Win: Paul Olson (3-5) Loss: Dutch Verban (1-5)
Save: Bob Bartholomew (15)
Inning: 1 Oakland Paul Olson pitching. William Floyd triples. Rich Martinez grounds out to the third baseman. William Floyd scores. Don Lawrick flies out to the center fielder. Lee Bell flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Dutch Verban pitching. Otho Smith grounds out to the third baseman. Alejandro White grounds out to the second baseman. Mitch Sierra pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Ward strikes out. Sam Karsay grounds out to the pitcher. Al Hines strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Gary Mantilla flies out to the center fielder. Andy Carroll singles to center field. Al Withem grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Derrick Orton grounds out to the second baseman. Dutch Verban flies out to the right fielder. William Floyd grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Gary Meinert strikes out. David Overall grounds out to the third baseman. Paul Olson grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Rich Martinez flies out to the center fielder. Don Lawrick flies out to the left fielder. Lee Bell grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Otho Smith singles to center field. Otho Smith steals second. Alejandro White singles to center field. Mitch Sierra pops out to the first baseman. Gary Mantilla flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Otho Smith scores. Andy Carroll grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Bill Ward pops out to the shortstop. Sam Karsay walks. Al Hines strikes out. Passed ball. Sam Karsay advances to second. Derrick Orton walks. Dutch Verban flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Al Withem flies out to the center fielder. Gary Meinert pops out to the second baseman. David Overall grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland William Floyd strikes out. Rich Martinez grounds out to the shortstop. Don Lawrick flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Paul Olson grounds out to the third baseman. Otho Smith grounds out to the shortstop. Alejandro White hits a home run. Mitch Sierra grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Lee Bell singles to left field. Bill Ward grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Sam Karsay strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Gary Mantilla hits an infield single to the pitcher. Andy Carroll lines out to the third baseman. Al Withem triples. Gary Mantilla scores. Tony Judson 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. Gary Meinert grounds out to the third baseman. Al Withem scores. David Overall flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Luis Avila enters the game as a defensive replacement for Otho Smith at 2B. Alec Turk enters the game as a defensive replacement for Mitch Sierra at 3B. Kirt Walberg enters the game as a defensive replacement for Al Withem at RF. Danny Spicer enters the game as a defensive replacement for Gary Meinert at LF. Al Hines strikes out. Derrick Orton strikes out. Ron Gleaton is pinch hitting for Tony Judson. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Ron Gleaton reached on a 2-base fielding error by Kirt Walberg. Jim Held 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. Ron Gleaton steals third. William Floyd grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Steve Schwabe pitching. Desi Peasley is pinch hitting for Jim Held. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Desi Peasley singles to left field. Luis Avila strikes out. Alejandro White grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Desi Peasley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Alec Turk singles to left field. Alejandro White advances to third on the hit. Gary Mantilla grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Bob Bartholomew pitching. Rich Martinez pops out to the first baseman. Don Lawrick flies out to the right fielder. Lee Bell singles to left field. Bill Ward walks. Sam Karsay grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bill Ward is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 5 Washington total runners left on base: 3
Batting:3B - Al Withem (2).HR - Alejandro White (11).SF - Gary Mantilla.GIDP - Al Withem. Baserunning: SB - Otho Smith (3). Fielding: E - Kirt Walberg.PB - David Overall.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Dan Lyons improves in arm Steve Johnson did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Johnson improves in power_vs_righty Andy Coppola did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Denny improves in arm Johnny Heim did not respond to coaching in speed Johnny Heim improves in power_vs_righty Greg Cary improves in power_vs_righty Jimmy Urban did not respond to coaching in C