Win: Makito Nishimura (15-6) Loss: Tony Shelton (10-13)
Inning: 1 Washington Makito Nishimura pitching. John Fink strikes out. Tom Ballenger walks. Yoshinari Ono walks. Don Bowman grounds out to the third baseman. Tom Ballenger advances to third on the play. Yoshinari Ono advances to second on the play. Joe Meridith grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Tony Shelton pitching. Rick O Shea doubles to center field. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the second baseman. Rick O Shea advances to third on the play. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Rick O Shea scores. Zeke Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Jim Hershberger strikes out. Arturo Ramirez flies out to the left fielder. George Mayo strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Al Valdes grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Hilton flies out to the center fielder. Chet Thornton grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Tony Shelton pops out to the catcher. John Fink singles to left field. Tom Ballenger walks. Yoshinari Ono lines out to the third baseman. Don Bowman singles to center field. John Fink scores. Tom Ballenger is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Carleton Fort grounds out to the shortstop. Makito Nishimura grounds out to the third baseman. Rick O Shea strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Joe Meridith grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jim Hershberger flies out to the right fielder. Arturo Ramirez singles to right field. George Mayo singles to right field. Tony Shelton singles to left field. John Fink strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Oakland Lefty Miksis singles in front of the right fielder. Jimmy Baker walks. Zeke Wright walks. Al Valdes doubles to left field. Lefty Miksis scores. Jimmy Baker scores. Zeke Wright uses his aggressiveness and scores. Woody Hilton pops out to the second baseman. Chet Thornton singles past the shortstop. Al Valdes scores. Carleton Fort flies out to the center fielder. Makito Nishimura pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Tom Ballenger flies out to the right fielder. Yoshinari Ono walks. Don Bowman grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Kerby Derry comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rick O Shea strikes out. Lefty Miksis grounds out to the second baseman. Jimmy Baker flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Joe Meridith grounds out to the second baseman. Jim Hershberger singles to center field. Arturo Ramirez strikes out. George Mayo grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Zeke Wright hits a home run. Ryosuke Inui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Al Valdes singles to left field. Al Valdes steals second. Woody Hilton singles to left field. Al Valdes scores. Chet Thornton grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Woody Hilton is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Carleton Fort strikes out. Makito Nishimura strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Doug Kearns is pinch hitting for Ryosuke Inui. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Doug Kearns grounds out to the third baseman. John Fink flies out to the center fielder. Tom Ballenger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tink Clark pitching. Rick O Shea walks. Lefty Miksis pops out to the shortstop. Rick O Shea steals second. Jimmy Baker walks. Zeke Wright grounds out to the shortstop. Rick O Shea advances to third on the play. Jimmy Baker advances to second on the play. Al Valdes strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Yoshinari Ono pops out to the second baseman. Don Bowman flies out to the center fielder. Kerry Bergman is pinch hitting for Joe Meridith. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kerry Bergman singles to left field. Eddie DeBerry is pinch hitting for Jim Hershberger. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Kerry Bergman is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Woody Hilton strikes out. Chet Thornton walks. Carleton Fort walks. Makito Nishimura 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 walks. Lefty Miksis walks. Chet Thornton scores. Neal Patterson comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Baker doubles to center field. Carleton Fort scores. Rick O Shea scores. Lefty Miksis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Zeke Wright flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Eddie DeBerry flies out to the left fielder. Arturo Ramirez walks. George Mayo grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Arturo Ramirez is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rangel Olivera is pinch hitting for Neal Patterson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rangel Olivera singles to right field. Kerby McAndrew comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Fink grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners left on base: 9 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Neal Patterson is injured and is expected to be out 27 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Joe Wojcik did not respond to coaching in endurance Paul Manning did not respond to coaching in control Mack Short improves in contact_vs_lefty Suds Erickson did not respond to coaching in control Gus Daniels did not respond to coaching in velocity Scott Beall improves in contact_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: David Gomez did not respond to coaching in arm Marcell Reese improves in range Juan Burton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Mike Sivess did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Wes Williams did not respond to coaching in control Juan Burton did not respond to coaching in arm Dooley McDonald did not respond to coaching in LF