Athletics 8, 
Royals 5
| W: | C. Breslow (6-7) |
| L: | L. Hochevar (6-8) |
| SV: | A. Bailey (21) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .275 | .343 |
| W Bloomquist RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .251 | .294 |
b-B Pena PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .291 | .325 |
| B Butler 1B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .294 | .346 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .279 | .331 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .292 | .344 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .242 | .274 |
| J Buck DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .216 | .281 |
a-M Jacobs PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .300 |
| M Maier CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .242 | .331 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .239 | .269 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 148 | ||
| a-grounded to second for J Buck in the 8th b-struck out swinging for W Bloomquist in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Teahen (32, G Gonzalez); Y Betancourt (15, G Gonzalez) 3B: A Callaspo (4, G Gonzalez) HR: D Dejesus (12, 2nd inning off G Gonzalez 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Teahen (45), A Callaspo 3 (50), D DeJesus (64) 2-out RBI: D DeJesus, A Callaspo GIDP: Y Betancourt, M Jacobs Royals RISP: 2-4 (M Olivo 0-1, A Callaspo 1-1, D DeJesus 0-1, M Teahen 1-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: W Bloomquist (9, throw); J Bale (1, throw) | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Hochevar (L, 6-9) | 5.1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 108-65 | 5.74 |
| J Bale | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-3 | 5.93 |
| R Tejeda | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28-15 | 4.07 |
| J Wright | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-8 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 159-91 | |
| PITCHING J Bale pitched to 2 batters in the 6th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: L Hochevar 15/26; J Bale 1/2; R Tejeda 2/5; J Wright 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: L Hochevar 21-6-21-17; J Bale 0-0-2-1; R Tejeda 6-4-1-4; J Wright 3-1-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hochevar 4-7; J Bale 0-0; R Tejeda 1-2; J Wright 1-0 Game Scores: L Hochevar 31 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .274 | .328 |
| R Davis CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .293 | .352 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .274 | .312 |
| J Cust DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .239 | .356 |
| S Hairston LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .240 | .268 |
| R Sweeney RF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .279 | .332 |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .276 | .320 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .210 | .324 |
| C Pennington SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .250 | .292 |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 159 | ||
| BATTING 3B: R Sweeney (3, L Hochevar) RBI: R Davis 2 (31), K Suzuki (63), R Sweeney 2 (37), M Ellis (45), A Kennedy (49) 2-out RBI: R Sweeney 2, M Ellis, R Davis Athletics RISP: 4-10 (R Davis 2-2, D Barton 0-2, M Ellis 1-1, K Suzuki 0-2, R Sweeney 1-2, A Kennedy 0-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Pennington (4, 2nd base off L Hochevar/M Olivo); M Ellis (7, 2nd base off L Hochevar/M Olivo); R Davis (30, 2nd base off R Tejeda/M Olivo) CS: C Pennington (3, Home by R Tejeda/M Olivo) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (C Pennington-D Barton, C Pennington-M Ellis-D Barton). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Gonzalez | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 103-64 | 6.07 |
| C Breslow (W, 6-7) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 4.04 |
| M Wuertz (H, 20) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-10 | 3.08 |
| B Ziegler (H, 13) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 3.20 |
| A Bailey (S, 23) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 1.87 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 148-95 | |
| PITCHING C Breslow pitched to 1 batter in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: G Gonzalez 15/26; C Breslow 2/2; M Wuertz 2/3; B Ziegler 2/3; A Bailey 4/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: G Gonzalez 10-19-21-14; C Breslow 2-0-0-2; M Wuertz 3-4-2-1; B Ziegler 1-1-0-3; A Bailey 3-2-4-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Gonzalez 1-7; C Breslow 2-0; M Wuertz 0-1; B Ziegler 2-1; A Bailey 1-1 Game Scores: G Gonzalez 40 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | OAK | |||
 | 1st | M Teahen doubled to deep center, D DeJesus scored, B Butler to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | A Callaspo singled to left, B Butler and M Teahen scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 2nd | D DeJesus homered to right. | 4 | 0 |
 | 3rd | R Davis singled to right, C Pennington scored, R Davis to third on throwing error by right fielder W Bloomquist. | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd | K Suzuki grounded out to second, R Davis scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd | R Sweeney tripled to right, J Cust and S Hairston scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 3rd | M Ellis singled to center, R Sweeney scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 5th | A Callaspo tripled to deep center, B Butler scored. | 5 | 5 |
| 6th | A Kennedy grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Sweeney and D Barton scored on throwing error by pitcher J Bale, C Pennington safe at third on throwing error by pitcher J Bale. | 5 | 7 |
| 6th | R Davis singled to right, A Kennedy scored. | 5 | 8 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 10,376 (29.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Derryl Cousins, First Base - Mike Estabrook, Second Base - Jim Joyce, Third Base - Bill Miller |
MLB Scores
Monday, August 31st
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