Win: Mark Sutcliffe (11-14) Loss: Jack Page (14-5)
Save: Ryosuke Inui (28)
Inning: 1 Washington Jack Page pitching. George Kearney walks. Yunier Fondin walks. Yasutaka Watanabe walks. Jim Owens singles to center field. George Kearney scores. Yunier Fondin scores. Yasutaka Watanabe advances to third on the hit. Rangel Olivares reached on a 2-base fielding error by Cidi Schlei. Yasutaka Watanabe scores. Walter Oana singles to center field. Jim Owens scores. Rangel Olivares scores. Gary Williams strikes out. Melvin Honeycutt grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Oakland Mark Sutcliffe pitching. Zeke Wright walks. Brian Priest flies out to the center fielder. Zeke Wright is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Dooley McDonald strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Mark Sutcliffe grounds out to the second baseman. George Kearney strikes out. Yunier Fondin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Cidi Schlei grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Sivess grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ernie Singleton singles to center field. Frank Miller flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Yasutaka Watanabe grounds out to the third baseman. Jim Owens singles to center field. Rangel Olivares doubles to center field. Jim Owens uses his aggressiveness and scores. Walter Oana singles to center field. Rangel Olivares scores. Gary Williams strikes out. Walter Oana is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ubaldo Morales strikes out. Jack Page walks. Zeke Wright grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jack Page is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Brian Priest strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Melvin Honeycutt grounds out to the shortstop. Mark Sutcliffe strikes out. George Kearney grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Dooley McDonald pops out to the second baseman. Cidi Schlei singles to left field. Mike Sivess strikes out. Ernie Singleton grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Cidi Schlei is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Yunier Fondin hits an infield single to the pitcher. Yunier Fondin steals second. Yasutaka Watanabe singles to left field. Yunier Fondin scores. Jim Owens flies out to the center fielder. Yasutaka Watanabe is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Rangel Olivares grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Frank Miller singles to center field. Frank Miller is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Ubaldo Morales grounds out to the pitcher. Jack Page grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Walter Oana pops out to the shortstop. Gary Williams walks. Gary Williams steals second. Melvin Honeycutt singles to center field. Gary Williams scores. Mark Sutcliffe lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. George Kearney flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Zeke Wright strikes out. Brian Priest singles to center field. Brian Priest steals second. Dooley McDonald doubles to left field. Brian Priest scores. Cidi Schlei doubles to right field. Dooley McDonald scores. Mike Sivess flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Singleton grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Rod Ray comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Yunier Fondin flies out to the center fielder. Yasutaka Watanabe strikes out. Jim Owens grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Miller singles to right field. Ubaldo Morales singles to center field. Frank Miller advances to third on the hit. Jim Harrell is pinch hitting for Rod Ray. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Jim Harrell singles to center field. Frank Miller scores. Zeke Wright grounds out to the pitcher. Ubaldo Morales advances to third on the play. Jim Harrell advances to second on the play. Brian Priest strikes out. Dooley McDonald walks. Cidi Schlei hits a home run. Ubaldo Morales scores. Jim Harrell scores. Dooley McDonald scores. Jot Roig comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mike Sivess grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Ed Liefer pitching. Rangel Olivares strikes out. Walter Oana flies out to the center fielder. Gary Williams pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Ernie Singleton strikes out. Frank Miller flies out to the left fielder. Ubaldo Morales flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Melvin Honeycutt flies out to the left fielder. Niorquis Gavilan is pinch hitting for Jot Roig. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Niorquis Gavilan strikes out. George Kearney walks. Yunier Fondin walks. Yasutaka Watanabe singles to center field. George Kearney scores. Yunier Fondin advances to third on the hit. Jim Owens grounds out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Ryosuke Inui pitching. Hisaaki Takamizawa enters the game as a defensive replacement for George Kearney at SS. Jim Maclin enters the game as a defensive replacement for Rangel Olivares at RF. Flint Sparks enters the game as a defensive replacement for Melvin Honeycutt at C. Ed Liefer grounds out to the second baseman. Zeke Wright grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Brian Priest strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Washington total runners LOB: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 4
Game Notes Jot Roig is injured and is expected to be out 13 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bernie Johns did not respond to coaching in velocity Pumpsie Sanchez improves in velocity Yusniel Alarcon did not respond to coaching in range Ray Pauxtis did not respond to coaching in control Dave Krug did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Kn Tucky improves in power_vs_righty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Daringer did not respond to coaching in endurance Andy Schroeder improves in velocity Hoyt Kubiak improves in contact_vs_lefty Marty Gainey did not respond to coaching in velocity John Daringer did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Travers did not respond to coaching in arm Charlie Travers improves in LF