Inning: 1 Oakland Rudy Twentyfive pitching. Fred Shifflett grounds out to the shortstop. Tony Armas strikes out. Horace Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Urmanis Moreno pitching. Johnny Bird grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Rowland lines out to the first baseman. Al Klinger singles to right field. Don Montague grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dan Bevan flies out to the right fielder. Rafael Harris lines out to the second baseman. Dave Triplett pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Mace Meridith grounds out to the shortstop. Bobby Macko hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Luebke singles to left field. Bobby Macko aggressively advances to third on the hit. Mike Luebke is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jose Duval singles to left field. Bobby Macko scores. Rudy Twentyfive grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Jose Duval is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Bobby Puente grounds out to the second baseman. Ren Smith singles to left field. Ren Smith steals second. Urmanis Moreno walks. Fred Shifflett doubles to center field. Ren Smith scores. Tony Armas flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, Urmanis Moreno scores. Horace Jones flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Johnny Bird grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Mike Rowland singles to right field. Mike Rowland steals second. Al Klinger grounds out to the third baseman. Don Montague walks. Mace Meridith doubles past the first baseman. Mike Rowland scores. Don Montague uses his aggressiveness and scores. Bobby Macko grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Dan Bevan grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Rafael Harris pops out to the second baseman. Dave Triplett lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Mike Luebke flies out to the right fielder. Jose Duval hits a home run. Rudy Twentyfive grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Bird grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bobby Puente grounds out to the shortstop. Ren Smith strikes out. Urmanis Moreno strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Mike Rowland singles to center field. Al Klinger strikes out. Don Montague doubles to left field. Mike Rowland uses his aggressiveness and scores. R.C. Haad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Mace Meridith grounds out to the second baseman. Don Montague advances to third on the play. Bobby Macko flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Fred Shifflett singles to right field. Fred Shifflett steals second. Tony Armas grounds out to the shortstop. Horace Jones hits an infield single to the pitcher. Dan Bevan singles to center field. Fred Shifflett scores. Rafael Harris flies out to the center fielder. Dave Triplett grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Mike Luebke doubles to center field. Jose Duval walks. Rudy Twentyfive fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Rudy Twentyfive walks. Tommy Prichard comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Johnny Bird strikes out. Mike Rowland lines out to the second baseman. Al Klinger singles to right field. Mike Luebke scores. Jose Duval scores. Don Montague grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Bobby Puente pops out to the second baseman. Ren Smith walks. Charley Jolly is pinch hitting for Tommy Prichard. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Charley Jolly grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Ren Smith is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Jack Davis comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule for Starting Pitchers stats. Fred Shifflett grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Washington Hank Davis pitching. Mace Meridith strikes out. Bobby Macko strikes out. Mike Luebke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Tony Armas grounds out to the shortstop. Horace Jones walks. Dan Bevan grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Pat McMillan is pinch hitting for Jose Duval. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Pat McMillan grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Andy Field is pinch hitting for Jack Davis. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Andy Field doubles to right field. Bernie Donovan is pinch hitting for Johnny Bird. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Bernie Donovan singles to center field. Andy Field scores. Zane French comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bernie Donovan gets picked off first. Mike Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Hal Duser pitching. Rafael Harris strikes out. Dave Triplett strikes out. Bobby Puente grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Don Montague (10), Mace Meridith (7), Mike Luebke (11), Andy Field (7).HR - Jose Duval (2). Baserunning: SB - Mike Rowland (6).CS - Mike Luebke (4).
Game Notes Hal Duser is injured and is expected to be out 26 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Craig Shea improves in velocity Scoops Marion improves in power_vs_righty Craig Shea did not respond to coaching in control Minoru Matsui did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B+ RP Mentor Grade: A- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ed Starr improves in range Mike Gilkey did not respond to coaching in velocity Shad Thomasson improves in speed Shad Thomasson improves in contact_vs_lefty