Inning: 1 Oakland Al Minarcin pitching. Mike Larose pops out to the second baseman. Rigaberto Terrazaraz singles to right field. Charlie Madden strikes out. Rigaberto Terrazaraz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Jim Ojeda pitching. Doc Gore strikes out. Rube Laskey strikes out. Ernie Jimenez pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Nobuhiko Nabeshima strikes out. Frank Vidro grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted) - great play by the first baseman to prevent a single! George Gibson singles to center field. Johan Lara grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Jamie Lockhart grounds out to the third baseman. Rich Slagle singles to center field. Bill Kiely strikes out. David Morales pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Oakland Harry Oldring strikes out. Jim Ojeda flies out to the right fielder. Mike Larose flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Danny Brown strikes out. Al Minarcin strikes out. Doc Gore strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Rigaberto Terrazaraz flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Charlie Madden grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Nobuhiko Nabeshima singles to center field. Frank Vidro strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Rube Laskey doubles to right field. Ernie Jimenez pops out to the first baseman. Rube Laskey steals third. Jamie Lockhart grounds out to the third baseman. Rube Laskey scores. Rich Slagle grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland George Gibson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Johan Lara walks. Harry Oldring grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Johan Lara is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Jim Ojeda strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Bill Kiely doubles past the right fielder. David Morales flies out to the left fielder. Danny Brown singles to center field. Bill Kiely scores. Al Minarcin lays down a bunt. The pitcher fields the ball, Danny Brown forced out at second (SS covering 2nd). Doc Gore pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Oakland Mike Larose pops out to the first baseman. Rigaberto Terrazaraz strikes out. Charlie Madden strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Rube Laskey strikes out. Ernie Jimenez singles to left field. Jamie Lockhart walks. Rich Slagle singles to center field. Ernie Jimenez scores. Jamie Lockhart advances to third on the hit. Rich Slagle is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Bill Kiely grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Nobuhiko Nabeshima flies out to the right fielder. Frank Vidro strikes out. George Gibson pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington David Morales walks. Danny Brown singles to left field. David Morales aggressively advances to third on the hit. Simon Dunlap is pinch hitting for Al Minarcin. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Simon Dunlap strikes out. Doc Gore grounds out to the shortstop. David Morales scores. Danny Brown advances to second on the play. Rube Laskey singles to center field. Danny Brown scores. Hiroharu Watanabe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Ernie Jimenez strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Eddie Dawson pitching. Hal Gedeon is pinch hitting for Johan Lara. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Hal Gedeon strikes out. Ernie Getz is pinch hitting for Harry Oldring. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Ernie Getz flies out to the left fielder. Les Harris is pinch hitting for Hiroharu Watanabe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 6 inning. Les Harris strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Randy Baker pitching. Jamie Lockhart grounds out to the shortstop. Rich Slagle grounds out to the second baseman. Bill Kiely singles to center field. David Morales flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Mike Larose grounds out to the shortstop. Rigaberto Terrazaraz singles to center field. Walter Hartsock is pinch hitting for Charlie Madden. Pinch hitting to get a younger player some at bats. Walter Hartsock flies out to the right fielder. Nobuhiko Nabeshima grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Rigaberto Terrazaraz is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 4 Washington total runners left on base: 5
Game Notes Eddie Dawson is injured and is expected to be out 24 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Neal Brown did not respond to coaching in velocity Monte Moss did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Jim Elliot did not respond to coaching in control Roger Malkmus did not respond to coaching in velocity
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Ray Smith did not respond to coaching in control Jim Williams did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Sherry Fuller improves in power_vs_lefty Jose Landrum did not respond to coaching in power_vs_lefty Jack Adkins did not respond to coaching in 1B