Athletics 10, 
Royals 4
| W: | T. Cahill (8-12) |
| L: | B. Bannister (7-12) |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| D DeJesus LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | .274 | .342 |
| W Bloomquist 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .251 | .293 |
| A Callaspo 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .293 | .345 |
| M Jacobs 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .228 | .297 |
| B Pena C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .292 | .331 |
| J Guillen DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .242 | .314 |
a-J Buck PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .213 | .277 |
| M Maier RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .247 | .332 |
| Y Betancourt SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .237 | .266 |
| J Anderson CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .246 | .284 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 140 | ||
| a-flied out to center for J Guillen in the 6th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D DeJesus (26, T Cahill); B Pena (9, T Cahill); M Maier (13, D Eveland) 3B: A Callaspo (5, T Cahill) HR: M Jacobs (17, 3rd inning off T Cahill 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: D DeJesus (65), A Callaspo (53), M Jacobs (49), J Anderson (20) 2-out RBI: M Jacobs, J Anderson Royals RISP: 1-6 (Y Betancourt 0-1, A Callaspo 0-1, J Anderson 1-1, W Bloomquist 0-1, M Jacobs 0-1, J Guillen 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: D DeJesus (8, 2nd base by T Cahill/L Powell) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (Y Betancourt-W Bloomquist-M Jacobs 2). | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister (L, 7-12) | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32-21 | 4.73 |
| Y Yabuta | 0.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30-16 | 27.00 |
| B Chen | 4.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 70-41 | 5.24 |
| R Colon | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 6.06 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 152-92 | |
| PITCHING HBP: R Davis (By B Chen) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Bannister 3/8; Y Yabuta 2/8; B Chen 9/17; R Colon 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Bannister 3-3-9-6; Y Yabuta 5-0-4-7; B Chen 14-3-14-10; R Colon 6-1-2-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 1-2; Y Yabuta 0-2; B Chen 5-5; R Colon 3-2 Game Scores: B Bannister 36 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A Kennedy 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .278 | .334 |
| R Davis CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .298 | .361 |
| R Sweeney RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .278 | .332 |
| J Cust DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .240 | .360 |
| L Powell C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .255 | .320 |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .281 | .325 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .188 | .305 |
| C Pennington SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | .245 | .298 |
| E Patterson LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .194 | .231 |
| Totals | 31 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 152 | ||
| BATTING 2B: R Davis (16, B Bannister); E Patterson (3, Y Yabuta) HR: L Powell (5, 2nd inning off Y Yabuta 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Sweeney 2 (39), M Ellis (47), R Davis 2 (34), L Powell 4 (27) SF: R Davis, M Ellis 2-out RBI: L Powell 4 GIDP: R Sweeney, M Ellis Athletics RISP: 5-9 (L Powell 1-2, J Cust 1-2, R Sweeney 1-3, A Kennedy 2-2) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Sweeney (6, 2nd base off B Bannister/B Pena) | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Cahill (W, 8-12) | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 84-47 | 4.66 |
| B Kilby | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-16 | 0.00 |
| J Blevins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-14 | 7.36 |
| D Eveland | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 8.04 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 140-86 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Cahill 10/22; B Kilby 3/7; J Blevins 1/3; D Eveland 4/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Cahill 11-6-13-17; B Kilby 5-3-3-5; J Blevins 4-1-8-1; D Eveland 1-1-3-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Cahill 7-4; B Kilby 0-4; J Blevins 0-1; D Eveland 1-1 Game Scores: T Cahill 44 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | OAK | |||
 | 1st | R Sweeney singled to center, A Kennedy and R Davis scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 1st | M Ellis hit sacrifice fly to left, R Sweeney scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | R Davis hit sacrifice fly to right, E Patterson scored. | 0 | 4 |
| 2nd | L Powell homered to right, A Kennedy, R Sweeney and J Cust scored. | 0 | 8 |
 | 3rd | D DeJesus doubled to deep left center, J Anderson scored. | 1 | 8 |
| 3rd | A Callaspo grounded out to first, D DeJesus scored. | 2 | 8 |
| 3rd | M Jacobs homered to right center. | 3 | 8 |
| 3rd | R Davis hit by pitch, C Pennington scored, E Patterson to third, A Kennedy to second. | 3 | 9 |
| 3rd | R Sweeney grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, E Patterson scored, R Davis out at second, A Kennedy to third. | 3 | 10 |
| 9th | J Anderson singled to center, M Maier scored. | 4 | 10 |
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| Game Notes |
| ROYALS PITCHER BRIAN BANNISTER LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING WITH RIGHT SHOULDER FATIGUE. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 13,920 (39.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:36 |
| Weather | 80 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Joyce, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - Derryl Cousins, Third Base - Mike Estabrook |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 2nd
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Houston | 0 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 10 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| San Diego | 7 |
| LA Angels | 0 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| NY Yankees | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 4 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 0 |
| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 |
| Atlanta | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 8 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 10 |
| NY Mets | 2 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |
