Win: Nelson Pagliaroni (9-8) Loss: Walter Langkowski (4-13)
Save: Roger Clemens (3)
Inning: 1 Washington Walter Langkowski pitching. Milt Roof walks. Khris Khikales grounds out to the second baseman. Milt Roof advances to second on the play. Murphy Daniels lines out to the shortstop. Markus Young singles to left field. Milt Roof scores. Donny Donowitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Nelson Pagliaroni pitching. P.J. Luque flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Dugas hits a home run. Red Jones grounds out to the shortstop. Paul Distaso hits a home run. Alex Severson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Alex Palica grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Tom Carrigan strikes out. Oscar Felix strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Ryan Metkovich strikes out. Cat Dancing grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Fusoya Hiramasu strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Nelson Pagliaroni strikes out. Milt Roof doubles past the right fielder. Khris Khikales reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mickey Dugas. Milt Roof scores. Murphy Daniels grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Khris Khikales advances to third on the play. Markus Young strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Walter Langkowski lines out to the shortstop. P.J. Luque flies out to the center fielder. Mickey Dugas grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Donny Donowitz flies out to the center fielder. Alex Palica singles to center field. Tom Carrigan walks. Oscar Felix pops out to the shortstop. Nelson Pagliaroni reached on a 2-base throwing error by Mickey Dugas. Alex Palica scores. Milt Roof strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Oakland Red Jones grounds out to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Paul Distaso flies out to the center fielder. Alex Severson singles to center field. Alex Severson is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Khris Khikales flies out to the left fielder. Murphy Daniels hits an infield single to the pitcher. Markus Young pops out to the second baseman. Donny Donowitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Ryan Metkovich flies out to the center fielder. Cat Dancing strikes out. Fusoya Hiramasu walks. Walter Langkowski strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Alex Palica flies out to the right fielder. Tom Carrigan strikes out. Oscar Felix walks. Nelson Pagliaroni reached on a fielding error by Alex Severson. Milt Roof flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Oakland P.J. Luque singles to center field. P.J. Luque is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Mickey Dugas flies out to the right fielder. Red Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Khris Khikales strikes out. Murphy Daniels strikes out. Markus Young hits a home run. Donny Donowitz strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Paul Distaso grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Alex Severson grounds out to the third baseman. Ryan Metkovich flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Alex Palica singles to left field. Tom Carrigan singles to right field. Brian Coluccio 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 2nd. Oscar Felix grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Alex Palica advances to third on the play. Nelson Pagliaroni strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Cat Dancing strikes out. Fusoya Hiramasu strikes out. Trevor Belmont is pinch hitting for Brian Coluccio. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Trevor Belmont doubles to center field. P.J. Luque walks. Mickey Dugas grounds into a force play to the third baseman. P.J. Luque is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Shinji Ishii pitching. Milt Roof hits a home run. Khris Khikales flies out to the center fielder. Murphy Daniels doubles to center field. Markus Young doubles to center field. Murphy Daniels scores. Desi McMichael comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Donny Donowitz strikes out. Alex Palica grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Red Jones flies out to the left fielder. Paul Distaso singles to center field. Earl Fox 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. Alex Severson flies out to the center fielder. Ryan Metkovich singles to left field. Roger Clemens comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Cat Dancing strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Markus Young is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Harry Goliat improves in velocity Carl Stevens did not respond to coaching in velocity Harry Goliat improves in velocity Orval Nieman did not respond to coaching in velocity Rick Engel did not respond to coaching in 3B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bud Bevil improves in range Dick Corbett did not respond to coaching in endurance Bill McAnally improves in endurance Rube George improves in contact_vs_righty