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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 4, 2008
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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 4, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 4, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dana Eveland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brian Bannister |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: CB Bucknor 1B: Kevin Causey 2B: Joe West 3B: Ed Hickox |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ryan Sweeney | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Jack Cust | Left Fielder |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Jack Hannahan | Third Baseman |
| Aaron Cunningham | Right Fielder |
| Eric Patterson | Second Baseman |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Ryan Shealy | First Baseman |
| Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Esteban German | Left Fielder |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 4, 2008
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Bannister
Crosby strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Eveland
DeJesus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Eveland
Aviles hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Eveland
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Eveland
Butler strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Bannister
Cust hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Bannister
Suzuki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Bannister
Barton strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Bannister
Hannahan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Suzuki moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cunningham vs. Bannister
Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Eveland
Shealy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Eveland
Olivo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Eveland
Teahen strikes out. There goes Olivo. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Callaspo vs. Eveland
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Bannister
Patterson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Bannister
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Eveland
German hits a fly ball into right field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Eveland
DeJesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Eveland
Aviles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Guillen vs. Eveland
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeJesus moves to third. Aviles moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 123
Butler vs. Eveland
Butler hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Butler reaches second base with a double. DeJesus scores. Aviles scores. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Shealy vs. Eveland
There's a wild pitch. Guillen scores. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Shealy vs. Eveland
Shealy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Butler scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Eveland
Olivo hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Shealy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Eveland
Teahen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Patterson catches it and throws to second with Crosby covering, to double up Shealy. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Bannister
Cust hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Bannister
Suzuki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Bannister
Barton hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Bannister
Hannahan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Eveland
Callaspo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cunningham. Callaspo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
German vs. Eveland
German hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Eveland
Eveland fires to first and has German trapped. There's the throw to Crosby who tags German for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Eveland
DeJesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Aviles vs. Eveland
Aviles hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Bannister
Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Bannister
Patterson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles misplays the ball. That's an error on Aviles. Patterson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. Bannister
Crosby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Patterson scores. Sweeney moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cust vs. Bannister
Cust hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Cust reaches second base with a double. Sweeney scores. Crosby goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. Bannister
Suzuki hits a fly ball into left field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Eveland
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Eveland
Butler strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Eveland
Shealy strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Bannister
Barton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Bannister
Hannahan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Bannister
Cunningham hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guillen who is chasing the ball. Cunningham reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Patterson vs. Bannister
Patterson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shealy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sweeney for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Eveland
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Eveland
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Eveland
Callaspo hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Bannister
Crosby hits a fly ball into left field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Bannister
Cust hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
German vs. Street
Huston Street now pitching.
German hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Street
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Street
Aviles strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Ramirez
Barton bunts towards the mound. Ramirez fields it and throws to first for the out. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Hannahan vs. Ramirez
Hannahan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Ramirez
Cunningham is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Patterson vs. Ramirez
Patterson hits a popup towards short. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Street
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Street
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Butler for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Street
Shealy strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Soria
David DeJesus now playing right field. Joey Gathright now playing center field. Joakim Soria now pitching.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Soria
Crosby hits a line drive into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Soria
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Devine
Joey Devine now pitching.
Olivo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Devine
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Devine
Callaspo hits a fly ball into left field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Soria
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Soria
Suzuki hits a popup towards short. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Soria
Barton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Soria
The umpire calls a balk on Soria Barton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hannahan vs. Soria
Hannahan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Devine
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Crosby. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Devine
DeJesus bunts towards the mound. Devine fields it and throws to first for the out. German moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Aviles vs. Devine
Aviles is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gathright vs. Devine
Gathright hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. German scores. Aviles moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/2008, game 1 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Sweeney R, cf 5 1 0 0 DeJesus D, cf-rf 4 1 3 0
Crosby B, ss 5 1 1 1 Aviles M, ss 4 1 1 0
Sweeney M, dh 5 0 0 0 Guillen J, rf 4 1 1 0
Cust J, lf 5 0 1 2 Gathright J, cf 1 0 1 1
Suzuki K, c 4 0 2 0 Butler B, dh 4 1 1 2
Barton D, 1b 4 1 2 1 Shealy R, 1b 4 0 1 1
Hannahan J, 3b 5 0 1 0 Olivo M, c 4 0 2 0
Cunningham A, rf 3 0 1 0 Teahen M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Patterson E, 2b 3 1 1 0 Callaspo A, 2b 4 0 1 0
German E, lf 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 4 9 4 37 5 12 4
Oakland 000 031 000 0 -- 4
Kansas City 004 000 000 1 -- 5
1 out when winning run was scored.
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Eveland D 6.0 10 4 4 0 5
Street H 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
Devine J (L) 1.1 1 1 0 1 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister B 7.0 7 4 1 2 3
Ramirez R 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Soria J (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Aviles M, Crosby B
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Oakland 9, Kansas City 6
2B -- Butler B, Callaspo A, Cust J
3B -- Cunningham A
HR -- Barton D
SB -- Olivo M
CS -- German E
SH -- Barton D, DeJesus D
WP -- Eveland D
Balk -- Soria J
T -- 2:40
A -- 0
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