Win: Peter Pittsley (5-4) Loss: Rick Bridges (8-6)
Inning: 1 Washington Peter Pittsley pitching. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan Anderson singles to center field. Urbane Jackson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ryan Anderson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Claude Veach pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Rick Bridges pitching. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shelley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bill Grissom grounds out to the catcher. Tom Nixon strikes out. Pete Harper doubles to right field. Joe Cloude strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Denny Bankhead triples. John Hamilton singles to right field. Denny Bankhead scores. Woodie Steinfeldt singles to center field. John Hamilton advances to third on the hit. Reggie Buckley singles to left field. John Hamilton scores. Jack Cook hits a home run. Woodie Steinfeldt scores. Reggie Buckley scores. Peter Pittsley singles to center field. Deacon Shipley strikes out. Takeo Hayashi flies out to the right fielder. Tom Shelley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Peter Pittsley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Rick Bridges strikes out. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ryan Anderson walks. Urbane Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Denny Bankhead singles to left field. John Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Claude Veach grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Grissom grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Nixon grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Reggie Buckley grounds out to the second baseman. Jack Cook singles to left field. Jack Cook steals second. Peter Pittsley lines out to the first baseman. Deacon Shipley singles to center field. Jack Cook scores. Takeo Hayashi singles to left field. Deacon Shipley advances to third on the hit. George Ross 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. Tom Shelley singles to center field. Deacon Shipley scores. Takeo Hayashi advances to third on the hit. Denny Bankhead strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Pete Harper grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Joe Cloude grounds out to the second baseman. George Ross pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland John Hamilton doubles to center field. Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Reggie Buckley walks. Jack Cook flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, John Hamilton scores. Peter Pittsley lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Deacon Shipley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Jerry Habyan singles to left field. Ryan Anderson strikes out. Urbane Jackson grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Jerry Habyan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Urbane Jackson steals second. Claude Veach strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Denny Bankhead singles to left field. Denny Bankhead is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Bill Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Tom Nixon singles to center field. Pete Harper strikes out. Joe Cloude grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland John Hamilton strikes out. Woodie Steinfeldt hits a home run. Reggie Buckley pops out to the shortstop. Bob Gulley 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. Jack Cook flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Sherman Mercer is pinch hitting for Bob Gulley. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Jerry Habyan grounds out to the second baseman. Ryan Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Chet Kunkel pitching. Pat Ray is pinch hitting for Peter Pittsley. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Pat Ray grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Deacon Shipley pops out to the first baseman. Takeo Hayashi walks. Tom Shelley grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Jeff Parnham pitching. Urbane Jackson singles to center field. Claude Veach pops out to the catcher. Bill Grissom singles to center field. Tom Nixon walks. Pete Harper walks. Urbane Jackson scores. Joe Cloude grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bill Grissom scores. Tom Nixon advances to third on the play. Pete Harper advances to second on the play. Takashi Nakanishi comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Curtis Poulsen is pinch hitting for Chet Kunkel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Curtis Poulsen singles to left field. Tom Nixon scores. Pete Harper scores. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 6 Oakland total runners left on base: 6
Game Notes Denny Bankhead is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Nin Boswell did not respond to coaching in velocity Nin Boswell improves in control Nin Boswell did not respond to coaching in control Eddie Sisler did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jack Dodson did not respond to coaching in control Hunky Donovan did not respond to coaching in range Robin Milosevich did not respond to coaching in control Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Ernie Pick did not respond to coaching in 2B