Oakland Athletics
Kansas City Royals
6
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4
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
Pitching
Oakland Athletics
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk SaarloosW | 6.0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 51 |
| Joe Kennedy | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 15 |
| Justin Duchscherer | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 14 |
Kansas City Royals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runelvys HernandezL | 4.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 51 |
| Todd Wellemeyer | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 30 |
| Scott Dohmann | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Eric Chavez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Emil Brown. Mark Kotsay scores. Milton Bradley to 3rd.
1–0
▲ 1st
Jay Payton doubles (22) on a line drive to center fielder Joey Gathright. Milton Bradley scores. Frank Thomas scores.
3–0
▲ 2nd
Mark Kotsay out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Joey Gathright. Bobby Crosby scores. Mark Ellis to 3rd.
4–0
▼ 4th
Reggie Sanders homers (11) on a fly ball to right field.
4–1
▼ 6th
Paul Bako singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mark Kotsay. Reggie Sanders scores. Ryan Shealy to 2nd.
4–2
▲ 8th
Nick Swisher homers (26) on a fly ball to left field. Jay Payton scores.
6–2
▼ 9th
Mark Grudzielanek hits an inside-the-park home run (6) on a fly ball to right field. David DeJesus scores.
6–4
Box Score
Oakland Athletics
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJason Kendall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CFMark Kotsay | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RFMilton Bradley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DHFrank Thomas | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DHAdam Melhuse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3BEric Chavez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| LFJay Payton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BNick Swisher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| SSBobby Crosby | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2BMark Ellis | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| PKirk Saarloos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJoe Kennedy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJustin Duchscherer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFDavid DeJesus | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BMark Grudzielanek | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BMark Teahen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFEmil Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DHReggie Sanders | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BRyan Shealy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CPaul Bako | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| CFJoey Gathright | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| SSAndrés Blanco | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PRunelvys Hernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PTodd Wellemeyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PScott Dohmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |