Win: Tommy Peterson (5-1) Loss: George Ross (4-6)
Save: Jeff Parnham (23)
Inning: 1 Oakland Mike Gross pitching. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the pitcher. Tom Shelley singles to center field. Reggie Buckley flies out to the center fielder. Denny Bankhead singles to right field. Tom Shelley advances to third on the hit. Pat Ray strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Jacke Vergez pitching. Jerry Habyan flies out to the left fielder. Harry Bongiovanni singles past the second baseman. Claude Veach strikes out. Sherman Mercer doubles to center field. Bill Grissom grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Jake Mahaffey flies out to the right fielder. John Hamilton hits a home run. Jacke Vergez grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Tom Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Urbane Jackson pops out to the second baseman. Curtis Poulsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Deacon Shipley singles past the second baseman. Tom Shelley lines out to the shortstop. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Denny Bankhead strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Mike Gross grounds out to the pitcher. Jerry Habyan doubles to center field. Harry Bongiovanni grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Habyan advances to third on the play. Claude Veach triples. Jerry Habyan scores. Sherman Mercer grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Pat Ray lines out to the second baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt flies out to the right fielder. Jake Mahaffey singles to right field. Jake Mahaffey steals second. John Hamilton pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Bill Grissom singles past the shortstop. Tom Nixon pops out to the third baseman. Urbane Jackson grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bill Grissom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Urbane Jackson steals second. Curtis Poulsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Jacke Vergez singles to center field. Deacon Shipley grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Tom Shelley walks. Reggie Buckley singles to center field. Tom Shelley advances to third on the hit. Denny Bankhead walks. Pat Ray grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Tom Shelley is out at home. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Washington Mike Gross strikes out. Jerry Habyan hits a home run. Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the right fielder. Claude Veach grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Woodie Steinfeldt steals second. Jake Mahaffey singles to center field. Woodie Steinfeldt scores. John Hamilton pops out to the second baseman. Jacke Vergez pops up a bunt to the pitcher. Deacon Shipley walks. Tom Shelley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Sherman Mercer doubles to left field. Bill Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Tom Nixon flies out to the right fielder. Urbane Jackson walks. Curtis Poulsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Rick Bridges comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Denny Bankhead singles to right field. Pat Ray flies out to the left fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Watty Wright is pinch hitting for Rick Bridges. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Watty Wright singles to right field. Watty Wright is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Jerry Habyan triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the left fielder. Claude Veach singles past the shortstop. Jerry Habyan scores. Sherman Mercer doubles to center field. Bill Grissom flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Tom Sharpe pitching. Jake Mahaffey grounds out to the pitcher. John Hamilton walks. Bill Kell is pinch hitting for Jacke Vergez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Kell singles to left field. John Hamilton advances to third on the hit. Deacon Shipley singles to right field. John Hamilton scores. Tom Shelley strikes out. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Tommy Peterson pitching. Tom Nixon strikes out. Urbane Jackson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Curtis Poulsen strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland George Ross comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Denny Bankhead hits a home run. Pat Ray grounds out to the second baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Jake Mahaffey strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Eddie Crane enters the game as a defensive replacement for Pat Ray at 3B. Jeff Parnham comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Ryan Anderson is pinch hitting for George Ross. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Ryan Anderson pops out to the catcher. Jerry Habyan triples. The defense is playing the infield in. Harry Bongiovanni grounds out to the second baseman. Claude Veach walks. Sherman Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners LOB: 12 Washington total runners LOB: 10
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: John Basgall did not respond to coaching in speed Jerry Pless did not respond to coaching in control Jack Dodson did not respond to coaching in control Ernie Pick improves in contact_vs_righty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Mellie Benton did not respond to coaching in velocity Les Rodriguez improves in arm Lew Brown improves in contact_vs_lefty Sean Valdez did not respond to coaching in control