comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Nick Castellanos flies out to the right fielder. Alex Severson walks. Damon Marquez is pinch hitting for Rico Gilles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Damon Marquez grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 6 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Michael Stewart (17), Go Uehara (2), Alex Palica (7).GIDP - Fusoya Hiramasu. Baserunning: CS - Alex Palica (12). Fielding: E - Nick Castellanos.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ben Harris did not respond to coaching in speed Larry Samuel did not respond to coaching in velocity Walter Langkowski did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Weeden did not respond to coaching in arm John Sisk did not respond to coaching in C
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Smith improves in power_vs_righty Derrell Edler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Backman did not respond to coaching in control Stu Moore improves in contact_vs_lefty Donny Donowitz improves in LF