Final
Oakland won 2-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 8 | ||
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| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 9 | ||
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| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, May 10 | ||
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| Oakland | 17 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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2:10 PM ET, May 10, 2007
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: J. Kennedy (1-2)
L: L. Hudson (0-1)
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| S Stewart LF | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 | ||
| T Buck PR-RF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | ||
| C Snelling CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 | ||
| D Putnam PR-CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 | ||
| E Chavez 3B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .250 | ||
| N Swisher DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||
| a-T Walker PH-DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .271 | ||
| D Johnson 1B | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .383 | ||
| J Cust RF-LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .267 | ||
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .239 | ||
| A Melhuse C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .125 | ||
| M Scutaro SS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .146 | ||
| Totals | 47 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 24 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher for N Swisher in the 5th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Stewart (5, L Hudson); D Johnson (4, J Peralta); M Scutaro (1, J Peralta) HR: J Cust 2 (3, 2nd inning off L Hudson 1 on, 1 Out; 7th inning off N Musser 0 on, 1 Out); E Chavez (4, 4th inning off T Wellemeyer 2 on, 0 Out); D Johnson 2 (4, 4th inning off T Wellemeyer 0 on, 1 Out; 7th inning off N Musser 1 on, 1 Out); D Putnam (1, 7th inning off N Musser 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Cust 3 (5), S Stewart 2 (9), E Chavez 4 (19), D Johnson 4 (12), M Scutaro 2 (5), D Putnam (2) 2-out RBI: S Stewart 2, E Chavez, M Scutaro 2, D Johnson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Walker 1, M Scutaro 2, S Stewart 1, J Cust 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Scutaro-M Ellis-D Johnson, E Chavez-M Ellis-D Johnson). | ||||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Kennedy (W, 4-9) | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 80-50 | 2.83 | |
| J Witasick | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 3.86 | |
| J Marshall | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20-14 | 5.27 | |
| L DiNardo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 1.74 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 121-76 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Kennedy 24; J Witasick 3; J Marshall 3; L DiNardo 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Kennedy 6-9; J Witasick 2-1; J Marshall 1-2; L DiNardo 1-0 Game Scores: J Kennedy 52 | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D DeJesus CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 | ||
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | ||
| M Teahen RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .291 | ||
| S Costa RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||
| M Sweeney 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .265 | ||
| A Gordon 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .173 | ||
| E Brown LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .192 | ||
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 | ||
| E German 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .275 | ||
| T Pena SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .228 | ||
| J LaRue C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .104 | ||
| a-J Buck PH-C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .279 | ||
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |||
| a-struck out looking for J Larue in the 3rd | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: T Pena (3, J Kennedy); M Grudzielanek (8, J Kennedy); E Brown (4, J Kennedy) RBI: M Grudzielanek (13), E Brown 2 (7) 2-out RBI: M Grudzielanek, E Brown 2 GIDP: T Pena, J Buck Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Butler 2 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Sweeney (1, throw); E German (2, throw) | ||||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| L Hudson (L, 0-1) | 2.0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 50-23 | 18.00 | |
| T Wellemeyer | 2.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 74-48 | 10.34 | |
| J Peralta | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31-20 | 5.85 | |
| N Musser | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20-14 | 10.80 | |
| Z Greinke | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-17 | 5.80 | |
| B Duckworth | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 2.18 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 212-131 | ||
| PITCHING WP: N Musser Batters faced: L Hudson 13; T Wellemeyer 17; J Peralta 7; N Musser 7; Z Greinke 7; B Duckworth 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hudson 5-1; T Wellemeyer 1-4; J Peralta 1-0; N Musser 0-3; Z Greinke 0-2; B Duckworth 1-1 Game Scores: L Hudson 30 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| OAK | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Cust homered to right, D Johnson scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | S Stewart doubled to deep left, M Ellis and M Scutaro scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 2nd | C Snelling safe at first on throwing error by first baseman M Sweeney, S Stewart scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 4th | E Chavez homered to right, S Stewart and D Putnam scored. | 8 | 0 | |
| 4th | D Johnson homered to right. | 9 | 0 | |
| 5th | E Chavez singled to left, M Scutaro scored, S Stewart to second. | 10 | 0 | |
| 6th | M Scutaro doubled to deep left, D Johnson and M Ellis scored. | 12 | 0 | |
| 6th | M Grudzielanek doubled to deep right, T Pena scored. | 12 | 1 | |
| 6th | E Brown doubled to deep right, M Grudzielanek and M Teahen scored, M Sweeney to third. | 12 | 3 | |
| 7th | D Putnam homered to right. | 13 | 3 | |
| 7th | D Johnson homered to right, T Walker scored. | 15 | 3 | |
| 7th | J Cust homered to right. | 16 | 3 | |
| 8th | D Johnson walked, T Buck scored, D Putnam to third, T Walker to second. | 17 | 3 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 31,006 (81.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 79 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Paul Schrieber, Second Base - Tim Mcclelland, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |

