Win: Jacke Vergez (14-4) Loss: Dave Wilkerson (3-14)
Save: Jeff Parnham (29)
Inning: 1 Washington Jacke Vergez pitching. Ryan Anderson singles to right field. Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the right fielder. Claude Veach flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Anderson steals second. Sherman Mercer lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Dave Wilkerson pitching. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shelley grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Bill Grissom singles to right field. Frankie Eiteljorge pops out to the catcher. Bill Grissom is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Urbane Jackson flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Denny Bankhead strikes out. Reggie Buckley walks. Eddie Crane grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Joe Cloude grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Wilkerson walks. Ryan Anderson grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Dave Wilkerson is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt walks. John Hamilton flies out to the center fielder. Jacke Vergez lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 1-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Claude Veach grounds out to the third baseman. Sherman Mercer grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Grissom doubles to center field. Frankie Eiteljorge pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Deacon Shipley strikes out. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Urbane Jackson grounds out to the third baseman. Joe Cloude grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Wilkerson lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Denny Bankhead grounds out to the shortstop. Reggie Buckley grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Crane grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Ryan Anderson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the center fielder. Claude Veach reached on a 2-base throwing error by Woodie Steinfeldt. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt walks. John Hamilton grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Jacke Vergez reached on a 2-base fielding error by Ryan Anderson. Deacon Shipley singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi hits a home run. Jacke Vergez scores. Deacon Shipley scores. Tom Shelley singles to left field. Denny Bankhead strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Bill Grissom grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Frankie Eiteljorge grounds out to the shortstop. Urbane Jackson hits a home run. Joe Cloude strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Reggie Buckley walks. Reggie Buckley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Eddie Crane grounds out to the third baseman. Woodie Steinfeldt grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Dave Wilkerson lines out to the third baseman. Ryan Anderson flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bongiovanni walks. Claude Veach walks. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland John Hamilton strikes out. Bill Kell is pinch hitting for Jacke Vergez. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Kell pops out to the shortstop. Deacon Shipley grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Jeff Parnham pitching. Bill Grissom walks. Frankie Eiteljorge strikes out. Urbane Jackson flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Joe Cloude grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bill Grissom is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 7 Oakland total runners left on base: 1
Game Notes Jacke Vergez is injured and is expected to be out 19 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: D- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Bill Surhoff improves in arm Brian Nichting did not respond to coaching in velocity Cuckoo Rodriguez improves in range Cuckoo Rodriguez improves in speed
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Silver Ray improves in range Joe Thomas did not respond to coaching in speed Don Sheerin did not respond to coaching in arm Ernie Pick did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty