Kansas City Royals
Oakland Athletics
5
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2
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Pitching
Kansas City Royals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil MecheW | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 101 | 64 |
| Ron Mahay | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
| Joakim SoriaS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 13 |
Oakland Athletics
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg SmithL | 7.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 95 | 63 |
| Jerry Blevins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 |
| Lenny DiNardo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 4th
Mark Grudzielanek out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Eric Patterson. Mike Aviles scores.
1–0
▼ 4th
Mark Ellis singles on a line drive to center fielder David DeJesus. Jack Cust scores.
1–1
▲ 6th
Mike Aviles homers (6) on a fly ball to left field.
2–1
▲ 7th
John Buck homers (8) on a fly ball to left center field. Alex Gordon scores. Mark Teahen scores.
5–1
▼ 7th
Bobby Crosby grounds out, pitcher Gil Meche to first baseman Ross Gload. Mark Ellis scores. Jack Hannahan to 2nd.
5–2
Box Score
Kansas City Royals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFDavid DeJesus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSMike Aviles | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BMark Grudzielanek | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RFJose Guillen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| CFMitch Maier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DHBilly Butler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BAlex Gordon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RFMark Teahen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CJohn Buck | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BRoss Gload | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PGil Meche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRon Mahay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJoakim Soria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFEric Patterson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BWes Bankston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFRyan Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CKurt Suzuki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFCarlos González | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DHJack Cust | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2BMark Ellis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BJack Hannahan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SSBobby Crosby | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BBrooks Conrad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LFEmil Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PGreg Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJerry Blevins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PLenny DiNardo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |