Win: Rick Bridges (8-11) Loss: Peter Pittsley (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Glen Herrin pitching. Deacon Shipley strikes out. Biff Ownbey flies out to the left fielder. Tom Shelley singles to center field. John Hamilton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Peter Pittsley pitching. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Sherman Mercer grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Tom Sorrell doubles to center field. Bill Lister grounds out to the shortstop. Bill Kell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Urbane Jackson doubles to center field. Damon Corcoran walks. Bill Grissom strikes out. Tom Nixon walks. Kazuhiro Perez singles to right field. Urbane Jackson scores. Damon Corcoran scores. Tom Nixon advances to third on the hit. Glen Herrin grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Peter Pittsley strikes out. Deacon Shipley hits a home run. Biff Ownbey walks. Tom Shelley singles to center field. John Hamilton strikes out. Woodie Steinfeldt pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Jerry Habyan flies out to the left fielder. Reggie Buckley doubles to left field. Sherman Mercer singles to left field. Reggie Buckley scores. Urbane Jackson walks. Damon Corcoran singles to left field. Sherman Mercer scores. Chris Tanner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Grissom strikes out. Tom Nixon flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Tom Sorrell doubles to center field. Rick Bridges 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. Bill Lister flies out to the center fielder. Bill Kell grounds out to the shortstop. Chris Tanner grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Kazuhiro Perez strikes out. Rick Bridges pops out to the catcher. Jerry Habyan singles to left field. Reggie Buckley singles to center field. Jerry Habyan advances to third on the hit. Reggie Buckley steals second. Sherman Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Deacon Shipley walks. Biff Ownbey reached on a fielding error by Urbane Jackson. Tom Shelley grounds out to the second baseman. Deacon Shipley advances to third on the play. Biff Ownbey advances to second on the play. John Hamilton pops out to the first baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Urbane Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Damon Corcoran doubles to right field. Bill Grissom hits a home run. Damon Corcoran scores. Billy McGee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Nixon strikes out. Kazuhiro Perez walks. Rick Bridges lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Tom Sorrell grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Lister flies out to the right fielder. Bill Kell strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Jerry Habyan flies out to the left fielder. Reggie Buckley singles in front of the left fielder. Sherman Mercer hits a home run. Reggie Buckley scores. Neil Gettinger comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Urbane Jackson strikes out. Damon Corcoran doubles to left field. Bill Grissom lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Neil Gettinger flies out to the center fielder. Deacon Shipley flies out to the left fielder. Bill Bonner 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. Biff Ownbey hits an infield single to the pitcher. Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Tom Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuhiro Perez singles to left field. Curtis Poulsen is pinch hitting for Bill Bonner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Kazuhiro Perez steals second. Curtis Poulsen grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Kazuhiro Perez advances to third on the play. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Ike Rogers pitching. John Hamilton bunts for a base hit. Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Crane is pinch hitting for Tom Sorrell. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Eddie Crane grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Reggie Buckley singles to left field. Sherman Mercer hits a home run. Reggie Buckley scores. Urbane Jackson singles to center field. Damon Corcoran walks. Bill Grissom strikes out. Tom Nixon walks. Pete Harper is pinch hitting for Kazuhiro Perez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Harper singles to left field. Urbane Jackson scores. Damon Corcoran scores. Tom Nixon advances to third on the hit. Ike Rogers strikes out. Jerry Habyan singles to center field. Tom Nixon scores. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Bill Lister singles to left field. Bill Kell singles to center field. Jamie Tejera is pinch hitting for Neil Gettinger. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Jamie Tejera singles past the second baseman. Bill Lister scores. Jack Cook is pinch hitting for Deacon Shipley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Cook grounds into a 1-6-3 double play. Bill Kell advances to third on the play. Biff Ownbey grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 9 Washington total runners left on base: 10
Game Notes Eddie Crane is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Herb Walling improves in contact_vs_righty Jack Dodson did not respond to coaching in velocity Dane Hemphill improves in control Chuck Dygert did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Mike Gross did not respond to coaching in control Watty Wright improves in speed Watty Wright improves in power_vs_righty Jason Agbayani improves in power_vs_lefty