Win: Takashi Nakanishi (8-4) Loss: Jason Suarez (2-11)
Inning: 1 Washington Takashi Nakanishi pitching. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Damon Corcoran lines out to the third baseman. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Jason Suarez pitching. Deacon Shipley strikes out. Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. Denny Bankhead hits a home run. Woodie Steinfeldt singles to right field. Takeo Hayashi walks. Eddie Crane flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Urbane Jackson hits a home run. Biff Ownbey grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Grissom reached on a fielding error by Eddie Crane. Tom Nixon strikes out. Kazuhiro Perez flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Bill Kell strikes out. John Gomez grounds out to the third baseman. Takashi Nakanishi grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Jason Suarez grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jerry Habyan grounds out to the second baseman. Damon Corcoran doubles to left field. Sherman Mercer flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Deacon Shipley triples. Tom Shelley singles to left field. Deacon Shipley scores. Denny Bankhead grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Tom Shelley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Takeo Hayashi singles to right field. Denny Bankhead scores. Eddie Crane walks. Bill Kell grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Urbane Jackson strikes out. Biff Ownbey flies out to the center fielder. Bill Grissom grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland John Gomez singles to center field. Takashi Nakanishi pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Deacon Shipley is hit by a pitch. Tom Shelley strikes out. Denny Bankhead grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Deacon Shipley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Tom Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Kazuhiro Perez singles to center field. Jason Suarez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Kazuhiro Perez forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Jerry Habyan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt hits a home run. Takeo Hayashi singles to right field. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Eddie Crane singles to right field. Takeo Hayashi scores. George Ross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bill Kell is hit by a pitch. John Gomez doubles to center field. Eddie Crane scores. Takashi Nakanishi singles to left field. Bill Kell scores. John Gomez scores. Jerry Winston comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Deacon Shipley walks. Tom Shelley singles to left field. Denny Bankhead grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Takashi Nakanishi scores. Deacon Shipley advances to third on the play. Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Woodie Steinfeldt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Damon Corcoran strikes out. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Urbane Jackson pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Takeo Hayashi reached on a fielding error by Kazuhiro Perez. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Eddie Crane singles to left field. Takeo Hayashi scores. Bill Kell strikes out. John Gomez grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Crane advances to second on the play. Takashi Nakanishi walks. Deacon Shipley singles in front of the left fielder. Eddie Crane scores. Tom Shelley triples. Takashi Nakanishi scores. Deacon Shipley scores. Denny Bankhead flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Biff Ownbey walks. Bill Grissom grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tom Nixon lines out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland 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. Woodie Steinfeldt hits an infield single to the shortstop. Takeo Hayashi doubles to center field. Eddie Crane strikes out. Bill Kell strikes out. John Gomez strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Pete Harper is pinch hitting for Kazuhiro Perez. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pete Harper grounds out to the shortstop. Curtis Poulsen is pinch hitting for Bill Bonner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Curtis Poulsen flies out to the right fielder. Jerry Habyan lines out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Surhoff pitching. Tom Sorrell is pinch hitting for Takashi Nakanishi. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Tom Sorrell strikes out. Jack Cook is pinch hitting for Deacon Shipley. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Jack Cook grounds out to the second baseman. Tom Shelley reached on a 2-base throwing error by Urbane Jackson. Denny Bankhead singles to center field. Tom Shelley scores. Woodie Steinfeldt singles to right field. Denny Bankhead advances to third on the hit. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Jeff Cardenas pitching. Damon Corcoran flies out to the right fielder. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Urbane Jackson singles to center field. Biff Ownbey flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 4 Oakland total runners left on base: 12
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Cuckoo Rodriguez improves in speed Watty Wright did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Mellie Benton did not respond to coaching in velocity Ryan Anderson did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Jerry Pless did not respond to coaching in velocity Eddie Salve improves in control Tony Willhite improves in power_vs_lefty Dann Bergman did not respond to coaching in control