Win: Andres Daviault (1-0) Loss: Armando Carter (0-3)
Save: Bobby Cotto (3)
Inning: 1 Washington Vic Dorsey pitching. Pat Baerga singles to right field. Pat Baerga steals second. Colby Wertz singles to center field. Pat Baerga scores. Kitty Burnette strikes out. Greg Ryan singles past the second baseman. Wayne Haines strikes out. Don Lombard flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Oakland Al Poole pitching. Mike Kindall grounds out to the second baseman. Toshihide Aoki walks. Bob Parker grounds out to the shortstop. Toshihide Aoki advances to second on the play. Craig Corey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Abner Brashear pops out to the second baseman. Wilton Luplow singles to right field. Al Poole lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Pat Baerga grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Amado Vail strikes out. Harry Beville singles to right field. Jason Roberts flies out to the right fielder. Al Eagan strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Colby Wertz singles to center field. Kitty Burnette singles to center field. Colby Wertz advances to third on the hit. Greg Ryan singles to left field. Colby Wertz scores. Wayne Haines grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Greg Ryan is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Don Lombard grounds into a 4-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Vic Dorsey strikes out. Mike Kindall flies out to the right fielder. Toshihide Aoki doubles to center field. Bob Parker singles to left field. Toshihide Aoki scores. Craig Corey pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Abner Brashear grounds out to the shortstop. Wilton Luplow strikes out. Al Poole strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Amado Vail flies out to the right fielder. Harry Beville grounds out to the shortstop. Jason Roberts strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Pat Baerga strikes out. Billy Murnane 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. Colby Wertz grounds out to the pitcher. Kitty Burnette singles to right field. Greg Ryan singles to right field. Wayne Haines doubles to left field. Kitty Burnette scores. Greg Ryan uses his aggressiveness and scores. Tinsley Hinton comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Lombard grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Al Eagan flies out to the right fielder. Tinsley Hinton strikes out. Mike Kindall singles to right field. Toshihide Aoki flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Abner Brashear strikes out. Wilton Luplow flies out to the center fielder. Al Poole singles to left field. Pat Baerga flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Bob Parker flies out to the left fielder. Craig Corey pops out to the third baseman. Amado Vail grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Colby Wertz strikes out. Kitty Burnette grounds out to the pitcher. Greg Ryan strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Beville walks. Jason Roberts hits a home run. Harry Beville scores. Al Eagan doubles to left field. Bill Buckels is pinch hitting for Tinsley Hinton. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because he is tired. Bill Buckels pops out to the third baseman. Mike Kindall doubles to right field. Al Eagan scores. Andres Daviault comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Toshihide Aoki flies out to the right fielder. Bob Parker grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Washington Armando Carter pitching. Wayne Haines flies out to the left fielder. Don Lombard reached on a fielding error by Craig Corey. Abner Brashear singles to center field. Don Lombard advances to third on the hit. The defense is playing the corners in. Wilton Luplow singles to left field. Don Lombard scores. Lloyd Napoleon is pinch hitting for Andres Daviault. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Lloyd Napoleon singles to right field. Pat Baerga grounds out to the third baseman. Abner Brashear scores. Wilton Luplow advances to third on the play. Lloyd Napoleon advances to second on the play. Darnell Hansell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Colby Wertz grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Bobby Cotto pitching. Craig Corey grounds out to the third baseman. Amado Vail flies out to the center fielder. Harry Beville grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington Kitty Burnette walks. Greg Ryan walks. Wayne Haines singles to left field. Kitty Burnette scores. Ron Decatur comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Don Lombard strikes out. Abner Brashear grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Jason Roberts flies out to the left fielder. Al Eagan strikes out. Bruce Heltzel is pinch hitting for Ron Decatur. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Bruce Heltzel singles to center field. Mike Kindall walks. Toshihide Aoki grounds out to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners LOB: 9 Oakland total runners LOB: 7
Game Notes Abner Brashear is injured and is expected to be out 39 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Bob Karst improves in speed Dale Smith did not respond to coaching in velocity Jose Wallace did not respond to coaching in speed Taylor Vick did not respond to coaching in velocity Billy Ramirez did not respond to coaching in 2B
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Hunter McAfee did not respond to coaching in speed Jim Petrocelli did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Larry Sullivan improves in power_vs_righty Ed Schwartz improves in contact_vs_righty