Final
Series tied 2-2 (as of 8/20)
| Game 1: Friday, August 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 2: Friday, August 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 3: Saturday, August 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 4: Sunday, August 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
2:10 PM ET, August 20, 2006
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: K. Saarloos (6-6)
L: R. Hernandez (3-8)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Runelvys Hernandez pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| J Kendall struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| M Kotsay doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Bradley walked. | 0 | 0 |
| F Thomas singled to left, M Kotsay to third, M Bradley to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Chavez hit sacrifice fly to right, M Kotsay scored, M Bradley to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Payton doubled to deep left center, M Bradley and F Thomas scored. | 3 | 0 |
| N Swisher lined out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kirk Saarloos pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| D DeJesus grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| M Teahen grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Runelvys Hernandez pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| B Crosby singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| M Ellis walked, B Crosby to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Kendall sacrificed to catcher, B Crosby to third, M Ellis to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Kotsay hit sacrifice fly to center, B Crosby scored, M Ellis to third. | 4 | 0 |
| M Bradley lined out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kirk Saarloos pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| E Brown grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| R Sanders grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| R Shealy doubled to deep right. | 4 | 0 |
| P Bako grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Runelvys Hernandez pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| F Thomas walked. | 4 | 0 |
| E Chavez walked, F Thomas to second. | 4 | 0 |
| J Payton flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| N Swisher fouled out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| B Crosby struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kirk Saarloos pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| J Gathright struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| A Blanco popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| D DeJesus singled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek reached on infield single to shortstop, D DeJesus to second. | 4 | 0 |
| M Teahen grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Runelvys Hernandez pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| M Ellis singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| J Kendall grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Ellis out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| M Kotsay grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Kendall out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kirk Saarloos pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| E Brown grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| R Sanders homered to right. | 4 | 1 |
| R Shealy flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| P Bako singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| J Gathright grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Runelvys Hernandez pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| M Bradley doubled to deep left center. | 4 | 1 |
| F Thomas flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| E Chavez grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| J Payton hit by pitch. | 4 | 1 |
| T Wellemeyer relieved R Hernandez. | 4 | 1 |
| N Swisher popped out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kirk Saarloos pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| A Blanco singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| D DeJesus grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Blanco out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Todd Wellemeyer pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| B Crosby flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| M Ellis doubled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| J Kendall grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| M Kotsay grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kirk Saarloos pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| M Teahen singled to right. | 4 | 1 |
| E Brown grounded into double play, third to second to first, M Teahen out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| R Sanders singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| R Shealy singled to left, R Sanders to second. | 4 | 1 |
| P Bako singled to center, R Sanders scored, R Shealy to second. | 4 | 2 |
| J Gathright singled to center, P Bako tagged out at second, R Shealy to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Todd Wellemeyer pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| M Bradley grounded out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| F Thomas flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| E Chavez fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Kennedy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| J Kennedy relieved K Saarloos. | 4 | 2 |
| A Blanco singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| D DeJesus singled to left, A Blanco to second. | 4 | 2 |
| M Grudzielanek grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to second to first, D DeJesus out at second, A Blanco to third. | 4 | 2 |
| M Teahen grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Todd Wellemeyer pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| J Payton singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| N Swisher homered to left, J Payton scored. | 6 | 2 |
| B Crosby walked. | 6 | 2 |
| M Ellis walked, B Crosby to second. | 6 | 2 |
| J Kendall flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| M Kotsay grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Ellis out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Kennedy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| E Brown struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| R Sanders grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| R Shealy walked. | 6 | 2 |
| P Bako struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Scott Dohmann pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| S Dohmann relieved T Wellemeyer. | 6 | 2 |
| M Bradley grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| A Melhuse hit for F Thomas. | 6 | 2 |
| A Melhuse struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| E Chavez walked. | 6 | 2 |
| J Payton grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Duchscherer pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| J Duchscherer relieved J Kennedy. | 6 | 2 |
| J Gathright struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| A Blanco grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| D DeJesus singled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| D DeJesus to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 2 |
| M Grudzielanek inside-the-park home run to deep right, D DeJesus scored. | 6 | 4 |
| M Teahen grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||