Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 5, 1997
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Rusch
Tejada hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Rusch
Spiezio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Rusch
Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Stairs vs. Rusch
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Lesher vs. Rusch
Lesher takes first base on ball four. Spiezio moves to third. Grieve moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Giambi vs. Rusch
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Halter 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: 2-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Oquist
Myers hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Oquist
Halter hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Halter reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Oquist
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Oquist
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
King vs. Oquist
King hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Oquist
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brosius vs. Rusch
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Rusch
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Molina vs. Rusch
Molina hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cooper fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Rusch
Tejada hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Oquist
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Oquist
Benitez hits a fly ball into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Oquist
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Oquist
Myers hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Grieve. Myers reaches second base with a double. Sweeney goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Halter vs. Oquist
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Rusch
Spiezio hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Grieve vs. Rusch
Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Rusch
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lesher vs. Rusch
Lesher hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Rusch
Giambi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Benitez. Giambi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Brosius vs. Rusch
Brosius hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brosius for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Oquist
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Oquist
Davis hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Oquist
King strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Rusch
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Rusch
Molina hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Tejada vs. Rusch
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Rusch
Spiezio takes first base on ball four. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Grieve vs. Rusch
Grieve strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Oquist
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Oquist
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Oquist
Benitez hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Oquist
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Rusch
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lesher vs. Rusch
Lesher hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Rusch
Giambi hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Lesher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Brosius vs. Rusch
Brosius hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lesher scores. Giambi moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Rusch
Young strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Molina vs. Rusch
Molina hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Giambi scores. Brosius moves to third. Molina moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tejada vs. Carrasco
Hector Carrasco now pitching.
Tejada hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Oquist
Myers hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Halter vs. Oquist
Halter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Oquist
Bell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lesher. Bell reaches second base with a double. Halter moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Oquist
Davis is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
King vs. Oquist
King strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Oquist
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Carrasco
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Carrasco
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Carrasco
Stairs hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Lesher vs. Carrasco
Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carrasco fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Spiezio scores. Stairs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Giambi vs. Carrasco
Giambi hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stairs tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Carrasco
Brosius hits a fly ball into left field. Benitez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Oquist
Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Oquist
Benitez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Oquist
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Lesher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Service
Scott Service now pitching.
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Service
Molina strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Service
Tejada strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Oquist
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Halter vs. Oquist
Halter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it and throws to first for the out. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Oquist
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Myers scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Small
Aaron Small now pitching.
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
King vs. Small
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Whisenant
Matt Whisenant now pitching.
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Grieve vs. Whisenant
Grieve strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stairs vs. Whisenant
Stairs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Spiezio moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lesher vs. Whisenant
Lesher hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Halter fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Spiezio moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Giambi vs. Whisenant
There's a wild pitch. Spiezio scores. Lesher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Giambi vs. Whisenant
Giambi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lesher scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brosius vs. Bevil
Brian Bevil now pitching.
Brosius strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Small
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Small
Dye hits a line drive into right field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Benitez vs. Small
Benitez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brosius fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Small
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Benitez moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Small
Myers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benitez scores. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Macfarlane vs. Kubinski
Larry Sutton pinch hits for Shane Halter. Tim Kubinski now pitching. Mike Macfarlane pinch hits for Larry Sutton.
Macfarlane strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bevil
Jed Hansen now playing second base.
Young strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Molina vs. Bevil
Molina hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Bevil
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Bevil
Spiezio hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 9 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Taylor
Billy Taylor now pitching. Jason McDonald now playing left field.
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Taylor
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Taylor
King hits a fly ball into left field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Taylor
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi fields the ball and throws to Taylor covering. Safe. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Dye vs. Taylor
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Taylor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Davis moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 9 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 123
Benitez vs. Taylor
Benitez 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