Win: Steve Gordon (2-3) Loss: Mike Kores (1-3)
Save: Jim Cooper (8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Steve Gordon pitching. Tony Armas singles to right field. Horace Jones grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Tony Armas is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Rafael Harris walks. Dave Triplett grounds out to the shortstop. Horace Jones advances to third on the play. Rafael Harris advances to second on the play. Bobby Puente pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Washington Mike Kores pitching. Mike Rowland grounds out to the second baseman. Al Klinger walks. Don Montague strikes out. Bobby Macko singles to right field. Andy Field singles to center field. Al Klinger scores. Bobby Macko aggressively advances to third on the hit. Andy Field steals second. Henry Lee IV flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Ren Smith strikes out. Paul Weaver singles to right field. PJ Chesterfield hits an infield single to the pitcher. Mike Kores fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Kores singles to center field. Tony Armas strikes out. Horace Jones strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 2 Washington Bernie Donovan walks. Bernie Donovan steals second. Pat McMillan grounds out to the second baseman. Bernie Donovan advances to third on the play. Steve Gordon flies out to the right fielder. Runner on third tags, Bernie Donovan scores. Mike Rowland flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Rafael Harris strikes out. Dave Triplett flies out to the left fielder. Bobby Puente singles to right field. Ren Smith lines out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Al Klinger flies out to the center fielder. Don Montague flies out to the center fielder. Bobby Macko grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Paul Weaver walks. PJ Chesterfield singles to center field. Paul Weaver advances to third on the hit. Mike Kores flies out to the center fielder. Tony Armas strikes out. Horace Jones flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 4 Washington Andy Field flies out to the right fielder. Henry Lee IV walks. Henry Lee IV is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Bernie Donovan hits a home run. Pat McMillan flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Rafael Harris grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Triplett grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bobby Puente flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Steve Gordon strikes out. Mike Rowland doubles to right field. Al Klinger flies out to the right fielder. Don Montague grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Ren Smith walks. Paul Weaver singles to left field. PJ Chesterfield strikes out. Mike Kores fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Mike Kores strikes out. Tony Armas pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Bobby Macko triples. Andy Field singles to center field. Bobby Macko scores. R.C. Haad comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Henry Lee IV walks. Bernie Donovan grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Henry Lee IV is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Pat McMillan flies out to the right fielder. Johnny Morrison is pinch hitting for Steve Gordon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Johnny Morrison pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Jack Davis pitching. Horace Jones singles to left field. Rafael Harris singles to right field. Horace Jones is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Dave Triplett grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Mike Rowland grounds out to the second baseman. Al Klinger singles to center field. Don Montague strikes out. Bobby Macko grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Al Klinger is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Bobby Puente singles to right field. Ren Smith lines out to the first baseman. Paul Weaver flies out to the right fielder - great play by the right fielder to prevent a double! PJ Chesterfield grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Andy Field grounds out to the pitcher. Henry Lee IV flies out to the right fielder. Bernie Donovan flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Charley Jolly is pinch hitting for R.C. Haad. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Charley Jolly walks. Chris Ridgway comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states a RP should be immediately pulled when tired. Tony Armas grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Charley Jolly is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Horace Jones singles to center field. Tony Armas advances to third on the hit. Jim Cooper comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rafael Harris walks. Dave Triplett grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 2 Oakland total runners left on base: 13 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Mike Rowland (8).3B - Bobby Macko (2).HR - Bernie Donovan (1).SF - Steve Gordon. Baserunning: SB - Andy Field (2), Bernie Donovan (3).CS - Henry Lee IV (4).
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Orestes Mattingly improves in control Ben Brown improves in contact_vs_righty Ben Brown did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Parrish did not respond to coaching in arm
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Shad Thomasson improves in range Ed Starr did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Shad Thomasson improves in power_vs_righty Shad Thomasson improves in power_vs_lefty