Win: George Ross (4-3) Loss: Jack Santiago (9-4)
Save: Rick Bridges (9)
Inning: 1 Washington Takashi Nakanishi pitching. Jerry Habyan flies out to the right fielder. Kazuhiro Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Reggie Buckley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Kelly pitching. Deacon Shipley flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shelley grounds out to the third baseman. John Hamilton grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Damon Corcoran singles to center field. Urbane Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Pete Harper strikes out. Curtis Poulsen grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Denny Bankhead flies out to the right fielder. Biff Ownbey singles to right field. Eddie Crane grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Bill Grissom singles to right field. Al Kelly lays down a bunt. He is safe at first. Runners advance. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Grissom advances to third on the play. Al Kelly advances to second on the play. Kazuhiro Perez grounds out to the pitcher. Reggie Buckley hits a home run. Bill Grissom scores. Al Kelly scores. Damon Corcoran hits a home run. Neil Gettinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Urbane Jackson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Takeo Hayashi singles to center field. Jimmy Slayback hits a home run. Takeo Hayashi scores. Neil Gettinger strikes out. Deacon Shipley strikes out. Tom Shelley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Pete Harper singles to center field. Curtis Poulsen lines out to the shortstop. Pete Harper is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bill Grissom walks. Al Kelly reached on a fielding error by Jimmy Slayback. Jerry Habyan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland John Hamilton strikes out. Denny Bankhead singles to center field. Biff Ownbey flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Crane singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi reached on a 2-base fielding error by Curtis Poulsen. Denny Bankhead scores. Jimmy Slayback grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Kazuhiro Perez strikes out. Reggie Buckley flies out to the right fielder. Damon Corcoran grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Neil Gettinger strikes out. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Shelley hits a home run. John Hamilton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Urbane Jackson flies out to the center fielder. Pete Harper strikes out. Billy McGee 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. Curtis Poulsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Denny Bankhead pops out to the pitcher. Biff Ownbey singles to left field. Eddie Crane strikes out. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Bill Grissom pops out to the first baseman. Al Kelly grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Habyan singles past the second baseman. Kazuhiro Perez singles to center field. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Jimmy Slayback grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Ross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Johnny Judge is pinch hitting for Billy McGee. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Johnny Judge strikes out. Deacon Shipley lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Jack Santiago pitching. Damon Corcoran singles to right field. Urbane Jackson walks. Pete Harper triples. Damon Corcoran scores. Urbane Jackson scores. Ruben Milnar comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curtis Poulsen grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Pete Harper scores. Bill Grissom flies out to the right fielder. John Upright is pinch hitting for George Ross. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. John Upright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Chet Kunkel pitching. Tom Shelley doubles to right field. John Hamilton flies out to the center fielder. Denny Bankhead flies out to the left fielder. Biff Ownbey singles past the second baseman. Tom Shelley scores. Eddie Crane grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Biff Ownbey is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Jerry Habyan walks. Kazuhiro Perez strikes out. Reggie Buckley singles to center field. Vance Becker 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. Damon Corcoran flies out to the left fielder. Urbane Jackson walks. Pete Harper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 9 Oakland Rick Bridges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the third baseman. Jimmy Slayback grounds out to the third baseman. Vance Becker strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 8 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Paul Tyrone improves in velocity Jason Agbayani improves in contact_vs_lefty Jason Agbayani improves in power_vs_righty Jay Magee did not respond to coaching in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jake Mahaffey did not respond to coaching in range Peter Pittsley did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Walling did not respond to coaching in range Pete Palm improves in arm