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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 6, 2011
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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 6, 2011 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | September 6, 2011 |
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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 6, 2011 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny Duffy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Gio Gonzalez |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 12,064 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bob Davidson 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt 2B: Brian Knight 3B: Jerry Layne |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Alex Gordon | Left Fielder |
Melky Cabrera | Center Fielder |
Billy Butler | DH |
Eric Hosmer | First Baseman |
Jeff Francoeur | Right Fielder |
Johnny Giavotella | Second Baseman |
Salvador Perez | Catcher |
Yamaico Navarro | Third Baseman |
Alcides Escobar | Shortstop |
Ned Yost | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jemile Weeks | Second Baseman |
Cliff Pennington | Shortstop |
Hideki Matsui | DH |
Josh Willingham | Left Fielder |
Scott Sizemore | Third Baseman |
Brandon Allen | First Baseman |
Michael Taylor | Right Fielder |
Ryan Sweeney | Center Fielder |
Anthony Recker | Catcher |
Bob Melvin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
September 6, 2011
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gonzalez
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Willingham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Gonzalez
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sizemore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gonzalez
Butler strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Weeks vs. Duffy
Weeks strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Duffy
Pennington bunts towards the mound. Duffy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Duffy
Matsui hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Willingham vs. Duffy
Willingham hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Gonzalez
Hosmer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Gonzalez
Francoeur hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giavotella vs. Gonzalez
Giavotella hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Gonzalez
Perez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Giavotella moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Navarro vs. Gonzalez
Navarro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Giavotella moves to third. Perez moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Escobar vs. Gonzalez
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Giavotella scores. Perez moves to third. Navarro moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Gonzalez
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gordon for the out. Perez scores. Navarro moves to third. Escobar moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Cabrera vs. Gonzalez
Cabrera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Butler vs. Gonzalez
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Hosmer vs. Gonzalez
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Weeks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Duffy
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duffy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Duffy
Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Duffy
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Francoeur settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Gonzalez
Francoeur hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Giavotella vs. Gonzalez
Giavotella strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Gonzalez
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sizemore fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Navarro vs. Gonzalez
Navarro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Duffy
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Recker vs. Duffy
Recker takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Weeks vs. Duffy
Weeks hits a ball on the ground into center field, out of the reach of Cabrera. Weeks reaches second base with a double. Sweeney scores. Recker moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Pennington vs. Duffy
Pennington hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Recker scores. Weeks moves to third. Pennington moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Matsui vs. Duffy
Matsui hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Willingham vs. Duffy
Willingham strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Sizemore vs. Duffy
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Navarro fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Gonzalez
Escobar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sizemore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gonzalez
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Gonzalez
Cabrera hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Duffy
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Duffy
Taylor hits a popup towards short. Escobar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Duffy
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gonzalez
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Gonzalez
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Francoeur vs. Gonzalez
Francoeur hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hosmer moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Giavotella vs. Gonzalez
There goes Hosmer. The throw from Recker and he is safe. Hosmer steals third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Giavotella vs. Gonzalez
Giavotella hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sizemore fields it and throws to first for the out. Hosmer scores. Francoeur moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Gonzalez
Perez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Taylor. Perez reaches second base with a double. Francoeur scores. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Navarro vs. Gonzalez
Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pennington. Perez moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Escobar vs. Gonzalez
Escobar takes first base on ball four. Navarro moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 6 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Gonzalez
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Perez scores. Navarro moves to third. Escobar moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Cabrera vs. Gonzalez
Cabrera hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Recker vs. Duffy
Recker hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Weeks vs. Duffy
Weeks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Duffy
Pennington strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Carignan
Andrew Carignan now pitching.
Butler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hosmer vs. Carignan
Hosmer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Recker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Francoeur vs. Carignan
Francoeur strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Giavotella vs. Carignan
Giavotella hits a fly ball into right field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Duffy
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Duffy
Willingham hits a fly ball into center field. Cabrera settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Duffy
Sizemore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duffy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Carignan
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Navarro vs. Carignan
Navarro strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Escobar vs. Carignan
Escobar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Allen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Duffy
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Duffy
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Duffy
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Taylor moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Recker vs. Wood
Blake Wood now pitching.
Recker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Weeks vs. Wood
Weeks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Navarro fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Taylor scores. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pennington vs. Wood
Pennington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Blevins
Jerry Blevins now pitching.
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Weeks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Blevins
Cabrera hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Recker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Blevins
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Wood
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Escobar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Willingham vs. Wood
Willingham strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sizemore vs. Wood
Sizemore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hosmer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Blevins
Hosmer strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Francoeur vs. Blevins
Francoeur hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Giavotella vs. Blevins
There goes Francoeur. The throw from Recker and he is safe. Francoeur steals second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Giavotella vs. Blevins
Giavotella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Weeks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Perez vs. Blevins
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Wood
Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Wood
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Sweeney strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Recker vs. Soria
Recker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Weeks vs. Soria
Weeks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Allen moves to third. Taylor moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 123
Pennington vs. Soria
Pennington takes first base on ball four. Allen scores. Taylor moves to third. Weeks moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 7 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Matsui vs. Soria
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Giavotella scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/6/2011 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N) Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Gordon A, lf 4 0 0 2 Weeks J, 2b 5 0 3 2 Cabrera M, cf 5 0 0 0 Pennington C, ss 4 0 1 2 Butler B, dh 4 0 1 0 Matsui H, dh 5 0 1 0 Hosmer E, 1b 5 2 2 1 Willingham J, lf 4 0 0 0 Francoeur J, rf 5 2 3 1 Sizemore S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Giavotella J, 2b 5 1 1 1 Allen B, 1b 3 1 0 0 Perez S, c 5 2 3 1 Taylor M, rf 3 1 1 0 Navarro Y, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sweeney R, cf 3 1 1 0 Escobar A, ss 3 0 1 1 Recker A, c 3 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 7 12 7 34 4 7 4 Kansas City 040 030 000 -- 7 Oakland 002 000 101 -- 4 Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO Duffy D (W) 6.1 4 3 3 3 4 Wood B* 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 Soria J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Gonzalez G (L) 5.0 10 7 6 3 4 Carignan A 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 Blevins J 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 9th E -- Pennington C LOB -- Kansas City 9, Oakland 8 2B -- Weeks J, Perez S HR -- Hosmer E, Francoeur J SB -- Hosmer E, Francoeur J T -- 3:06 A -- 12064
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