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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 18, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on September 18, 1988 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 18, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 18, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bret Saberhagen |
Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Young |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 35,515 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Larry Barnett |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Gary Thurman | Center Fielder |
Kevin Seitzer | Third Baseman |
George Brett | First Baseman |
Pat Tabler | Right Fielder |
Frank White | Second Baseman |
Luis de los Santos | DH |
Bill Pecota | Left Fielder |
Brad Wellman | Shortstop |
Larry Owen | Catcher |
John Wathan | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
Stan Javier | Right Fielder |
Jose Canseco | DH |
Terry Steinbach | Catcher |
Dave Henderson | Center Fielder |
Doug Jennings | First Baseman |
Tony Phillips | Third Baseman |
Walt Weiss | Shortstop |
Mike Gallego | Second Baseman |
Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 18, 1988
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Young
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Seitzer vs. Young
There goes Thurman. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Thurman steals second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Seitzer vs. Young
Seitzer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Tabler vs. Young
Tabler is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
White vs. Young
White hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Javier vs. Saberhagen
Javier hits a fly ball into center field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Saberhagen
Steinbach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wellman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Saberhagen
Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jennings for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
de los Santos vs. Young
de los Santos hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Young
Pecota hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wellman vs. Young
Wellman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Young
Owen hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Pecota moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Thurman vs. Young
Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jennings scoops it up and throws to first, with Young covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Saberhagen
Jim Eisenreich now playing right field.
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Saberhagen
Gallego hits a line drive into left field. Pecota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Young
Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Henderson. Brett reaches second base with a double. Seitzer goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Eisenreich vs. Young
Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
White vs. Young
White hits a line drive into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brett moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
de los Santos vs. Young
de los Santos hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Javier who is chasing the ball. de los Santos reaches third base with a triple. Brett scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Pecota vs. Young
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gallego scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Saberhagen
Javier hits a fly ball into left field. Pecota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Young
Wellman hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Young
Owen hits a popup towards short. Weiss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Young
Thurman hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Saberhagen
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson hits a popup towards short. Wellman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Saberhagen
Jennings hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pecota. Jennings reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Phillips vs. Saberhagen
Phillips hits a popup towards short. Wellman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Young
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Young
Eisenreich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Weiss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gallego vs. Saberhagen
Gallego bunts towards first. Brett scoops it up and throws to first, with White covering, for the out. Weiss moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Saberhagen
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
White vs. Young
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
de los Santos vs. Young
de los Santos hits a fly ball into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pecota vs. Young
Pecota hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. White moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Wellman vs. Young
Wellman hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gallego scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Saberhagen
Steinbach is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Jennings vs. Saberhagen
Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jennings for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Young
Owen hits a line drive into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thurman vs. Young
Thurman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Young
Seitzer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Young
Brett hits a line drive into right field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Saberhagen
Phillips strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Saberhagen
Weiss strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Saberhagen
Gallego strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Eisenreich vs. Young
Eisenreich hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
White vs. Young
White takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
de los Santos vs. Young
de los Santos hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Saberhagen
Polonia bunts towards the right side of the infield. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Javier vs. Saberhagen
Javier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Canseco vs. Saberhagen
Canseco hits a popup towards first. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Cadaret
Greg Cadaret now pitching.
Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cadaret fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Cadaret
Wellman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Cadaret
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Cadaret
Thurman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Saberhagen
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Henderson vs. Saberhagen
Henderson hits a popup towards first. Brett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jennings vs. Saberhagen
Jennings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jennings for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Seitzer vs. Cadaret
Seitzer hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Brett vs. Cadaret
Brett hits a line drive into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Tartabull vs. Cadaret
Danny Tartabull pinch hits for Jim Eisenreich.
Tartabull hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Cadaret
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Weiss fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Farr
Bo Jackson now playing right field. Steve Farr now pitching.
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brett fields the ball and throws to Farr covering. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiss vs. Farr
There goes Phillips. The throw from Owen and he is out, Wellman applying the tag. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Weiss vs. Farr
Weiss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gallego vs. Farr
Gallego hits a fly ball into center field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
de los Santos vs. Cadaret
de los Santos strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pecota vs. Cadaret
Pecota hits a line drive into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wellman vs. Cadaret
Wellman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Buckner vs. Cadaret
Bill Buckner pinch hits for Larry Owen.
Buckner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Phillips settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Farr
Jamie Quirk now catching.
Polonia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pecota. Polonia reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Javier vs. Farr
Javier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Canseco vs. Farr
Canseco hits a fly ball into left field. Pecota settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Polonia moves to third. Javier moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Steinbach vs. Farr
Steinbach is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 123
Henderson vs. Farr
Henderson takes first base on ball four. Polonia scores. Javier moves to third. Steinbach moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/18/1988 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Thurman G, cf 5 0 1 0 Polonia L, lf 4 2 1 0 Seitzer K, 3b 4 1 2 0 Javier S, rf 4 0 0 0 Brett G, 1b 5 1 1 1 Canseco J, dh 5 1 1 2 Tabler P, rf 0 0 0 0 Steinbach T, c 2 0 0 0 Eisenreich J, rf 3 0 0 0 Henderson D, cf 4 0 0 1 Tartabull D, ph 1 0 0 0 Jennings D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Jackson B, rf 0 0 0 0 Phillips T, 3b 4 0 1 0 White F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Weiss W, ss 4 0 1 0 de los Santos L, dh 5 0 1 1 Gallego M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Pecota B, lf 5 0 2 0 Wellman B, ss 5 0 1 0 Owen L, c 3 0 1 0 Buckner B, ph 1 0 0 0 Quirk J, c 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 2 10 2 34 3 5 3 Kansas City 002 000 000 00 -- 2 Oakland 200 000 000 01 -- 3 1 out when winning run was scored. Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Saberhagen B 9.0 3 2 2 2 9 Farr S (L) 1.1 2 1 1 3 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Young C 8.0 8 2 2 2 4 Cadaret G (W) 3.0 2 0 0 1 3 DP -- Oakland 2 LOB -- Kansas City 10, Oakland 7 2B -- Brett G, Jennings D, Polonia L 3B -- de los Santos L HR -- Canseco J SB -- Thurman G CS -- Phillips T SH -- Gallego M HBP -- by Young C (Tabler P), by Saberhagen B (Steinbach T) T -- 3:05 A -- 35515
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