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May 31, 2006

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Top 9 R H E
Royals 0 5 0
Athletics 7 8 0
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Royals 0 5 0
Athletics 7 8 0

Shane Costa Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .280
OBP .333 .318
At Bats 3 100
Hits 1 28
• Singles 1 18
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 0 3
RBI’s 0 11

Joe Blanton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
4 5 0
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McAfee Coliseum - May 31, 2006
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Out
Joe Blanton
Jason Kendall
Dan Johnson
Marco Scutaro
Eric Chavez
Bobby Crosby
Nick Swisher
Mark Kotsay
Jay Payton
Shane Costa

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 0 5 0 6
Oakland Athletics 7 8 0 5
Winning Pitcher Joe Blanton
Losing Pitcher Scott Elarton
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Frank Thomas
Attendance 25,181
Time of Game 2 hours 7 minutes
View Box Score
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Costa hits a fly ball into right field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Graffanino hits a fly ball into right field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stairs strikes out.
Bottom 8 Scutaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Kendall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 8 Johnson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Payton hits a line drive into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Crosby hits a fly ball into right field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Grudzielanek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Swisher. Grudzielanek reaches second base with a double.
Top 8 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 German hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Thomas hits a popup towards first. Stairs settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Joel Peralta now pitching. Chavez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Costa who is chasing the ball. Chavez reaches third base with a triple. Kotsay scores. Swisher goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 7 Swisher takes first base on ball four. Kotsay moves to second.
Bottom 7 Kotsay takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Scutaro strikes out.
Bottom 7 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scutaro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Berroa takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Costa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Costa for the out.
Top 7 Graffanino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scutaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Payton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. Crosby moves to second.
Bottom 6 Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second.
Bottom 6 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Chavez strikes out.
Top 6 Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Brown strikes out.
Top 6 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grudzielanek for the out.
Bottom 5 Swisher strikes out.
Bottom 5 Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Scutaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scutaro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 5 German takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Bako strikes out.
Bottom 4 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Payton hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Crosby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Costa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Graffanino strikes out.
Bottom 3 Thomas strikes out.
Bottom 3 Chavez strikes out.
Bottom 3 Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Stairs hits a line drive into right field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. DeJesus moves to third. Grudzielanek moves to second.
Top 3 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeJesus moves to second.
Top 3 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 German hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Kotsay hits a popup, foul, towards third. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Scutaro strikes out.
Bottom 2 Kendall takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second.
Bottom 2 Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Payton hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bako hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bako for the out.
Top 2 Berroa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Costa moves to second.
Top 2 Costa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 2 Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Stairs hits a fly ball into right field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Chavez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Kotsay hits a fly ball into right field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Grudzielanek strikes out.
Top 1 DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.