Kansas City Royals
Oakland Athletics
9
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2
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Pitching
Kansas City Royals
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian BannisterW | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 111 | 73 |
Oakland Athletics
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan MeyerL | 4.0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 93 | 59 |
| Kiko Calero | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 14 |
| Santiago Casilla | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 23 |
| Jay Marshall | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 18 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Mark Grudzielanek triples (3) on a fly ball to right fielder Jack Cust. Esteban German scores.
1–0
▲ 1st
Billy Butler doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Shannon Stewart. Mark Grudzielanek scores.
2–0
▲ 1st
Emil Brown homers (5) on a fly ball to center field. Billy Butler scores.
4–0
▼ 1st
Nick Swisher homers (15) on a fly ball to center field.
4–1
▲ 3rd
Mark Teahen triples (7) on a line drive to center fielder Travis Buck. Billy Butler scores.
5–1
▲ 3rd
Emil Brown flies out to center fielder Travis Buck.
6–1
▼ 6th
Nick Swisher grounds out, first baseman Alex Gordon to pitcher Brian Bannister. Jeff DaVanon scores.
6–2
▲ 7th
Mark Grudzielanek reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by pitcher Santiago Casilla. Joey Gathright scores.
8–2
▲ 9th
Billy Butler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Jeff DaVanon. Esteban German scores. Mark Grudzielanek to 2nd.
9–2
Box Score
Kansas City Royals
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2BEsteban German | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| CFJoey Gathright | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BMark Grudzielanek | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1BJason Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DHBilly Butler | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| RFMark Teahen | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| LFEmil Brown | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3BAlex Gordon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| CJohn Buck | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSTony Pena Jr. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PBrian Bannister | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CFTravis Buck | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CFJeff DaVanon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LFShannon Stewart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1BNick Swisher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| RFJack Cust | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DHMike Piazza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2BMark Ellis | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3BJack Hannahan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SSDonnie Murphy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CKurt Suzuki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PDan Meyer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PKiko Calero | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSantiago Casilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PJay Marshall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |