Win: Rod Branch (9-14) Loss: Hal Birdseye (12-6)
Save: A.J. Dell (15)
Inning: 1 Oakland Hal Birdseye pitching. John Marentette flies out to the right fielder. Armando Knauss strikes out. Dick Eddy grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 1 Washington Rod Branch pitching. Harry Burns strikes out. Wayne David grounds out to the pitcher - great play by the pitcher to prevent a single! Zachary Smith strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Oakland Bruce Asadoor doubles to center field. Rick Cooney singles to right field. Bruce Asadoor scores. Enrique Reed singles to center field. Rick Cooney advances to third on the hit. Shinichi Yano grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Rick Cooney scores. Angel Powell singles to center field. Rod Branch flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Washington Rollo Larson pops out to the second baseman. Jerry Seinfeld flies out to the center fielder. Jason Mendoza pops out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Oakland John Marentette pops out to the second baseman. Armando Knauss strikes out. Dick Eddy grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Washington Ross Geller pops out to the second baseman. Gomez Adams singles to right field. Hal Birdseye lays a bunt down the third base line. He is thrown out at first with the second baseman covering the bag. Runners advance. Harry Burns strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Oakland Bruce Asadoor walks. Rick Cooney pops out to the first baseman. Bruce Asadoor steals second. Enrique Reed strikes out. Shinichi Yano strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Washington Wayne David singles to right field. Zachary Smith grounds into a 5-4-3 double play. Rollo Larson strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Oakland Angel Powell walks. Rod Branch lays down a bunt. The catcher fields the ball, throws to second for the force out, on to first for the 2-6-4 double play (2B covering 1st). John Marentette doubles to left field. Armando Knauss strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 5 Washington Jerry Seinfeld grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Jason Mendoza grounds out to the pitcher. Ross Geller grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Oakland Dick Eddy strikes out. Bruce Asadoor walks. Rick Cooney flies out to the center fielder. Bruce Asadoor is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 6 Washington Gomez Adams grounds out to the second baseman. Hal Birdseye walks. Harry Burns strikes out. Wayne David walks. Zachary Smith flies out to the left fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 7 Oakland Enrique Reed grounds out to the second baseman. Shinichi Yano grounds out to the shortstop. Angel Powell grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Washington Rollo Larson hits a home run. Jerry Seinfeld flies out to the left fielder. Jason Mendoza flies out to the center fielder. Ross Geller pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Oakland Rod Branch strikes out. John Marentette strikes out. Armando Knauss strikes out. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Washington Gomez Adams singles to right field. Chidi Anagonye is pinch hitting for Hal Birdseye. Pinch hitter brought in for the pitcher for Offensive reasons. Chidi Anagonye flies out to the right fielder. Harry Burns grounds into a force play to the first baseman. Gomez Adams is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Wayne David walks. Zachary Smith flies out to the center fielder. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 9 Oakland Cosmo Kramer pitching. Dick Eddy grounds out to the catcher. Bruce Asadoor reached on a fielding error by Cosmo Kramer. Rick Cooney strikes out. Enrique Reed grounds into a force play to the second baseman. Bruce Asadoor is out at second base with the shortstop covering the bag. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 9 Washington A.J. Dell comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Rollo Larson grounds out to the shortstop. Jerry Seinfeld strikes out. Jason Mendoza pops out to the third baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Oakland total runners LOB: 4 Washington total runners LOB: 5
Oakland Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: B Batter Mentor Grade: B+ Improvements: Takahiro Okuda did not respond to coaching in arm Mike Garcia did not respond to coaching in speed Giichiro Iwasaki did not respond to coaching in control Joe Whitehouse did not respond to coaching in speed Jarrod Smith did not respond to coaching in arm Wataru Kamata did not respond to coaching in speed
Washington Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: B- RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Ray Akers improves in power_vs_lefty Maxwell Smart improves in contact_vs_lefty Herman Munster improves in power_vs_righty Don West did not respond to coaching in control Nellie White improves in contact_vs_lefty Pat McDonald did not respond to coaching in velocity Nellie White did not respond to coaching in 1B