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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 18, 2006
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the Oakland Athletics, played on August 18, 2006 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Esteban Loaiza |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jorge de la Rosa |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 23,952 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dan Iassogna 1B: Mike Muchlinski 2B: Dale Scott 3B: Lance Barksdale |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Nick Swisher | First Baseman |
| Milton Bradley | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Jay Payton | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Kielty | Left Fielder |
| Marco Scutaro | Shortstop |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Antonio Perez | Third Baseman |
| Ken Macha | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Esteban German | Second Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| Reggie Sanders | Right Fielder |
| Ryan Shealy | First Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Andres Blanco | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 18, 2006
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. de la Rosa
Kendall hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. de la Rosa
Swisher hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. de la Rosa
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. de la Rosa
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shealy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomas for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Loaiza
DeJesus hits a line drive towards short. Scutaro reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Loaiza
German hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ellis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Loaiza
Teahen strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Payton vs. de la Rosa
Payton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kielty vs. de la Rosa
Kielty strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. de la Rosa
Scutaro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Shealy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Loaiza
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Loaiza fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Loaiza. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Loaiza
Brown hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Sanders vs. Loaiza
Sanders strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Shealy vs. Loaiza
Shealy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scutaro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. de la Rosa
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. de la Rosa
Perez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. de la Rosa
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Loaiza
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Loaiza
Blanco bunts towards first. Swisher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blanco for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Loaiza
DeJesus strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. de la Rosa
Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. de la Rosa
Bradley strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. de la Rosa
Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Loaiza
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Loaiza
Teahen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kielty. Teahen reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Loaiza
Sweeney hits a fly ball into right field. Bradley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Loaiza
Brown strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Payton vs. de la Rosa
Payton hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kielty vs. de la Rosa
Kielty takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scutaro vs. de la Rosa
The umpire calls a balk on de la Rosa Kielty moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Scutaro vs. de la Rosa
Scutaro hits a line drive towards third. Teahen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. de la Rosa
Ellis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Perez vs. de la Rosa
Perez hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Loaiza
Sanders hits a fly ball into rightcenter field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Shealy vs. Loaiza
Shealy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Buck vs. Loaiza
There goes Sanders. The throw from Kendall and he is out, Perez applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Loaiza
Buck strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. de la Rosa
Kendall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. de la Rosa
Swisher takes first base on ball four. Kendall moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Bradley vs. de la Rosa
Bradley takes first base on ball four. Kendall moves to third. Swisher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Thomas vs. Burgos
Ambiorix Burgos now pitching.
Thomas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
Payton vs. Burgos
Payton hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on DeJesus. Kendall tags and scores. Swisher tags and moves to third. Bradley tags and moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Kielty vs. Burgos
Kielty strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Loaiza
Blanco hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Loaiza
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Swisher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats DeJesus for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Loaiza
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Burgos
Scutaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. German scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Burgos
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Perez vs. Burgos
Perez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Loaiza
Teahen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Loaiza
Sweeney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Swisher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Loaiza
There's a wild pitch. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Loaiza
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Teahen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Sanders vs. Loaiza
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scutaro fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Scutaro. Teahen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shealy vs. Loaiza
Shealy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Buck vs. Duchscherer
Justin Duchscherer now pitching.
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Duchscherer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Burgos
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Burgos
Swisher strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Burgos
Bradley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Burgos
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Payton vs. Burgos
Payton hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Duchscherer
Jay Payton now playing left field. Mark Kotsay now playing center field. Eric Chavez now playing third base.
Blanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Duchscherer
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Blanco moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
German vs. Duchscherer
German hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Ellis fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Blanco scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Street
Huston Street now pitching.
Teahen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. German moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Sweeney vs. Street
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Payton. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. German scores. Teahen goes all the way around to score. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Street
Joey Gathright pinch runs for Mike Sweeney.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gathright tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Gaudin
Chad Gaudin now pitching.
Sanders hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Kotsay. Sanders reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Shealy vs. Gaudin
Shealy strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Nelson
Mark Grudzielanek now playing second base. Joe Nelson now pitching.
Kotsay strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Nelson
Scutaro hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Nelson
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/2006, game 2 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Kendall J, c 4 1 2 0 DeJesus D, cf 4 0 1 0
Swisher N, 1b 3 0 0 0 German E, 2b 4 1 0 1
Bradley M, rf 2 1 0 0 Grudzielanek M, 2b 0 0 0 0
Thomas F, dh 4 1 1 2 Teahen M, 3b 4 2 3 0
Payton J, cf-lf 3 0 0 1 Sweeney M, dh 4 0 1 2
Kielty B, lf 2 0 0 0 Gathright J, pr 0 1 0 0
Kotsay M, cf 1 0 0 0 Brown E, lf 3 0 1 1
Scutaro M, ss 4 0 0 0 Sanders R, rf 4 0 2 0
Ellis M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Shealy R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Perez A, 3b 3 0 0 0 Buck J, c 3 0 0 0
Chavez E, 3b 0 0 0 0 Blanco A, ss 3 1 1 0
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29 3 3 3 33 5 10 4
Oakland 000 001 020 -- 3
Kansas City 000 000 14x -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Loaiza E 6.2 5 1 0 0 7
Duchscherer J 0.2 2 2 2 0 0
Street H (L) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Gaudin C 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
de la Rosa J* 5.0 2 1 1 4 3
Burgos A (W) 3.0 1 2 2 1 4
Nelson J (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Loaiza E, DeJesus D, Scutaro M
DP -- Oakland 1
LOB -- Oakland 5, Kansas City 5
2B -- Teahen M, Sanders R 2, Sweeney M
HR -- Thomas F
CS -- Sanders R
SF -- Payton J, Brown E
WP -- Loaiza E
Balk -- de la Rosa J
T -- 3:04
A -- 23952
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