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July 29, 2008

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 5 5 0
Athletics 2 6 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 5 5 0
Athletics 2 6 1

Bobby Crosby Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .247
OBP .333 .301
At Bats 3 373
Hits 1 92
• Singles 0 61
• Doubles 1 27
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 4
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 1 42

Joakim Soria Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 2 28
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McAfee Coliseum - July 29, 2008
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Strikeout
Joakim Soria
John Buck
Ross Gload
Mark Grudzielanek
Alex Gordon
Mike Aviles
David DeJesus
Mitch Maier
Mark Teahen
Bobby Crosby
Jack Hannahan

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 5 5 0 3
Oakland Athletics 2 6 1 6
Winning Pitcher Gil Meche
Losing Pitcher Greg Smith
Save Joakim Soria
Game Winning RBI Mike Aviles
Attendance 12,182
Time of Game 2 hours 25 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Crosby strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Hannahan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Ellis hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Joakim Soria now pitching. Cust strikes out.
Top 9 Buck strikes out.
Top 9 Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bankston scoops it up and throws to first, with DiNardo covering, for the out.
Top 9 Lenny DiNardo now pitching. Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez 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 8 Suzuki takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Ron Mahay now pitching. Sweeney 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 8 Maier strikes out.
Top 8 Grudzielanek is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wes Bankston now playing first base. Jack Hannahan now playing third base. Emil Brown now playing left field. Jerry Blevins now pitching. DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Patterson hits a popup towards short. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Emil Brown pinch hits for Brooks Conrad. Brown takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Meche fields it and throws to first for the out. Ellis scores. Hannahan moves to second.
Bottom 7 Hannahan hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Ellis moves to third.
Bottom 7 Ellis hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Ellis reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 David DeJesus now playing left field. Mitch Maier now playing center field. Mark Teahen now playing right field. Cust hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gload hits a fly ball into left field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Buck hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 7 Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hannahan fields it and throws to home to get Maier. Gordon moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 7 Gordon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Maier moves to third.
Top 7 Mitch Maier pinch runs for Jose Guillen. Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Guillen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 6 Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Sweeney strikes out.
Top 6 Grudzielanek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hannahan settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Aviles hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 DeJesus hits a line drive into left field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gload hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Patterson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Conrad strikes out.
Bottom 5 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Buck hits a ball on the ground towards third. Conrad fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hannahan strikes out.
Bottom 4 Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cust scores.
Bottom 4 Cust hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Cust reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez strikes out.
Bottom 4 Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Butler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Conrad fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Guillen strikes out.
Top 4 Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into left field. Patterson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aviles tags and scores.
Top 4 Aviles hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Gonzalez who is chasing the ball. Aviles reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Patterson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Conrad strikes out.
Bottom 3 Crosby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Teahen. Crosby reaches second base with a double.
Top 3 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Smith, and towards Ellis, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hannahan hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Cust takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez hits a line drive into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Teahen strikes out.
Top 2 Gordon strikes out.
Top 2 Butler takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Guillen strikes out.
Bottom 1 Suzuki hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Buck settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sweeney strikes out.
Bottom 1 Patterson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Smith fires to first and picks off DeJesus.
Top 1 Grudzielanek strikes out.
Top 1 Aviles hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.