Win: Rich Denny (14-6) Loss: Bob Brynan (6-18)
Save: John Umbach (38)
Inning: 1 Washington Bob Brynan pitching. Mike Paxton doubles to right field. Mike Gehrig strikes out. Hersh Kreitz grounds out to the shortstop. John Goodwin pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Rich Denny pitching. Denney Perdue grounds out to the second baseman. Juan Lopez strikes out. Dave Patterson grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington George Culp grounds out to the second baseman. Matt McWilliams flies out to the center fielder. Wenty Nyman strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Woody Kirby singles to left field. Frank Stewart strikes out. Bumpus Gehring flies out to the center fielder. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Rabbit Comellas grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Denny flies out to the left fielder. Mike Paxton strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Minshall strikes out. Bob Brynan singles to center field. Denney Perdue grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Mike Gehrig singles to center field. Hersh Kreitz strikes out. John Goodwin grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Mike Gehrig is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. George Culp pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Juan Lopez strikes out. Dave Patterson doubles to center field. Woody Kirby singles to right field. Dave Patterson scores. Frank Stewart singles to center field. Woody Kirby advances to third on the hit. Bumpus Gehring strikes out. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Washington Matt McWilliams flies out to the left fielder. Wenty Nyman grounds out to the catcher - great play by the catcher to prevent a single! Rabbit Comellas lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Minshall pops out to the third baseman. Bob Brynan singles to center field. Denney Perdue grounds into a force play to the pitcher. Bob Brynan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Denney Perdue is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Rich Denny strikes out. Mike Paxton pops out to the catcher. Mike Gehrig singles to left field. Hersh Kreitz flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Juan Lopez grounds out to the second baseman. Dave Patterson grounds out to the pitcher. Woody Kirby grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington John Goodwin singles to left field. George Culp grounds out to the third baseman. John Goodwin advances to second on the play. Matt McWilliams hits a home run. John Goodwin scores. Wenty Nyman walks. Rabbit Comellas hits a home run. Wenty Nyman scores. Stew Just comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Rich Denny flies out to the right fielder. Mike Paxton walks. Mike Gehrig doubles past the third baseman. Mike Paxton uses his aggressiveness and scores. Hersh Kreitz singles to right field. Mike Gehrig scores. Scott Nichols comes in from the bullpen to pitch. John Goodwin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Frank Stewart strikes out. Bumpus Gehring grounds out to the shortstop. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington George Culp strikes out. Fred Cheeves is pinch hitting for Matt McWilliams. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Fred Cheeves lines out to the second baseman. Wenty Nyman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Franklin Redmon is pinch hitting for Bob Minshall. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Franklin Redmon grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Autry is pinch hitting for Scott Nichols. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bill Autry singles to right field. Denney Perdue strikes out. Bill Autry is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Steve Smith pitching. Rabbit Comellas walks. Rich Denny lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Ricky Stephenson is pinch hitting for Mike Paxton. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ricky Stephenson strikes out. Mike Gehrig singles to left field. Rabbit Comellas scores. Hersh Kreitz lines out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Juan Lopez walks. Dave Patterson singles to center field. Woody Kirby doubles to left field. Juan Lopez scores. Frank Stewart singles to center field. Dave Patterson scores. Woody Kirby is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Kevin Scanlan comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Bumpus Gehring singles to center field. Frank Stewart aggressively advances to third on the hit. John Umbach comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Bob Henke strikes out. Franklin Redmon flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 5 Oakland total runners LOB: 5
Game Notes Hersh Kreitz is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Wooten did not respond to coaching in control John Miller improves in arm Red Daugherty improves in power_vs_righty Jim Ennis did not respond to coaching in control Jim Ennis did not respond to coaching in control Red Daugherty did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Trevor Harman did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Casey Hanford did not respond to coaching in velocity Alex Alexander did not respond to coaching in range Mike Parris improves in power_vs_lefty John Hofmann did not respond to coaching in control Dan Sears improves in range Dan Sears did not respond to coaching in C