Royals 9, 
Athletics 6
| W: | K. Davies (6-6) |
| L: | D. Meyer (0-4) |
| SV: | R. Ramirez (1) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Davis CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| K Suzuki DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .287 |
| J Cust LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .228 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .224 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .219 |
| E Patterson 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .197 |
| R Bowen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .158 |
| C Pennington SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .171 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: R Sweeney 3 (14, K Davies 2, R Tejeda); C Pennington (3, R Tejeda); J Cust (15, K Wells) RBI: R Sweeney 3 (40), D Barton 2 (43), J Cust (62) SF: D Barton 2-out RBI: R Sweeney Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Patterson 2, J Cust 1, J Hannahan 1, K Suzuki 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Davis (21, 2nd base off K Davies/J Buck) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Cust (4, fly ball); E Patterson (4, catch) DP: 3 (J Hannahan-E Patterson-D Barton 2, J Blevins-C Pennington-D Barton). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Meyer (L, 0-4) | 3.1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 71-43 | 8.03 |
| K Saarloos | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-14 | 4.95 |
| A Embree | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 4.72 |
| K Foulke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 3.54 |
| J Blevins | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.83 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 131-80 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Meyer 21; K Saarloos 7; A Embree 5; K Foulke 3; J Blevins 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Meyer 4-5; K Saarloos 3-2; A Embree 3-0; K Foulke 0-3; J Blevins 2-0 Game Scores: D Meyer 11 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .296 |
| E German LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .245 |
| M Aviles 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .334 |
| J Smith PR-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| J Guillen DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| K Ka'aihue PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Butler 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .282 |
| R Gload 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 |
| J Buck C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| T Pena SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .165 |
| J Gathright CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .251 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Butler 2 (22, D Meyer 2); D DeJesus (21, D Meyer) 3B: E German (3, D Meyer); M Aviles (3, D Meyer) RBI: J Guillen 3 (84), B Butler (53), A Callaspo 2 (9), J Buck (43), E German (20), M Aviles (39) SF: A Callaspo, J Buck 2-out RBI: A Callaspo GIDP: T Pena, B Butler, E German Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Pena 2, A Callaspo 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: J Gathright (1st base by D Meyer) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Davies (W, 6-6) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 101-61 | 4.59 |
| J Bale | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 7.16 |
| R Tejeda | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 4.46 |
| R Mahay | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-7 | 2.88 |
| L Nunez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 3.00 |
| K Wells | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13-4 | 6.75 |
| R Ramirez (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 2.77 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 197-115 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: K Davies 21; J Bale 4; R Tejeda 5; R Mahay 3; L Nunez 4; K Wells 3; R Ramirez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Davies 6-7; J Bale 2-0; R Tejeda 0-0; R Mahay 0-1; L Nunez 0-2; K Wells 0-0; R Ramirez 1-0 Game Scores: K Davies 56 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | KAN | |||
 | 1st | J Guillen singled to left, D DeJesus scored, M Aviles to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | B Butler doubled to deep center, M Aviles scored, J Guillen to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 1st | A Callaspo hit sacrifice fly to line left, J Guillen scored, B Butler to third, A Callaspo to second on error by left fielder J Cust. | 0 | 3 |
| 1st | J Buck hit sacrifice fly to center, B Butler scored, A Callaspo to third. | 0 | 4 |
 | 3rd | R Sweeney doubled to deep left center, R Davis scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 3rd | A Callaspo singled to right center, B Butler scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 4th | E German tripled to deep left center, D DeJesus scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 4th | M Aviles tripled to deep right, E German scored. | 1 | 7 |
| 4th | J Guillen singled to left center, M Aviles scored. | 1 | 8 |
| 6th | J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to third, E German scored, J Smith safe at second on error by second baseman E Patterson. | 1 | 9 |
| 7th | R Sweeney doubled to deep left center, C Pennington and R Davis scored. | 3 | 9 |
| 7th | D Barton hit sacrifice fly to left, R Sweeney scored. | 4 | 9 |
| 9th | J Cust doubled to deep right, R Sweeney scored, K Suzuki to third. | 5 | 9 |
| 9th | D Barton grounded out to shortstop, K Suzuki scored, J Cust to third. | 6 | 9 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Attendance | 12,791 (33.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 2 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Knight, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Hickox, Third Base - Kevin Causey |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 4th 2008
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | in 10 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 9 |