Win: Jack Behney (7-4) Loss: Bob Brynan (7-8)
Save: Joe Naragon (4)
Inning: 1 Oakland Jack Behney pitching. Woody Kirby walks. Bob Henke flies out to the left fielder - great play by the left fielder to prevent a double! Alex Alexander flies out to the right fielder. Matt Cook strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Washington Bob Brynan pitching. Mike Paxton grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Gehrig walks. Hersh Kreitz singles to center field. Fred Cheeves grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Dave Patterson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Trevor Harman bunts for a base hit. Scott Upchurch flies out to the center fielder. Dave Dexter grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Lefty Cox grounds out to the second baseman. Matt McWilliams strikes out. Fred James strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Bob Brynan pops out to the shortstop. Woody Kirby lines out to the pitcher. Bob Henke triples. Alex Alexander flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Washington Rabbit Comellas walks. Jack Behney fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Behney strikes out. Mike Paxton singles in front of the left fielder. Rabbit Comellas advances to third on the hit. Mike Gehrig grounds out to the third baseman. Mike Paxton advances to second on the play. Hersh Kreitz singles to right field. Rabbit Comellas scores. Mike Paxton scores. Fred Cheeves strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Matt Cook singles to left field. Matt Cook steals second. Dave Patterson singles to center field. Matt Cook scores. Trevor Harman bunts for a base hit. Scott Upchurch grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Dave Patterson advances to third on the play. Dave Dexter pops out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Lefty Cox singles to center field. Matt McWilliams walks. Fred James grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Matt McWilliams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Rabbit Comellas reached on a fielding error by Dave Patterson. Lefty Cox scores. Jack Behney fails to lay down the sacrifice. There are now 2 strikes. Jack Behney strikes out. Mike Paxton flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 5 Oakland Bob Brynan grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Kirby doubles to center field. Bob Henke grounds out to the shortstop. Alex Alexander strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Mike Gehrig grounds out to the third baseman. Hersh Kreitz singles to left field. Fred Cheeves flies out to the right fielder. Hersh Kreitz is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Matt Cook grounds out to the third baseman. Dave Patterson singles to right field. Trevor Harman singles past the shortstop. Scott Upchurch singles to right field. Dave Patterson uses his aggressiveness and scores. Trevor Harman is thrown out trying to advance to third by the right fielder. Scott Upchurch steals second. Dave Dexter flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Lefty Cox pops out to the shortstop. Matt McWilliams flies out to the left fielder. Fred James flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Harry Wendell is pinch hitting for Bob Brynan. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Harry Wendell grounds out to the shortstop. Woody Kirby flies out to the center fielder. Bob Henke grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Billy Arntzen pitching. Rabbit Comellas strikes out. Jack Behney strikes out. Mike Paxton walks. Mike Gehrig grounds into a force play to the shortstop - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Mike Paxton is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Oakland Alex Alexander strikes out. Matt Cook walks. Dave Patterson grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Hersh Kreitz walks. Fred Cheeves flies out to the center fielder. Lefty Cox grounds into a force play to the third baseman. Hersh Kreitz is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Matt McWilliams pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Oakland Joe Naragon comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Trevor Harman walks. Scott Upchurch grounds out to the second baseman. Trevor Harman advances to second on the play. Dave Dexter strikes out. Denney Perdue is pinch hitting for Billy Arntzen. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Denney Perdue grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Oakland total runners left on base: 7 Washington total runners left on base: 6
Batting:2B - Woody Kirby (2).3B - Bob Henke (1).GIDP - Dave Patterson, Scott Upchurch. Baserunning: SB - Matt Cook (1), Scott Upchurch (7). Fielding: E - Dave Patterson.
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Tommy Bowlin did not respond to coaching in velocity Bob Jordan improves in arm John Hofmann improves in velocity Joe Lewis improves in control Manuel Rockenfield did not respond to coaching in arm Joe Lewis did not respond to coaching in control Al Ash did not respond to coaching in C
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B- Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Jim Wooten did not respond to coaching in control Mark Telford did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Joe King did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Jack Aleno improves in power_vs_lefty Charlie Beattie improves in contact_vs_lefty Charlie Beattie did not respond to coaching in range