Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics - Box Score - August 17, 2007 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 17, 2007

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 8/17)

Game 1: Friday, August 17
Kansas City	9	Final
Oakland	2	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, August 18
Kansas City	7	Final
Oakland	3	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, August 19
Kansas City	1	Final
Oakland	6	Final
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Royals 9

(54-67, 26-33 away)

Athletics 2

(60-63, 32-31 home)

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10:05 PM ET, August 17, 2007

O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	4	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	9	12	0
OAK	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	1

W: B. Bannister (9-7)

L: D. Meyer (0-1)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
E German 3B-2B	4	2	1	0	1	0	1	.280
J Gathright CF	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.342
M Grudzielanek 2B	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	.304
J Smith 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
B Butler DH	4	2	2	2	1	1	2	.312
M Teahen RF	5	1	1	1	0	0	5	.284
E Brown LF	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	.227
A Gordon 1B-3B	4	0	1	0	1	1	3	.245
J Buck C	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.233
T Pena SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.269
Totals	38	9	12	7	4	2	17
BATTING 2B: B Butler (13, D Meyer) 3B: M Grudzielanek (3, D Meyer); M Teahen (7, D Meyer) HR: E Brown (5, 1st inning off D Meyer 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Grudzielanek 2 (40), B Butler 2 (37), E Brown 2 (45), M Teahen (52) S: J Gathright 2-out RBI: E Brown 2 GIDP: M Teahen, J Buck Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gordon 2 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena-A Gordon).

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Bannister (W, 12-9)	9.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	111-73	3.31
Totals	9.0	4	2	2	1	4	1	111-73
PITCHING Batters faced: B Bannister 31 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 15-8 Game Scores: B Bannister 74

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
T Buck CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.288
J DaVanon PR-CF	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
S Stewart LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.296
N Swisher 1B	4	1	1	2	0	1	1	.256
J Cust RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.269
M Piazza DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.275
M Ellis 2B	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.260
J Hannahan 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167
D Murphy SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
K Suzuki C	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250
Totals	30	2	4	2	1	4	6
BATTING 2B: J Cust (13, B Bannister); T Buck (22, B Bannister) HR: N Swisher (15, 1st inning off B Bannister 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: N Swisher 2 (59) 2-out RBI: N Swisher GIDP: J Hannahan Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Piazza 1 Team LOB: 2
FIELDING E: J Cust (3, fly ball) DP: 2 (N Swisher-D Murphy, K Calero-M Ellis-N Swisher).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Meyer (L, 0-2)	4.0	5	6	3	2	0	1	93-59	6.75
K Calero	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	24-14	5.77
S Casilla	2.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	33-23	3.58
J Marshall	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	28-18	5.45
Totals	9.0	12	9	6	4	2	1	178-114
PITCHING WP: D Meyer; S Casilla IBB: E Brown (By J Marshall) Batters faced: D Meyer 20; K Calero 6; S Casilla 10; J Marshall 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Meyer 3-9; K Calero 5-1; S Casilla 1-4; J Marshall 2-0 Game Scores: D Meyer 32

Scoring Summary

			KC	OAK
	1st	M Grudzielanek tripled to deep right, E German scored.	1	0
	1st	B Butler doubled to deep left, M Grudzielanek scored.	2	0
	1st	E Brown homered to left center, B Butler scored.	4	0
	1st	N Swisher homered to center.	4	1
	3rd	M Teahen tripled to deep right center, B Butler scored.	5	1
	3rd	M Teahen scored on D Meyer's wild pitch.	6	1
	6th	N Swisher grounded out to first, J DaVanon scored.	6	2
	7th	T Pena scored, J Gathright to third on wild pitch by S Casilla.	7	2
	7th	M Grudzielanek grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Gathright scored.	8	2
	9th	B Butler singled to center, E German scored, M Grudzielanek to second.	9	2
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Game Notes

OAKLAND OUTFIELDER TRAVIS BUCK LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEFT HAMSTRING INJURY