Inning: 1 Oakland Rich Denny pitching. Mike Parris strikes out. Juan Lopez walks. Alex Alexander strikes out. Harry Wendell flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Garland Ozuna pitching. Ricky Stephenson hits a home run. Mike Gehrig singles to right field. George Culp triples. Mike Gehrig scores. Lefty Cox singles to right field. George Culp scores. Lefty Cox is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Brian Finley singles to center field. John Goodwin grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Brian Finley is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. John Goodwin steals second. Wenty Nyman grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Frank Stewart singles to left field. Trevor Harman grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Frank Stewart is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Scott Upchurch flies out to the left fielder. Dave Patterson walks. Garland Ozuna grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 2 Washington Fred Cheeves flies out to the left fielder. Rich Denny strikes out. Ricky Stephenson grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Mike Parris strikes out. Juan Lopez singles to right field. Alex Alexander flies out to the right fielder. Juan Lopez steals second. Harry Wendell strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Mike Gehrig grounds out to the shortstop. George Culp flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Cox grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Oakland Frank Stewart flies out to the right fielder. Trevor Harman grounds out to the third baseman. Scott Upchurch grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Washington Brian Finley singles to center field. John Goodwin hits a home run. Brian Finley scores. Wenty Nyman singles to right field. Fred Cheeves grounds out to the pitcher. Wenty Nyman advances to second on the play. Rich Denny strikes out. Ricky Stephenson strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Oakland Dave Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Bill Autry is pinch hitting for Garland Ozuna. Pitcher will be pulled in the next inning, will pinch hit for now. Bill Autry pops out to the second baseman. Mike Parris grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Washington Pete Hawke pitching. Mike Gehrig walks. George Culp pops out to the shortstop. Lefty Cox grounds into a 3-6-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Juan Lopez flies out to the right fielder. Alex Alexander pops out to the shortstop. Harry Wendell walks. Frank Stewart singles past the shortstop. Harry Wendell aggressively advances to third on the hit. Trevor Harman grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Washington Brian Finley strikes out. John Goodwin walks. Wenty Nyman flies out to the left fielder. Fred Cheeves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Oakland Scott Upchurch flies out to the right fielder. Dave Patterson grounds out to the third baseman. Bob Henke is pinch hitting for Pete Hawke. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Bob Henke strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Steve Smith pitching. Rich Denny strikes out. Ricky Stephenson strikes out. Mike Gehrig hits a home run. George Culp singles to right field. Lefty Cox singles to right field. George Culp advances to third on the hit. Brian Finley reached on a fielding error by Alex Alexander. George Culp scores. John Goodwin walks. Wenty Nyman singles to right field. Lefty Cox scores. Brian Finley scores. John Goodwin advances to third on the hit. Fred Cheeves grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 8 Oakland Mike Parris grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Juan Lopez hits a home run. Alex Alexander walks. Alex Alexander is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Harry Wendell lines out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Rich Denny grounds out to the second baseman. Ricky Stephenson lines out to the second baseman. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Oakland Frank Stewart hits an infield single to the shortstop. Trevor Harman flies out to the center fielder - great play by the center fielder to prevent a double! Frank Stewart steals second. Scott Upchurch walks. Dave Patterson doubles to center field. Frank Stewart scores. Scott Upchurch is thrown out at the plate by the center fielder. Denney Perdue is pinch hitting for Steve Smith. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denney Perdue grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Washington total runners left on base: 5
Batting:2B - Dave Patterson (2).HR - Juan Lopez (8). Baserunning: SB - Juan Lopez (8), Frank Stewart (9).CS - Alex Alexander (5). Fielding: E - Alex Alexander.
Game Notes Rich Denny is injured and is expected to be out 44 days.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Barry Hatcher improves in velocity Homer Ussat did not respond to coaching in speed Homer Ussat did not respond to coaching in arm Steve Giannelli improves in power_vs_lefty Joe Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Steve Giannelli improves in power_vs_lefty Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Gary Fanok improves in power_vs_righty Jim Wooten did not respond to coaching in velocity Gary Fanok improves in power_vs_righty Steve Scanlan did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Beattie did not respond to coaching in power_vs_righty Joe King improves in arm