Win: Jeff Cardenas (2-2) Loss: Jerry Winston (4-4)
Save: Art Alfonseca (24)
Inning: 1 Oakland Dave Wilkerson pitching. Deacon Shipley walks. Biff Ownbey grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Deacon Shipley advances to second on the play. Tom Shelley grounds out to the second baseman. Deacon Shipley advances to third on the play. Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Eddie Crane walks. Takeo Hayashi walks. Deacon Shipley scores. Bill Kell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 1 Washington Bill Parker pitching. Damon Corcoran grounds out to the second baseman. Reggie Buckley hits a home run. Sherman Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland John Hamilton flies out to the right fielder. Bill Parker strikes out. Deacon Shipley walks. Biff Ownbey singles to left field. Deacon Shipley aggressively advances to third on the hit. Tom Shelley grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Pat Saucier walks. Bill Grissom grounds out to the third baseman. Pat Saucier advances to second on the play. Tom Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Kazuhiro Perez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt hits a home run. Eddie Crane singles to right field. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Bill Kell grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Dave Wilkerson flies out to the center fielder. Damon Corcoran singles to center field. Reggie Buckley flies out to the center fielder. Damon Corcoran steals second. Sherman Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland John Hamilton strikes out. Bill Parker strikes out. Deacon Shipley singles to left field. Biff Ownbey walks. Tom Shelley walks. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 4 Washington Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the left fielder. Pat Saucier triples. Bill Grissom hits a home run. Pat Saucier scores. Tom Nixon flies out to the center fielder. Kazuhiro Perez singles to right field. Dave Wilkerson pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Eddie Crane grounds out to the pitcher. Takeo Hayashi doubles to center field. Bill Kell flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! John Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Damon Corcoran singles to left field. Reggie Buckley grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Damon Corcoran advances to second on the play. Sherman Mercer flies out to the left fielder. Harry Bongiovanni singles to center field. Damon Corcoran scores. Billy McGee comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Saucier strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Billy McGee pops out to the second baseman. Deacon Shipley singles to center field. Biff Ownbey singles to left field. Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Bill Grissom lines out to the third baseman. Tom Nixon grounds out to the shortstop. Kazuhiro Perez walks. Curtis Poulsen is pinch hitting for Dave Wilkerson. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Curtis Poulsen singles to left field. Kazuhiro Perez advances to third on the hit. Curtis Poulsen is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Rick Bridges pitching. Eddie Crane singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi triples. Eddie Crane scores. Bill Kell flies out to the left fielder. Runner on third tags, Takeo Hayashi scores. Jerry Winston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Hamilton strikes out. Billy McGee grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Damon Corcoran flies out to the center fielder. Reggie Buckley singles to center field. Jeff Cardenas 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. Sherman Mercer flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bongiovanni singles to left field. Reggie Buckley advances to third on the hit. Pat Saucier grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Deacon Shipley strikes out. Biff Ownbey singles to left field. Tom Shelley hits a home run. Biff Ownbey scores. Bill Bonner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the center fielder. Eddie Crane flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Bill Grissom strikes out. Tom Nixon singles to left field. Kazuhiro Perez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Tom Nixon advances to second on the play. Pete Harper is pinch hitting for Bill Bonner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Pete Harper flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Surhoff pitching. Takeo Hayashi walks. Bill Kell strikes out. John Hamilton grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Takeo Hayashi is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Tom Sorrell is pinch hitting for Jeff Cardenas. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Sorrell flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Art Alfonseca pitching. Damon Corcoran grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie Buckley flies out to the right fielder. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 12 Washington total runners LOB: 8
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Damon Gleason did not respond to coaching in velocity Robin Milosevich did not respond to coaching in control Jack Dodson did not respond to coaching in control Dane Hemphill did not respond to coaching in control
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mellie Benton did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Gross improves in control Steve Wright did not respond to coaching in velocity Watty Wright did not respond to coaching in speed