Win: Jason Suarez (5-4) Loss: Eddie Salve (5-9)
Save: Steve Wright (13)
Inning: 1 Washington Eddie Salve pitching. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the right fielder. Watty Wright singles to right field. Jason Agbayani walks. Joe Cloude grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Jason Suarez pitching. Takeo Hayashi singles to right field. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Takeo Hayashi steals third. Tom Shelley flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Takeo Hayashi is thrown out at the plate. Eddie Crane singles to right field. Reggie Buckley walks. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Tom Nixon strikes out. Sherman Mercer singles to left field. Sherman Mercer is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Hal Lopata strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Stew LaManna grounds out to the pitcher. Ernie Pick flies out to the center fielder. Mark Ashley walks. Eddie Salve flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Jason Suarez reached on a fielding error by Mark Ashley. Jerry Habyan pops out to the pitcher. Harry Bongiovanni grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Jason Suarez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Watty Wright flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Takeo Hayashi flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shelley grounds out to the third baseman. Eddie Crane walks. Eddie Crane steals second. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Jason Agbayani strikes out. Joe Cloude singles to center field. Tom Nixon grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Joe Cloude advances to second on the play. Sherman Mercer pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Stew LaManna singles past the shortstop. Ernie Pick strikes out. Stew LaManna steals second. Mark Ashley walks. Eddie Salve strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Hal Lopata flies out to the right fielder. Jason Suarez singles to right field. Jason Suarez steals second. Jerry Habyan singles to left field. Harry Bongiovanni strikes out. Watty Wright walks. Jason Agbayani singles to center field. Jason Suarez scores. Jerry Habyan scores. Joe Cloude grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Takeo Hayashi flies out to the center fielder. Tom Shelley flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Crane strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Tom Nixon grounds out to the pitcher. Sherman Mercer strikes out. Hal Lopata singles to right field. Jason Suarez grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Hal Lopata is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Reggie Buckley strikes out. Woodie Steinfeldt reached on a 2-base throwing error by Jason Agbayani. Stew LaManna strikes out. Ernie Pick strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Jerry Habyan strikes out. Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the center fielder. Watty Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Mark Ashley pops out to the first baseman. John Hamilton is pinch hitting for Eddie Salve. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. John Hamilton strikes out. Takeo Hayashi singles to center field. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Hal Lopata throws the ball into center field for an error. Runners advance a base. Tom Shelley walks. Tom Shelley steals second. Eddie Crane pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Washington Bill Corcel pitching. Jason Agbayani strikes out. Joe Cloude walks. Joe Cloude steals second. Tom Nixon walks. Sherman Mercer is hit by a pitch. Hal Lopata grounds into a fielders choice to the pitcher. Joe Cloude is out at home. Jason Suarez flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 8 Oakland Reggie Buckley hits a home run. Woodie Steinfeldt strikes out. Stew LaManna grounds out to the shortstop. Ernie Pick grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Jerry Habyan flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bongiovanni singles past the first baseman. Watty Wright grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Harry Bongiovanni is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jason Agbayani grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Watty Wright is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Steve Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Mark Ashley singles to right field. Pat Ray is pinch hitting for Bill Corcel. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Pat Ray flies out to the right fielder. Takeo Hayashi strikes out. Tom Shelley grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Mark Ashley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners LOB: 11 Oakland total runners LOB: 10
Batting:HBP - Sherman Mercer (4). Baserunning: SB - Joe Cloude (9), Jason Suarez (1).CS - Sherman Mercer (2). Fielding: E - Jason Agbayani, Hal Lopata.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Frankie Eiteljorge did not respond to coaching in arm Les Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in speed Cuckoo Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Les Rodriguez improves in power_vs_lefty Les Rodriguez did not respond to coaching in 1B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: D+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bill Campisi improves in contact_vs_lefty Tony Willhite did not respond to coaching in range Silver Ray improves in arm Joe Thomas did not respond to coaching in speed Silver Ray did not respond to coaching in 1B