Win: Fritz Castino (13-11) Loss: Don Thornton (9-9)
Inning: 1 Oakland Don Thornton pitching. Cidi Schlei grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Lefty Miksis singles to center field. Lefty Miksis steals second. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the second baseman. Lefty Miksis advances to third on the play. Zeke Wright flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Fritz Castino pitching. Jim Hershberger flies out to the right fielder. Don Bowman grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Owens grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Al Valdes grounds out to the second baseman. Woody Hilton strikes out. Chet Thornton doubles to center field. Carleton Fort hits a home run. Chet Thornton scores. Fritz Castino strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Arturo Ramirez strikes out. John Fink grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Seiichi Ushiyama singles to left field. Rube Schreiber hits a home run. Seiichi Ushiyama scores. George Mayo walks. Don Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Cidi Schlei singles to center field. Lefty Miksis singles to center field. Cidi Schlei advances to third on the hit. Jimmy Baker singles to right field. Cidi Schlei scores. Lefty Miksis advances to third on the hit. Zeke Wright flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Lefty Miksis is thrown out at the plate. Jimmy Baker is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Jim Hershberger walks. Don Bowman hits an infield single to the shortstop. Jim Hershberger is out trying to steal third. Don Bowman steals second. Jim Owens flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Arturo Ramirez pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Al Valdes grounds out to the second baseman. Woody Hilton grounds out to the shortstop. Chet Thornton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington John Fink grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Seiichi Ushiyama strikes out. Rube Schreiber flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Carleton Fort strikes out. Fritz Castino grounds out to the third baseman. Cidi Schlei flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington George Mayo grounds out to the third baseman. Don Thornton flies out to the right fielder. Jim Hershberger strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Lefty Miksis singles to left field. Jimmy Baker doubles past the third baseman. Lefty Miksis uses his aggressiveness and scores. Win Rommel 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. Zeke Wright strikes out. Al Valdes strikes out. Woody Hilton hits a home run. Jimmy Baker scores. Chet Thornton singles to left field. Carleton Fort flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Don Bowman singles to center field. Don Bowman steals second. Jim Owens flies out to the right fielder. Arturo Ramirez flies out to the right fielder. John Fink walks. Seiichi Ushiyama flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Jot Roig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Fritz Castino flies out to the center fielder. Cidi Schlei singles to left field. Cidi Schlei steals second. Lefty Miksis strikes out. Jimmy Baker grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Rube Schreiber singles to center field. Rube Schreiber steals second. George Mayo singles to left field. Rube Schreiber scores. Ed Liefer comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Andy Gallagher is pinch hitting for Jot Roig. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Andy Gallagher strikes out. Jim Hershberger pops out to the third baseman. Don Bowman flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Neal Patterson pitching. Zeke Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Al Valdes walks. Woody Hilton walks. Chet Thornton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Jim Owens singles to left field. Arturo Ramirez grounds into a 5-4-3 double play - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! John Fink strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Carleton Fort strikes out. Mike Lowenstein is pinch hitting for Ed Liefer. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Mike Lowenstein singles to center field. Cidi Schlei grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Mike Lowenstein is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Cidi Schlei steals second. Lefty Miksis singles past the third baseman. Cidi Schlei scores. Ryosuke Inui comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jimmy Baker hits a home run. Lefty Miksis scores. Zeke Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Kerby McAndrew pitching. Seiichi Ushiyama singles to right field. Rube Schreiber grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Seiichi Ushiyama is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. George Mayo singles to right field. Rangel Olivera is pinch hitting for Ryosuke Inui. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rangel Olivera pops out to the second baseman. Jim Hershberger grounds into a force play to the shortstop. George Mayo is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Washington total runners LOB: 7
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bruce Plummer did not respond to coaching in control Juan Burton did not respond to coaching in speed Juan Burton did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Frank Miller did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Bruce Plummer did not respond to coaching in control Juan Burton did not respond to coaching in speed Dooley McDonald improves in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Joe Wojcik did not respond to coaching in velocity Herb Hinzo did not respond to coaching in range Ramon Gamble did not respond to coaching in speed Gary Tischinski did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Tischinski improves in control Mike Vaughn did not respond to coaching in control