Win: Frank Williams (2-1) Loss: Jeff Turner (1-8)
Save: John Ricci (28)
Inning: 1 Washington Jesus Hill pitching. Joe Garcia strikes out. Elbie Cox doubles to right field. Aurelio Miller singles to center field. Elbie Cox scores. Aurelio Miller steals second. Johnny Schmidt grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Aurelio Miller advances to third on the play. Jerald Griffin flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 1 Oakland Junior Dauss pitching. Jonah Shinault grounds out to the shortstop. Jim Causey pops out to the shortstop. Mike Sheridan grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Washington Ben Stillwell singles to left field. Bubba Smith flies out to the right fielder. Gene Key grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Ben Stillwell advances to second on the play. Junior Dauss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Oakland Scott Fitzgerald pops out to the first baseman. Lefty Dixon singles to center field. Bobby Helton hits a home run. Lefty Dixon scores. Phil Swander flies out to the right fielder. Spike Malone flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Joe Garcia grounds out to the second baseman. Elbie Cox lines out to the shortstop. Aurelio Miller hits a home run. Johnny Schmidt grounds out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland Jesus Hill grounds out to the shortstop. Jonah Shinault hits an infield single to the second baseman. Jonah Shinault steals second. Jim Causey hits a home run. Jonah Shinault scores. Mike Sheridan doubles to center field. Scott Fitzgerald doubles to left field. Mike Sheridan scores. Jeff Turner comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Dixon grounds out to the third baseman. Bobby Helton pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Jerald Griffin singles to left field. Ben Stillwell singles to center field. Bubba Smith grounds into a force play to the second baseman - great play by the second baseman to prevent a single! Ben Stillwell is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Gene Key singles to center field. Jerald Griffin scores. Bubba Smith advances to third on the hit. Jeff Turner strikes out. Gene Key steals second. Joe Garcia doubles to center field. Bubba Smith scores. Gene Key scores. Frank Williams comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Elbie Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Phil Swander strikes out. Spike Malone walks. Frank Williams lays a bunt down the first base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jonah Shinault strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Aurelio Miller strikes out. Johnny Schmidt flies out to the center fielder. Jerald Griffin flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Jim Causey grounds out to the shortstop. Mike Sheridan bunts for a base hit. Scott Fitzgerald hits a home run. Mike Sheridan scores. Ryan Grigsby comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Lefty Dixon strikes out. Bobby Helton singles to center field. Phil Swander flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Washington Ben Stillwell flies out to the left fielder. Bubba Smith strikes out. Gene Key grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Spike Malone singles past the shortstop. Frank Williams lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Jonah Shinault doubles to center field. Spike Malone scores. Jim Causey flies out to the right fielder. Jonah Shinault is out trying to steal third. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Hal Graham is pinch hitting for Ryan Grigsby. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Hal Graham flies out to the right fielder. Joe Garcia flies out to the left fielder. Elbie Cox grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Oakland Baldy Solomon pitching. Mike Sheridan flies out to the left fielder. Scott Fitzgerald grounds out to the third baseman. Lefty Dixon strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Aurelio Miller flies out to the left fielder. Johnny Schmidt walks. Johnny Schmidt is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Jerald Griffin grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Bobby Helton doubles to center field. Phil Swander singles to left field. Bobby Helton is thrown out at the plate by the left fielder. Spike Malone flies out to the center fielder. Daisuke Yamanaka is pinch hitting for Frank Williams. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 8 inning. Phil Swander is out trying to steal second (2B covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Washington John Ricci pitching. Ben Stillwell singles past the first baseman. Bubba Smith flies out to the left fielder. Gene Key singles to left field. Ben Stillwell advances to third on the hit. Joe Dempster is pinch hitting for Baldy Solomon. Pinch hitting for the pitcher because it is the last at bat. Gene Key steals second. Joe Dempster flies out to the center fielder. Joe Garcia grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 2 Washington total runners left on base: 5 Oakland total runners left on base: 3
Game Notes Jesus Hill is injured and is expected to be out 17 days.
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Sal Bellinger improves in speed Dave Hamner improves in range Pete Fischer did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_lefty Stan Price improves in velocity
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B Improvements: Bob Gallagher did not respond to coaching in velocity Bill Williams did not respond to coaching in velocity Vern Duncan did not respond to coaching in arm John Distefano did not respond to coaching in control