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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 6, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 6, 1997 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 6, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 6, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andrew Lorraine |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Kevin Appier |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 18,853 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Rocky Roe 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Dave Phillips |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason McDonald | Center Fielder |
| Dave Magadan | DH |
| Ben Grieve | Right Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | Left Fielder |
| Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
| Brent Mayne | Catcher |
| Mark Bellhorn | Third Baseman |
| Scott Spiezio | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
| Art Howe | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | Second Baseman |
| Rod Myers | Center Fielder |
| Jay Bell | Third Baseman |
| Chili Davis | DH |
| Jeff King | First Baseman |
| Yamil Benitez | Left Fielder |
| Jermaine Dye | Right Fielder |
| Mike Macfarlane | Catcher |
| Felix Martinez | Shortstop |
| Tony Muser | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 6, 1997
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Appier
McDonald bunts towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Appier
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Appier
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Lorraine
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lorraine
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lorraine
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Bell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Lorraine
Davis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Bell trying to get to home. Stairs throws the ball in to Mayne who tags Bell, who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Appier
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Appier
Giambi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. Giambi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Mayne vs. Appier
Mayne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Giambi scores. Mayne moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Bellhorn vs. Appier
Bellhorn strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Appier
Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Lorraine
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Benitez vs. Lorraine
Benitez hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Lorraine
Dye takes first base on ball four. King moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. Lorraine
Macfarlane hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mayne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Martinez vs. Lorraine
Martinez takes first base on ball four. King moves to third. Dye moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Offerman vs. Lorraine
Offerman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Appier
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McDonald vs. Appier
McDonald hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Magadan vs. Appier
Magadan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDonald moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Grieve vs. Appier
Grieve takes first base on ball four. Magadan moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Stairs vs. Appier
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Giambi vs. Appier
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lorraine
Myers hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lorraine
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lorraine
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Lorraine
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Benitez vs. Lorraine
Benitez hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Appier
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Appier
Bellhorn hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Myers. Bellhorn reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Appier
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bellhorn moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Tejada vs. Appier
Tejada hits a popup beyond short. Martinez can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. Bellhorn scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Appier
McDonald hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Tejada moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Magadan vs. Appier
Magadan hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Magadan reaches second base with a double. Tejada scores. McDonald goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Grieve vs. Appier
Grieve hits a line drive towards short. Martinez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Lorraine
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macfarlane vs. Lorraine
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bellhorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Lorraine
Martinez hits a line drive into left field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Appier
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Appier
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Appier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Appier
Mayne hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Myers. Mayne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bellhorn vs. Appier
Bellhorn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Spiezio vs. Appier
Spiezio hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Spiezio reaches second base with a double. Mayne scores. Bellhorn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Tejada vs. Appier
Tejada hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Spiezio scores. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McDonald vs. Walker
Jamie Walker now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Tejada moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McDonald vs. Walker
McDonald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Magadan vs. Walker
Magadan hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Lorraine
Offerman hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lorraine
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Lorraine
Bell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McDonald. Bell reaches second base with a double. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Lorraine
Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
King vs. Lorraine
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Benitez vs. Lorraine
Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Walker
Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Walker
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Walker
Giambi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Lorraine
Dye hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Lorraine
Macfarlane hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Martinez vs. Lorraine
Martinez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Lorraine
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lorraine
Myers hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mayne vs. Walker
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bellhorn vs. Walker
Bellhorn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Walker
Spiezio hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Walker
Tejada hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Bones
Ricky Bones now pitching.
McDonald hits a line drive towards third. Bell catches it and throws to first to double up Tejada. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Wengert
Don Wengert now pitching. Scott Brosius now playing third base.
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Wengert
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Wengert covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Wengert
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Magadan vs. Bones
Magadan hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Bones covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Bones
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Bones
Stairs hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops it up and throws to first, with Bones covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Wengert
Jason McDonald now playing left field. Ernie Young now playing center field.
Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Wengert covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Wengert
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Macfarlane vs. Wengert
Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Brosius. Dye moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martinez vs. Wengert
Andy Stewart pinch runs for Mike Macfarlane.
Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Bones
Andy Stewart now catching.
Giambi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Mayne vs. Bones
Mayne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Martinez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Bones
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Wengert
Offerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Wengert
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Wengert
Bell hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Wengert
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
King vs. Wengert
King hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Myers tags and scores. Bell tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Benitez vs. Wengert
Benitez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mayne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/6/1997 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
McDonald J, cf-lf 4 1 2 0 Offerman J, 2b 5 0 1 0
Magadan D, dh 5 0 2 2 Myers R, cf 5 1 1 0
Grieve B, rf 4 0 0 0 Bell J, 3b 5 0 3 0
Stairs M, lf 5 0 0 0 Davis C, dh 4 0 2 0
Young E, cf 0 0 0 0 King J, 1b 2 0 1 1
Giambi J, 1b 5 1 2 0 Benitez Y, lf 5 0 0 0
Mayne B, c 5 1 2 1 Dye J, rf 3 1 2 0
Bellhorn M, 3b 3 3 2 0 Macfarlane M, c 4 1 2 2
Brosius S, 3b 1 0 0 0 Stewart A, pr-c 0 0 0 0
Spiezio S, 2b 4 2 2 4 Martinez F, ss 3 0 0 0
Tejada M, ss 4 1 3 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 9 15 9 36 3 12 3
Oakland 010 330 200 -- 9
Kansas City 000 002 001 -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Lorraine A (W) 6.0 8 2 2 4 2
Wengert D (S) 3.0 4 1 1 1 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Appier K (L) 4.2 11 7 7 2 2
Walker J 1.2 3 2 2 1 2
Bones R 2.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Brosius S
DP -- Oakland 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Oakland 7, Kansas City 12
2B -- Bell J 3, Giambi J, Bellhorn M, Magadan D, Mayne B, Spiezio S, Tejada M
HR -- Macfarlane M, Spiezio S
SF -- King J
WP -- Walker J
T -- 3:00
A -- 18853
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