Win: Hiroharu Watanabe (4-0) Loss: Larry Ponce (3-3)
Inning: 1 Oakland Bruce Samuls pitching. Mike Larose strikes out. Rigaberto Terrazaraz walks. Charlie Madden reached on a fielding error by Bruce Samuls. Nobuhiko Nabeshima flies out to the right fielder. Frank Vidro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Jim Ojeda pitching. David Morales doubles to left field. Doc Gore flies out to the right fielder. Ernie Jimenez flies out to the right fielder. Brad Jones walks. Dick Holloway strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland George Gibson grounds out to the third baseman - great play by the third baseman to prevent a single! Johan Lara flies out to the center fielder. Harry Oldring strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Rube Laskey singles to left field. Danny Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Rube Laskey advances to second on the play. Jose Landrum strikes out. Bruce Samuls flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Jim Ojeda singles to left field. Mike Larose grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Ojeda advances to second on the play. Rigaberto Terrazaraz flies out to the center fielder. Charlie Madden strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington David Morales walks. David Morales steals second. Doc Gore grounds out to the second baseman. David Morales advances to third on the play. Ernie Jimenez singles to right field. David Morales scores. Brad Jones strikes out. Dick Holloway grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Nobuhiko Nabeshima strikes out. Frank Vidro strikes out. George Gibson doubles to left field. Johan Lara flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Rube Laskey grounds out to the second baseman. Danny Brown hits a home run. Jose Landrum singles to center field. Jose Landrum steals second. Bruce Samuls lines out to the shortstop. David Morales grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Harry Oldring grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Ojeda strikes out. Jim Mancuso comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Mike Larose grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Doc Gore strikes out. Ernie Jimenez grounds out to the shortstop. Brad Jones grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Rigaberto Terrazaraz strikes out. Charlie Madden triples. Nobuhiko Nabeshima strikes out. Frank Vidro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Dick Holloway walks. Rube Laskey walks. Danny Brown flies out to the left fielder. Jose Landrum grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland George Gibson doubles to right field. Johan Lara flies out to the left fielder. Harry Oldring hits a home run. George Gibson scores. Bill Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Jim Ojeda strikes out. Mike Larose flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Brent Pence is pinch hitting for Bill Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Brent Pence strikes out. David Morales singles to right field. Doc Gore pops out to the first baseman. David Morales steals second. Ernie Jimenez pops out to the catcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Giovanni Slitta pitching. Rigaberto Terrazaraz walks. Charlie Madden grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rigaberto Terrazaraz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Nobuhiko Nabeshima grounds into a 4-6-3 double play - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Brad Jones flies out to the right fielder. Dick Holloway grounds out to the pitcher. Rube Laskey singles to left field. Danny Brown singles to right field. Rube Laskey advances to third on the hit. Jose Landrum grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Vidro singles to left field. George Gibson singles in front of the center fielder. Frank Vidro advances to third on the hit. Johan Lara grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Frank Vidro scores. George Gibson advances to second on the play. Harry Oldring grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). George Gibson advances to third on the play. Les Harris is pinch hitting for Jim Ojeda. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Les Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington Hiroharu Watanabe pitching. Rich Slagle is pinch hitting for Giovanni Slitta. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Rich Slagle grounds out to the shortstop. David Morales hits a home run. Doc Gore strikes out. Ernie Jimenez singles to center field. Brad Jones singles to right field. Dick Holloway grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Oakland Luis Mercado pitching. Mike Larose singles to center field. Rigaberto Terrazaraz grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Mike Larose is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Charlie Madden flies out to the center fielder. Nobuhiko Nabeshima singles to right field. Frank Vidro strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 10 Washington Rube Laskey singles to left field. Danny Brown grounds out to the pitcher. Rube Laskey advances to second on the play. Jose Landrum strikes out. Victor Peraza is pinch hitting for Luis Mercado. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Victor Peraza strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Oakland Larry Ponce pitching. George Gibson walks. Johan Lara singles to center field. George Gibson advances to third on the hit. Harry Oldring flies out to the center fielder. Runner on third tags, George Gibson scores. Hiroharu Watanabe lays a bunt down the first base line. The first baseman fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first but the throw to first for the double play is not in time. (SS covering 2nd). Mike Larose grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Hiroharu Watanabe is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 11 Washington David Morales grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Doc Gore singles to left field. Ernie Jimenez flies out to the right fielder. Brad Jones pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners LOB: 9 Washington total runners LOB: 13
Batting:2B - David Morales (13).HR - David Morales (8), Danny Brown (2).GIDP - Jose Landrum. Baserunning: SB - David Morales 2 (12), Jose Landrum (6). Fielding: E - Bruce Samuls.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Mark Dillinger improves in power_vs_lefty Roger Malkmus did not respond to coaching in velocity Neal Brown did not respond to coaching in control Jack Kavanagh did not respond to coaching in arm
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: John Lotz did not respond to coaching in control Rolla Schultz improves in range John Lotz did not respond to coaching in control Bob Johnson did not respond to coaching in velocity Jack Adkins did not respond to coaching in 1B