Royals 4, 
Athletics 3
| W: | R. Ramirez (2-1) |
| L: | H. Street (2-4) |
| SV: | J. Soria (30) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Aviles 2B-SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .325 |
| M Maier CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| A Gordon 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .253 |
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .259 |
| D DeJesus LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| M Teahen LF-RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .247 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .255 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .262 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .251 |
| T Pena SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .150 |
| a-E German PH-2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .243 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | |
| a-walked for T Pena in the 10th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Olivo (16, S Gallagher); M Aviles 2 (18, H Street, S Gallagher) RBI: M Aviles (28), M Maier (1), J Guillen 2 (71) S: M Maier SF: J Guillen GIDP: B Butler, T Pena, J Guillen Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Olivo 1, M Teahen 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Teahen (3, 2nd base off H Street/K Suzuki) | ||||||||
| FIELDING PB: M Olivo. Outfield Assist: J Guillen (C Gonzalez at Home). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 111-69 | 5.33 |
| H Ramirez (H, 1) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.10 |
| L Nunez (B, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 2.08 |
| R Mahay | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.75 |
| R Ramirez (W, 2-1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.82 |
| J Soria (S, 30) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-9 | 1.47 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 177-113 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Bannister 27; H Ramirez 5; L Nunez 4; R Mahay 4; R Ramirez 5; J Soria 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 2-6; H Ramirez 2-0; L Nunez 0-2; R Mahay 2-1; R Ramirez 1-1; J Soria 0-3 Game Scores: B Bannister 46 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Sweeney RF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .299 |
| K Suzuki C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .296 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .271 |
| J Cust DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .226 |
| R Davis PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .224 |
| E Brown LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .248 |
| M Ellis 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .242 |
| B Crosby SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .249 |
| W Bankston 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .203 |
| Totals | 42 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 26 | |
| BATTING RBI: B Crosby 2 (44), R Sweeney (36) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: W Bankston 3, R Sweeney 1, C Gonzalez 1, E Brown 2, B Crosby 1 Team LOB: 15 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (14, 2nd base off R Ramirez/M Olivo); B Crosby (6, 2nd base off R Ramirez/M Olivo) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (B Crosby-M Ellis-W Bankston 2, B Ziegler-M Ellis-W Bankston). Outfield Assist: R Sweeney (M Maier at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Gallagher | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 83-47 | 3.22 |
| B Ziegler | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31-20 | 0.00 |
| H Street (L, 2-4) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40-23 | 4.05 |
| J Blevins | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0.71 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 157-93 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Gordon 2 (By B Ziegler; H Street) Batters faced: S Gallagher 22; B Ziegler 9; H Street 9; J Blevins 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Gallagher 5-5; B Ziegler 8-0; H Street 0-3; J Blevins 0-0 Game Scores: S Gallagher 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | OAK | |||
 | 2nd | B Crosby singled to right, M Ellis scored, J Hannahan to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | R Sweeney singled to right center, J Hannahan scored, B Crosby to third. | 0 | 2 |
 | 3rd | M Aviles doubled to deep left center, M Olivo scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | M Maier singled to right, M Aviles scored, M Maier out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| 6th | J Guillen singled to left, M Maier scored, A Gordon to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 7th | B Crosby singled to left, E Brown scored, J Hannahan to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 10th | J Guillen hit sacrifice fly to center, E German scored. | 4 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 26,272 (74.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Montague, First Base - Jim Wolf, Second Base - Phil Cuzzi, Third Base - Brian Knight |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 30th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 2 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 13 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 | in 10 |
| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Detroit | 14 | Final |
| Cleveland | 12 | in 13 |
| Colorado | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| NY Mets | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Cincinnati | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 |
| Arizona | 7 | Final |
| San Diego | 3 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |