Inning: 1 Washington Earle Madden pitching. Jerry Habyan strikes out. Harry Bongiovanni singles to left field. Watty Wright grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Harry Bongiovanni advances to second on the play. Urbane Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Rick Bridges pitching. Tom Shelley walks. Eddie Crane bunts for a base hit. Stew LaManna flies out to the left fielder. Woodie Steinfeldt walks. Reggie Buckley triples. Tom Shelley scores. Eddie Crane scores. Woodie Steinfeldt scores. Takeo Hayashi singles to center field. Reggie Buckley scores. Takeo Hayashi steals second. Pat Saucier grounds out to the second baseman. Takeo Hayashi advances to third on the play. Takeo Hayashi gets picked off third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Cuckoo Rodriguez singles past the second baseman. Jason Agbayani pops out to the shortstop. Hal Lopata strikes out. Claude Veach flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Edgar Probe strikes out. Earle Madden flies out to the right fielder. Tom Shelley walks. Eddie Crane grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tom Shelley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Rick Bridges grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Habyan singles to center field. Jerry Habyan is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Harry Bongiovanni singles to right field. Harry Bongiovanni is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Stew LaManna walks. Stew LaManna gets picked off first. Woodie Steinfeldt pops out to the shortstop. Reggie Buckley singles to left field. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Watty Wright flies out to the center fielder. Urbane Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Cuckoo Rodriguez singles to left field. Jason Agbayani grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Cuckoo Rodriguez is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Pat Saucier grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Edgar Probe flies out to the left fielder. Earle Madden grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Hal Lopata strikes out. Claude Veach lines out to the shortstop. Rick Bridges grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Tom Shelley singles to left field. Tom Shelley is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Eddie Crane flies out to the right fielder. Stew LaManna strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Jerry Habyan flies out to the center fielder. Harry Bongiovanni flies out to the center fielder. Watty Wright strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Woodie Steinfeldt singles to left field. Reggie Buckley lines out to the third baseman. Takeo Hayashi walks. Pat Saucier doubles to center field. Woodie Steinfeldt scores. Takeo Hayashi uses his aggressiveness and scores. Steve Wright comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pat Saucier is out trying to steal third. Edgar Probe singles to right field. Earle Madden flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Urbane Jackson grounds out to the shortstop. Cuckoo Rodriguez hits a home run. Jason Agbayani pops out to the third baseman. Hal Lopata grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Tom Shelley flies out to the left fielder. Eddie Crane bunts for a base hit. Eddie Crane steals second. Stew LaManna grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Eddie Crane advances to third on the play. Woodie Steinfeldt pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Joe Cloude is pinch hitting for Claude Veach. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Joe Cloude flies out to the left fielder. Sherman Mercer is pinch hitting for Steve Wright. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Sherman Mercer grounds out to the second baseman. Jerry Habyan singles to center field. Frankie Eiteljorge is pinch hitting for Harry Bongiovanni. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Frankie Eiteljorge triples. Jerry Habyan scores. Watty Wright grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bob Gulley pitching. Reggie Buckley strikes out. Takeo Hayashi grounds out to the shortstop. Pat Saucier bunts for a base hit. Pat Saucier steals second. Edgar Probe singles to right field. Pat Saucier scores. John Hamilton is pinch hitting for Earle Madden. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Edgar Probe is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Al Kelly pitching. Urbane Jackson flies out to the left fielder. Cuckoo Rodriguez triples. Jason Agbayani grounds out to the second baseman. Cuckoo Rodriguez scores. Hal Lopata walks. Joe Cloude grounds into a force play to the first baseman - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! Hal Lopata is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Washington total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 4
Game Notes Bob Gulley is injured and is expected to be out 20 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Al Elliott improves in power_vs_righty Les Rodriguez improves in contact_vs_lefty Ryan Anderson improves in contact_vs_righty Nin Boswell improves in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Leon Stuart did not respond to coaching in speed Putsy Heismann did not respond to coaching in velocity Gene Batiste did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Bob Reed did not respond to coaching in control