Win: Horace Caldwell (1-4) Loss: Ryosuke Kita (2-5)
Save: Ozzie Hamilton (8)
Inning: 1 Oakland Ryosuke Kita pitching. Johnny Hemming strikes out. Morgan McLaughlin strikes out. Tommy Leard grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Ed Gerken pitching. Julio Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Emmett Anderson singles to center field. Emmett Anderson steals second. Jordan Larduet strikes out. Yasutaka Watanabe walks. Ralph Scott reached on a 2-base throwing error by Rodney Rowland. Emmett Anderson scores. Masakatsu Hirota grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Oakland Chris Mallory strikes out. Rodney Rowland grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Melido Menefee flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Chan Rohde singles to right field. Chan Rohde steals second. Otis Raney grounds out to the third baseman. Ryosuke Kita grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chan Rohde advances to third on the play. Julio Larkin reached on a fielding error by Melido Menefee. Chan Rohde scores. Julio Larkin steals second. Emmett Anderson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Seth Winger grounds out to the third baseman. Del Crowder flies out to the right fielder. Ed Gerken singles to center field. Johnny Hemming flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Jordan Larduet singles to center field. Jordan Larduet is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Yasutaka Watanabe doubles to center field. Ralph Scott strikes out. Masakatsu Hirota grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Morgan McLaughlin grounds out to the third baseman. Tommy Leard triples. Chris Mallory triples. Tommy Leard scores. Rodney Rowland singles to left field. Chris Mallory scores. Melido Menefee doubles to left field. Rodney Rowland uses his aggressiveness and scores. Seth Winger strikes out. Del Crowder flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Chan Rohde pops out to the third baseman. Otis Raney walks. Otis Raney steals second. Ryosuke Kita singles to center field. Otis Raney is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Julio Larkin singles to left field. Ryosuke Kita advances to third on the hit. Emmett Anderson flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Ed Gerken grounds out to the pitcher. Johnny Hemming strikes out. Morgan McLaughlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Jordan Larduet strikes out. Yasutaka Watanabe grounds out to the shortstop. Horace Caldwell 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. Ralph Scott strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Tommy Leard flies out to the right fielder. Chris Mallory grounds out to the shortstop. Rodney Rowland strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Masakatsu Hirota grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Chan Rohde lines out to the second baseman. Otis Raney strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Melido Menefee grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Seth Winger grounds out to the second baseman. Del Crowder grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Hector Perez is pinch hitting for Ryosuke Kita. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Hector Perez strikes out. Julio Larkin flies out to the center fielder. Emmett Anderson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Joe Dykes pitching. Hoyt Kubiak is pinch hitting for Horace Caldwell. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hoyt Kubiak grounds out to the second baseman. Johnny Hemming grounds out to the shortstop. Morgan McLaughlin strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Ozzie Hamilton pitching. Jordan Larduet grounds out to the shortstop. Yasutaka Watanabe grounds out to the shortstop. Ralph Scott grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Tommy Leard singles to right field. Chris Mallory reached on a 2-base throwing error by Chan Rohde. Rodney Rowland grounds out to the pitcher. Melido Menefee singles to left field. Tommy Leard scores. Chris Mallory scores. Mark Gilles comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Seth Winger walks. Del Crowder strikes out. Ozzie Hamilton flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Washington Masakatsu Hirota singles to right field. Chan Rohde singles to right field. Masakatsu Hirota advances to third on the hit. Otis Raney grounds out to the third baseman. Chan Rohde advances to second on the play. Morikazu Yamada is pinch hitting for Mark Gilles. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Morikazu Yamada strikes out. Julio Larkin hits an infield single to the second baseman. Masakatsu Hirota scores. Julio Larkin steals second. Emmett Anderson walks. Jordan Larduet hits an infield single to the shortstop. Chan Rohde scores. Yasutaka Watanabe grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 3 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Washington total runners LOB: 9
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Jett Ellis improves in control Al Hulen did not respond to coaching in endurance Santo Crouch improves in arm Scott Leifer did not respond to coaching in arm Gary Nichols did not respond to coaching in velocity Ren Jorgens improves in velocity Brad McAuley did not respond to coaching in CF
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Ken Sanchez did not respond to coaching in velocity Mike Lindsey did not respond to coaching in velocity Willie Callahan improves in power_vs_righty Phil Walewander did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Too few players in the minors, Missed Improvement Chance. Walt Noftsker did not respond to coaching in speed