Royals 4, 
Athletics 3
| W: | K. Davies (6-9) |
| L: | J. Marshall (0-2) |
| SV: | J. Soria (21) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .275 | .342 |
| M Maier RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .242 | .329 |
| B Butler 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .295 | .349 |
| M Jacobs DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .228 | .298 |
a-J Guillen PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .244 | .316 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .294 | .346 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .279 | .331 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .245 | .276 |
| J Anderson CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .241 | .280 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .239 | .269 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 118 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for M Jacobs in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 3B: B Butler (1, Ed Gonzalez) RBI: M Olivo (48), A Callaspo 2 (52), M Teahen (46) 2-out RBI: M Olivo GIDP: D DeJesus Royals RISP: 3-10 (Y Betancourt 0-1, M Olivo 1-2, A Callaspo 1-2, J Anderson 0-1, M Jacobs 0-2, D DeJesus 0-1, M Teahen 1-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Anderson (17, 2nd base off Ed Gonzalez/K Suzuki) CS: M Olivo (2, 2nd base by Ed Gonzalez/K Suzuki) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Callaspo-Y Betancourt-B Butler). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Davies (W, 6-9) | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 99-60 | 5.71 |
| R Colon (H, 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-5 | 6.42 |
| J Wright (H, 9) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-4 | 4.48 |
| J Bale | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-3 | 5.93 |
| K Farnsworth (H, 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-7 | 5.65 |
| J Soria (S, 21) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 45-27 | 2.83 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 186-106 | |
| PITCHING J Bale pitched to 1 batter in the 7th; K Farnsworth pitched to 2 batters in the 8th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Davies 7/23; R Colon 1/2; J Wright 1/2; J Bale 0/1; K Farnsworth 1/4; J Soria 5/9 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Davies 19-9-18-14; R Colon 1-0-3-1; J Wright 2-0-1-1; J Bale 1-1-0-1; K Farnsworth 2-0-3-2; J Soria 8-5-11-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Davies 7-5; R Colon 0-1; J Wright 0-1; J Bale 0-0; K Farnsworth 1-0; J Soria 1-1 Game Scores: K Davies 64 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .276 | .329 |
| R Davis CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .293 | .357 |
| K Suzuki C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .271 | .309 |
| J Cust DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 31 | .237 | .357 |
| S Hairston LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .240 | .267 |
E Patterson PR-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .200 |
a-N Garciaparra PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .262 | .297 |
| R Sweeney RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .277 | .331 |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .280 | .326 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | .200 | .321 |
| C Pennington SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .252 | .300 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 186 | ||
| a-flied out to center for E Patterson in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING HR: R Davis (3, 1st inning off K Davies 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Davis (32), A Kennedy (50), M Ellis (46) 2-out RBI: A Kennedy GIDP: A Kennedy Athletics RISP: 1-10 (D Barton 0-1, C Pennington 0-2, J Cust 0-1, N Garciaparra 0-1, K Suzuki 0-2, M Ellis 0-1, A Kennedy 1-2) Team LOB: 11 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Ellis-C Pennington-D Barton). | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Ed Gonzalez | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 69-45 | 4.91 |
| J Marshall (L, 0-2) | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 14.73 |
| J Gray | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31-19 | 1.17 |
| J Blevins | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-12 | 8.53 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 118-78 | |
| PITCHING J Marshall pitched to 2 batters in the 6th; J Gray pitched to 1 batter in the 8th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Ed Gonzalez 11/18; J Marshall 0/2; J Gray 6/10; J Blevins 7/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Ed Gonzalez 13-6-14-12; J Marshall 0-0-0-2; J Gray 6-2-4-7; J Blevins 1-2-3-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ed Gonzalez 7-2; J Marshall 0-0; J Gray 2-3; J Blevins 2-3 Game Scores: E Gonzalez 61 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | OAK | |||
 | 1st | R Davis homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
 | 2nd | M Olivo singled to center, A Callaspo scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 6th | A Callaspo singled to center, M Maier and B Butler scored, M Jacobs to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 6th | M Teahen singled to center, M Jacobs scored, A Callaspo to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 7th | A Kennedy singled to left center, M Ellis scored, D Barton to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 8th | M Ellis grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Cust scored, R Sweeney out at second, E Patterson to third. | 4 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 10,039 (28.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:00 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Jim Joyce, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Derryl Cousins |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 1st
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