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Royals
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
July 30, 2008
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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 July 30, 2008 at McAfee Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | July 30, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 30, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Bannister |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sean Gallagher |
| Ballpark | McAfee Coliseum |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 26,272 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Montague 1B: Jim Wolf 2B: Phil Cuzzi 3B: Brian Knight |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Aviles | Second Baseman |
| Mitch Maier | Center Fielder |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Mark Teahen | Left Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ryan Sweeney | Right Fielder |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Jack Cust | DH |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Jack Hannahan | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Wes Bankston | First Baseman |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
July 30, 2008
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Gallagher
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Gallagher
Maier strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gallagher
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Gallagher
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gallagher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Bannister
Suzuki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Bannister
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cust vs. Bannister
Cust takes first base on ball four. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Bannister
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Gallagher
Teahen hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gallagher
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Gallagher
Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Bannister
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Bannister
Hannahan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ellis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosby vs. Bannister
Crosby hits a popup beyond second. Aviles can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Ellis scores. Hannahan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Bankston vs. Bannister
Bankston strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hannahan scores. Crosby moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Suzuki vs. Bannister
Suzuki hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gload settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Gonzalez vs. Bannister
Gonzalez hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Gallagher
Olivo hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Olivo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Pena vs. Gallagher
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Aviles vs. Gallagher
Aviles hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Aviles reaches second base with a double. Olivo scores. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Maier vs. Gallagher
Maier hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sweeney throws the ball in to Crosby who tags Maier trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Aviles scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gallagher
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Gallagher
Guillen hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Bannister
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bannister
Brown hits a popup in front of the plate. Olivo can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Bannister
Ellis hits a popup towards short. Pena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Bannister
Hannahan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Crosby vs. Bannister
Crosby strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Gallagher
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bankston scoops it up and throws to first, with Gallagher covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gallagher
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bankston scoops it up and throws to first, with Gallagher covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Gallagher
Gload hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez 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: ---
Bankston vs. Bannister
Bankston hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Bannister
Suzuki hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Bannister
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Gallagher
Olivo strikes out. Suzuki drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Olivo out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Gallagher
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Gallagher
Aviles hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Bannister
Cust takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bannister
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Bannister
Ellis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cust moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Hannahan vs. Bannister
Hannahan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields it and throws to second for the out. Cust moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1-3
Crosby vs. Bannister
Crosby takes first base on ball four. Hannahan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Bankston vs. Bannister
Bankston hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Gallagher
Maier hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Gallagher
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Maier moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Gallagher
Guillen hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Maier scores. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Ziegler
Brad Ziegler now pitching.
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Ziegler
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Ramirez
Horacio Ramirez now pitching.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops it up and throws to first, with Ramirez covering, for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Ramirez
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Ramirez
Gonzalez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cust vs. Ramirez
Cust hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Gonzalez trying to get to home. Guillen throws the ball in to Aviles who relays the ball to Olivo, who tags Gonzalez, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Ziegler
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Ziegler
Olivo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Ziegler
Pena hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ziegler fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Ramirez
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Nunez
Leo Nunez now pitching.
Ellis hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Nunez
The ball gets by Olivo for a passed ball. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hannahan vs. Nunez
Hannahan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. Nunez
Crosby hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Brown scores. Hannahan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bankston vs. Nunez
Bankston hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Mahay
Ron Mahay now pitching.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Crosby moves to second. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Ziegler
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maier vs. Ziegler
Maier bunts towards the mound. Ziegler fields it and throws to first for the out. Aviles moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Ziegler
Gordon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Ziegler
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Mahay
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Mahay
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Mahay
Cust hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Aviles fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Ramirez
Rajai Davis pinch runs for Jack Cust. Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
There goes Davis. The throw from Olivo and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Ramirez
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Street
Huston Street now pitching.
Teahen hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Street
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gload vs. Street
Gload strikes out. There goes Teahen. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Olivo vs. Street
Olivo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Ramirez
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Ramirez
Hannahan strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Ramirez
Crosby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Bankston vs. Ramirez
There goes Crosby. The throw from Olivo and he is safe. Crosby steals second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bankston vs. Ramirez
Bankston hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Street
Esteban German pinch hits for Tony Pena.
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Street
Aviles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Aviles reaches second base with a double. German moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Maier vs. Street
Maier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Suzuki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Street
Gordon is walked intentionally. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Guillen vs. Street
Guillen hits a line drive into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. German tags and scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Blevins
Jerry Blevins now pitching.
Teahen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Soria
Mike Aviles now playing shortstop. David DeJesus now playing left field. Mark Teahen now playing right field. Esteban German now playing second ba
Sweeney hits a line drive towards short. Aviles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Soria
Suzuki hits a popup towards first. Gload settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Soria
Gonzalez hits a line drive towards short. Aviles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/30/2008 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Aviles M, 2b-ss 5 1 3 1 Sweeney R, rf 6 0 1 1
Maier M, cf 4 1 2 1 Suzuki K, c 5 0 1 0
Gordon A, 3b 0 0 0 0 Gonzalez C, cf 6 0 1 0
Guillen J, rf 4 0 1 2 Cust J, dh 3 0 2 0
DeJesus D, lf 0 0 0 0 Davis R, pr 0 0 0 0
Teahen M, lf-rf 5 0 1 0 Brown E, lf 5 1 2 0
Butler B, dh 4 0 0 0 Ellis M, 2b 5 1 2 0
Gload R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hannahan J, 3b 4 1 2 0
Olivo M, c 4 1 2 0 Crosby B, ss 3 0 2 2
Pena T, ss 3 0 0 0 Bankston W, 1b 5 0 0 0
German E, ph-2b 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 9 4 42 3 13 3
Kansas City 002 001 000 1 -- 4
Oakland 020 000 100 0 -- 3
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister B 5.0 8 2 2 4 7
Ramirez H* 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Nunez L 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
Mahay R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Ramirez R (W) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
Soria J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Gallagher S+ 5.0 5 3 3 3 4
Ziegler B 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
Street H (L) 1.2 2 1 1 2 2
Blevins J 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
DP -- Oakland 3
LOB -- Kansas City 7, Oakland 15
2B -- Olivo M, Aviles M 2
SB -- Davis R, Teahen M, Crosby B
SH -- Maier M
SF -- Guillen J
PB -- Olivo M
T -- 3:16
A -- 26272
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