Win: Bob Brynan (6-16) Loss: Jesse Baptist (10-13)
Save: Scott Nichols (11)
Inning: 1 Washington Bob Brynan pitching. Mike Paxton strikes out. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the shortstop. Lefty Cox walks. John Goodwin singles in front of the right fielder. Lefty Cox advances to third on the hit. George Culp strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Jesse Baptist pitching. Denney Perdue strikes out. Juan Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Dexter walks. Dave Dexter is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Matt McWilliams reached on a 2-base fielding error by Bumpus Gehring. Wenty Nyman pops out to the third baseman. Rabbit Comellas strikes out. Jesse Baptist singles to right field. Matt McWilliams scores. Mike Paxton singles to right field. Mike Gehrig flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Woody Kirby singles to left field. Dave Patterson singles to center field. Woody Kirby advances to third on the hit. Bumpus Gehring reached on a 2-base fielding error by Matt McWilliams. Woody Kirby scores. Bob Henke hits a home run. Dave Patterson scores. Bumpus Gehring scores. Bob Minshall strikes out. Bob Brynan pops out to the first baseman. Denney Perdue flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Lefty Cox strikes out. John Goodwin strikes out. George Culp flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Juan Lopez grounds out to the shortstop. Dave Dexter doubles past the center fielder. Woody Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Dave Patterson lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Matt McWilliams grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Wenty Nyman grounds out to the third baseman. Rabbit Comellas pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Bob Henke walks. Bob Minshall grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Bob Henke advances to second on the play. Bob Henke is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Jesse Baptist singles to right field. Mike Paxton singles to right field. Mike Gehrig reached on a 2-base throwing error by Bob Minshall. Jesse Baptist scores. Lefty Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Mike Paxton scores. Mike Gehrig advances to third on the play. John Goodwin walks. George Culp singles to center field. Mike Gehrig scores. Matt McWilliams singles to center field. John Goodwin scores. George Culp advances to third on the hit. Wenty Nyman grounds out to the pitcher. Matt McWilliams advances to second on the play. Rabbit Comellas flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Brynan walks. Denney Perdue walks. Juan Lopez doubles to right field. Bob Brynan scores. Denney Perdue is thrown out at the plate by the right fielder. Dave Dexter strikes out. Woody Kirby hits a home run. Juan Lopez scores. Waite Pierre comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Dave Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Waite Pierre flies out to the left fielder. Mike Paxton singles to center field. Passed ball. Mike Paxton advances to second. Mike Gehrig flies out to the right fielder. Lefty Cox flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bumpus Gehring grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Bob Henke singles to right field. Bob Minshall grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Bob Henke is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Bob Brynan walks. Bob Benton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the certain circumstances stamina rule which states RP should be immediately pulled when tired and a runner is on at least 2nd. Denney Perdue walks. Juan Lopez strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 7 Washington John Goodwin pops out to the second baseman. George Culp pops out to the shortstop. Matt McWilliams singles to center field. Wenty Nyman grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Dave Dexter doubles to center field. Woody Kirby grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Dave Dexter advances to third on the play. Dave Patterson pops out to the first baseman. Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Rabbit Comellas grounds out to the pitcher. Fred Cheeves is pinch hitting for Bob Benton. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Fred Cheeves strikes out. Mike Paxton singles to center field. Mike Paxton is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Naragon pitching. Bob Henke singles to right field. Bob Minshall doubles to left field. Bob Henke scores. Harry Wendell is pinch hitting for Bob Brynan. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Harry Wendell grounds out to the shortstop. Denney Perdue strikes out. Bob Minshall is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Scott Nichols pitching. Franklin Redmon enters the game as a defensive replacement for Bob Minshall at 3B. Mike Gehrig singles to center field. Lefty Cox flies out to the center fielder. John Goodwin flies out to the center fielder. George Culp singles past the second baseman. Mike Gehrig advances to third on the hit. Matt McWilliams walks. Wenty Nyman pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Washington total runners left on base: 11 Oakland total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Juan Lopez (20), Dave Dexter 2 (6), Bob Minshall (19).HR - Woody Kirby (9), Bob Henke (9). Baserunning: CS - Dave Dexter (3), Bob Henke (2), Bob Minshall (3). Fielding: E - Bumpus Gehring, Bob Minshall.PB - Dave Patterson.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ernie LaChance improves in contact_vs_lefty Dick Reninger did not respond to coaching in velocity John Miller improves in power_vs_lefty Armando Spilman did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Aleno did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Chuck Kuczek did not respond to coaching in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Alex Alexander did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Tommy Bowlin did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Alexander improves in contact_vs_lefty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Scott Upchurch did not respond to coaching in range Alex Alexander did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in C