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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 20, 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 20, 2006 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 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 20, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kirk Saarloos |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Runelvys Hernandez |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 16,592 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Scott 1B: Ron Kulpa 2B: Dan Iassogna 3B: Lance Barksdale |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Mark Kotsay | Center Fielder |
| Milton Bradley | Right Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Eric Chavez | Third Baseman |
| Jay Payton | Left Fielder |
| Nick Swisher | First Baseman |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Ken Macha | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Emil Brown | Right Fielder |
| Reggie Sanders | DH |
| Ryan Shealy | First Baseman |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Joey Gathright | Center Fielder |
| Andres Blanco | Shortstop |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 20, 2006
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Hernandez
Kendall strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Hernandez
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Kotsay reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bradley vs. Hernandez
Bradley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Thomas vs. Hernandez
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kotsay moves to third. Bradley moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chavez vs. Hernandez
Chavez hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kotsay tags and scores. Bradley tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Payton vs. Hernandez
Payton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gathright. Payton reaches second base with a double. Bradley scores. Thomas goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Swisher vs. Hernandez
Swisher hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Saarloos
DeJesus 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, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Saarloos
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Saarloos
Teahen 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
Top 2
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Hernandez
Crosby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Hernandez
Ellis takes first base on ball four. Crosby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Hernandez
Kendall bunts in front of the plate. Bako fields it and throws to first for the out. Crosby moves to third. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Kotsay vs. Hernandez
Kotsay hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Crosby tags and scores. Ellis tags and moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bradley vs. Hernandez
Bradley hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Saarloos
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saarloos fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Saarloos
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saarloos fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Saarloos
Shealy hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bradley. Shealy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bako vs. Saarloos
Bako 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
Top 3
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Hernandez
Thomas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Chavez vs. Hernandez
Chavez takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Payton vs. Hernandez
Payton hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Swisher vs. Hernandez
Swisher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Shealy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Crosby vs. Hernandez
Crosby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Saarloos
Gathright strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Saarloos
Blanco hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Saarloos
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Saarloos
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Saarloos
Teahen 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
Top 4
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Hernandez
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Hernandez
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kotsay vs. Hernandez
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Saarloos
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saarloos fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Saarloos
Sanders hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Saarloos
Shealy hits a fly ball into left field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Saarloos
Bako hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gathright vs. Saarloos
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Swisher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gathright for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Hernandez
Bradley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Bradley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Thomas vs. Hernandez
Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Chavez vs. Hernandez
Chavez 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 -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Payton vs. Hernandez
Payton is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Swisher vs. Wellemeyer
Todd Wellemeyer now pitching.
Swisher hits a popup towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Saarloos
Blanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Saarloos
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Saarloos
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Wellemeyer
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wellemeyer
Ellis hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Ellis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Kendall vs. Wellemeyer
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Kotsay vs. Wellemeyer
Kotsay 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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Saarloos
Teahen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Saarloos
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Saarloos
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Shealy vs. Saarloos
Shealy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sanders moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bako vs. Saarloos
Bako hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanders scores. Shealy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gathright vs. Saarloos
Gathright hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shealy moves to third. There goes Bako trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Wellemeyer
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shealy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bradley for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Wellemeyer
Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Wellemeyer
Chavez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bako settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Kennedy
Joe Kennedy now pitching.
Blanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Kennedy
DeJesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanco moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Grudzielanek vs. Kennedy
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Blanco moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Teahen vs. Kennedy
Teahen 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
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Payton vs. Wellemeyer
Payton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. Wellemeyer
Swisher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Wellemeyer
Crosby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Wellemeyer
Ellis takes first base on ball four. Crosby moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Kendall vs. Wellemeyer
Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Kotsay vs. Wellemeyer
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Kennedy
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Kennedy
Sanders 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, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Kennedy
Shealy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bako vs. Kennedy
Bako strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Dohmann
Scott Dohmann now pitching.
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Melhuse vs. Dohmann
Adam Melhuse pinch hits for Frank Thomas.
Melhuse strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Dohmann
Chavez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Payton vs. Dohmann
Payton 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
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Duchscherer
Justin Duchscherer now pitching.
Gathright strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Blanco vs. Duchscherer
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, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Duchscherer
DeJesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Duchscherer
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Grudzielanek vs. Duchscherer
Grudzielanek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Bradley is chasing the ball. Grudzielanek rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Duchscherer
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Swisher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Teahen for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/2006 -- Oakland at Kansas City (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Kendall J, c 4 0 0 0 DeJesus D, lf 5 1 3 0
Kotsay M, cf 4 1 1 1 Grudzielanek M, 2b 5 1 2 2
Bradley M, rf 4 1 1 0 Teahen M, 3b 5 0 1 0
Thomas F, dh 3 1 1 0 Brown E, rf 4 0 0 0
Melhuse A, ph 1 0 0 0 Sanders R, dh 4 2 2 1
Chavez E, 3b 2 0 0 1 Shealy R, 1b 3 0 2 0
Payton J, lf 4 1 2 2 Bako P, c 4 0 2 1
Swisher N, 1b 4 1 1 2 Gathright J, cf 4 0 1 0
Crosby B, ss 3 1 1 0 Blanco A, ss 4 0 2 0
Ellis M, 2b 2 0 2 0
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31 6 9 6 38 4 15 4
Oakland 310 000 020 -- 6
Kansas City 000 101 002 -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Saarloos K (W) 6.0 11 2 2 0 1
Kennedy J 2.0 2 0 0 1 2
Duchscherer J 1.0 2 2 2 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hernandez R (L) 4.2 6 4 4 4 2
Wellemeyer T 3.1 3 2 2 2 0
Dohmann S 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
DP -- Oakland 3, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Oakland 9, Kansas City 8
2B -- Kotsay M, Payton J, Shealy R, Bradley M, Ellis M
HR -- Sanders R, Swisher N, Grudzielanek M
SH -- Kendall J
SF -- Chavez E, Kotsay M
HBP -- by Hernandez R (Payton J)
T -- 2:32
A -- 16592
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