Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics - Box Score - April 18, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 18, 2008

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Oakland leads 1-0 (as of 4/18)

Game 1: Friday, April 18
Kansas City	2	Final
Oakland	13	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, April 19
Kansas City	5	Final
Oakland	6	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, April 20
Kansas City	1	Final
Oakland	7	Final
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Royals 2

(9-8, 6-5 away)

Athletics 13

(10-8, 4-6 home)

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10:05 PM ET, April 18, 2008

O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
OAK	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	8	-	13	15	1

W: C. Gaudin (1-1)

L: B. Bannister (3-1)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
J Gathright CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.259
M Grudzielanek 2B	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	.298
M Teahen LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.281
B Butler DH	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.333
J Guillen RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.162
A Gordon 3B	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	.333
R Gload 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.308
J Buck C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.239
T Pena SS	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.128
Totals	30	2	4	1	1	8	4
BATTING 2B: A Gordon (5, C Gaudin) RBI: B Butler (8) 2-out RBI: B Butler Team LOB: 2

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Bannister (L, 3-1)	5.0	9	5	5	1	1	0	86-54	2.42
R Mahay	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	13-8	2.00
J Peralta	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	0.00
Y Yabuta	0.2	1	5	5	4	0	0	26-7	10.12
H Nomo	0.1	3	3	3	0	1	1	16-10	18.69
Totals	8.0	15	13	13	5	4	1	153-88
PITCHING WP: B Bannister Batters faced: B Bannister 25; R Mahay 4; J Peralta 4; Y Yabuta 7; H Nomo 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 5-9; R Mahay 0-1; J Peralta 2-1; Y Yabuta 1-1; H Nomo 0-0 Game Scores: B Bannister 29

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
K Suzuki C	4	2	2	0	1	2	1	.339
D Barton 1B	4	1	1	0	1	0	2	.246
M Ellis 2B	5	1	1	1	0	0	4	.233
J Cust DH	3	2	1	1	2	0	1	.159
E Brown LF	5	2	3	3	0	0	0	.291
R Sweeney CF	5	2	3	1	0	1	2	.314
B Crosby SS	4	3	3	5	1	0	0	.282
T Buck RF	4	0	0	1	0	1	3	.154
C Denorfia RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
J Hannahan 3B	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.174
Totals	38	13	15	13	5	4	16
BATTING 2B: B Crosby 2 (7, B Bannister 2); E Brown (3, H Nomo) HR: B Crosby (2, 8th inning off H Nomo 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: E Brown 3 (13), B Crosby 5 (13), T Buck (6), J Hannahan (5), M Ellis (10), J Cust (6), R Sweeney (4) SF: T Buck 2-out RBI: E Brown 3, M Ellis, J Cust, R Sweeney, B Crosby 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Hannahan 2, R Sweeney 1, M Ellis 1 Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: J Hannahan (4, throw) Outfield Assist: E Brown (B Butler at 2nd base).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Gaudin (W, 1-1)	7.0	4	2	1	1	8	0	96-59	4.76
S Casilla (H, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	0.00
A Brown	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	0.00
Totals	9.0	4	2	1	1	8	0	110-70
PITCHING Batters faced: C Gaudin 25; S Casilla 3; A Brown 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Gaudin 4-8; S Casilla 2-1; A Brown 2-1 Game Scores: C Gaudin 70

Scoring Summary

			KC	OAK
	1st	E Brown singled to center, K Suzuki scored, J Cust to second.	0	1
	2nd	R Gload reached on infield single to third, A Gordon scored on throwing error by third baseman J Hannahan.	1	1
	3rd	B Butler singled to left center, T Pena scored, M Grudzielanek to third, B Butler thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.	2	1
	6th	B Crosby doubled to deep left, J Cust and E Brown scored, R Sweeney to third.	2	3
	6th	T Buck hit sacrifice fly to left, R Sweeney scored, B Crosby to third.	2	4
	6th	J Hannahan singled to right, B Crosby scored.	2	5
	8th	M Ellis reached on infield single to shortstop, B Crosby scored, K Suzuki to third, D Barton to second.	2	6
	8th	J Cust walked, K Suzuki scored, D Barton to third, M Ellis to second.	2	7
	8th	E Brown doubled to left, D Barton and M Ellis scored, J Cust to third.	2	9
	8th	R Sweeney reached on infield single to second, J Cust scored, E Brown to third.	2	10
	8th	B Crosby homered to left center, E Brown and R Sweeney scored.	2	13
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