Win: Van Sherry (8-5) Loss: John Tolleson (8-17)
Save: Howard Schacht (27)
Inning: 1 Oakland John Tolleson pitching. Johnny Parrott walks. Dave Metz doubles to left field. Johnny Parrott uses his aggressiveness and scores. Leo Johnson lines out to the shortstop. Lynn Leard grounds out to the shortstop. Joe Gordon strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Van Sherry pitching. Masami Fujimura grounds out to the shortstop. Eric Schemer strikes out. Mike Kemp grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Kevin Crisp strikes out. Roger Lyons strikes out. Dennis Hinds strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Kenichi Oshima flies out to the left fielder. Shigeru Kataoka grounds out to the second baseman. Toshio Inokawa grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Van Sherry flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Parrott pops out to the first baseman. Dave Metz hits a home run. Leo Johnson singles to right field. Lynn Leard grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Leo Johnson is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Willie Dustice pops out to the third baseman. Masashi Go strikes out. John Tolleson flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Joe Gordon doubles to left field. Kevin Crisp flies out to the center fielder. Roger Lyons flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Dennis Hinds flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Masami Fujimura grounds out to the second baseman. Eric Schemer hits a home run. Mike Kemp singles to right field. Kenichi Oshima grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Kemp advances to second on the play. Shigeru Kataoka pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Van Sherry flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Parrott strikes out. Dave Metz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Toshio Inokawa pops out to the catcher. Willie Dustice strikes out. Masashi Go grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Leo Johnson grounds out to the second baseman. Lynn Leard hits a home run. Joe Gordon walks. Kevin Crisp walks. Roger Lyons singles to left field. Joe Gordon scores. Kevin Crisp advances to third on the hit. Dennis Hinds singles to center field. Kevin Crisp scores. Roger Lyons advances to third on the hit. Mike Turner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Van Sherry pops out to the first baseman. Dennis Hinds steals second. Johnny Parrott strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Juan Torriente is pinch hitting for Mike Turner. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Juan Torriente is hit by a pitch. Masami Fujimura singles to center field. Juan Torriente advances to third on the hit. Eric Schemer flies out to the left fielder. Mike Kemp flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Juan Torriente is thrown out at the plate. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Toru Okuda pitching. Dave Metz grounds out to the second baseman. Leo Johnson strikes out. Lynn Leard strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Kenichi Oshima grounds out to the second baseman. Shigeru Kataoka grounds out to the pitcher. Tomonori Katayama is pinch hitting for Toshio Inokawa. Tomonori Katayama pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Gordon grounds out to the shortstop. Kevin Crisp triples. Roger Lyons singles to center field. Kevin Crisp scores. Heinie Mallett comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dennis Hinds singles to center field. Roger Lyons advances to third on the hit. Van Sherry is hit by a pitch. Johnny Parrott grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington John Mercado enters the game as a defensive replacement for Dennis Hinds at C. Ikuo Nakanishi is pinch hitting for Willie Dustice. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ikuo Nakanishi doubles to right field. Masashi Go singles to right field. Charlie Brock 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. Roy Burnette is pinch hitting for Heinie Mallett. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Roy Burnette strikes out. Masami Fujimura singles to center field. Ikuo Nakanishi scores. Eric Schemer doubles to center field. Masashi Go scores. Masami Fujimura uses his aggressiveness and scores. Slim Hillis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Kemp walks. Eric Schemer is out trying to steal third. Kenichi Oshima pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Moe Walsh pitching. Dave Metz flies out to the right fielder. Leo Johnson strikes out. Lynn Leard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Howard Schacht comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Shigeru Kataoka flies out to the left fielder. Tomonori Katayama singles past the first baseman. Ikuo Nakanishi grounds out to the third baseman. Tomonori Katayama advances to second on the play. Masashi Go doubles to left field. Tomonori Katayama scores. Moe Walsh strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 7 Washington total runners LOB: 4
Batting:2B - Dave Metz (31), Joe Gordon (16).3B - Kevin Crisp (3).HR - Dave Metz (23), Lynn Leard (24).GIDP - Johnny Parrott.HBP - Van Sherry (1). Baserunning: SB - Dennis Hinds (2).
Batting:2B - Eric Schemer (22), Ikuo Nakanishi (13), Masashi Go (13).HR - Eric Schemer (21).HBP - Juan Torriente (1). Baserunning: CS - Eric Schemer (7).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Meier did not respond to coaching in speed Chris Harrell improves in power_vs_lefty John Meier improves in contact_vs_lefty John Holloway did not respond to coaching in control Goat Whitfield did not respond to coaching in 1B
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bobby Miller improves in range Hal Dee did not respond to coaching in control Marcos Noriega did not respond to coaching in control Ike Partenheimer did not respond to coaching in arm