Win: Lefty Herbert (1-0) Loss: Nelson Pagliaroni (0-1)
Inning: 1 Oakland Nelson Pagliaroni pitching. Joel Heinkel walks. Alex Severson grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Milt Roof hits a home run. Red Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Lefty Herbert pitching. Vida Sheldon grounds out to the third baseman. Khris Khikales grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Sweet grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Fusoya Hiramasu grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Nick Johnston grounds out to the second baseman. Cat Dancing strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Murphy Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Markus Young grounds out to the shortstop. Donny Donowitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Ray Tonneman doubles to center field. Lefty Herbert lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Joel Heinkel flies out to the right fielder. Alex Severson singles to right field. Ray Tonneman scores. Milt Roof singles to left field. Red Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 3 Washington Tom Carrigan flies out to the left fielder. Russ Dean singles to left field. Nelson Pagliaroni lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Russ Dean forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Vida Sheldon grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Fusoya Hiramasu hits a home run. Nick Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Cat Dancing singles to left field. Ray Tonneman flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Herbert flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Khris Khikales flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Sweet strikes out. Murphy Daniels singles to left field. Markus Young grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Joel Heinkel pops out to the third baseman. Alex Severson grounds out to the shortstop. Milt Roof walks. Red Jones grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Donny Donowitz hits a home run. Tom Carrigan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Russ Dean flies out to the left fielder. Nelson Pagliaroni strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Fusoya Hiramasu hits a home run. Nick Johnston grounds out to the shortstop. Cat Dancing singles to center field. Cat Dancing steals second. Ray Tonneman flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Herbert singles to center field. Cat Dancing scores. Joel Heinkel strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Vida Sheldon grounds out to the shortstop. Khris Khikales grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Sweet walks. Murphy Daniels pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Carl Stevens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Alex Severson grounds out to the third baseman. Milt Roof grounds out to the third baseman. Red Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Markus Young grounds out to the shortstop. Donny Donowitz strikes out. Tom Carrigan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Fusoya Hiramasu flies out to the center fielder. Nick Johnston triples. Cat Dancing singles past the shortstop. Nick Johnston scores. Ray Tonneman walks. Lefty Herbert lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ben Harris is pinch hitting for Joel Heinkel. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ben Harris doubles to center field. Cat Dancing scores. Ray Tonneman scores. Ernie Beazley is pinch hitting for Alex Severson. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ben Harris steals third. Ernie Beazley flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Russ Dean singles to center field. Todd Hairston is pinch hitting for Carl Stevens. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Todd Hairston grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Vida Sheldon grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Ed Freese pitching. Milt Roof strikes out. Red Jones grounds out to the pitcher. Fusoya Hiramasu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Khris Khikales triples. Lefty Sweet singles to left field. Khris Khikales scores. Murphy Daniels flies out to the center fielder. Markus Young walks. Donny Donowitz doubles to center field. Lefty Sweet scores. Markus Young uses his aggressiveness and scores. Frank Yankowski comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Tom Carrigan flies out to the left fielder. Russ Dean grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 6 Washington total runners LOB: 4
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Dick Corbett improves in control Charlie Castillo did not respond to coaching in velocity Cal Beazley did not respond to coaching in velocity Charlie Castillo improves in endurance
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Terry improves in contact_vs_lefty Ralph Boggs improves in contact_vs_lefty Oscar Felix did not respond to coaching in speed Joe Smith did not respond to coaching in speed Rick Engel did not respond to coaching in 3B