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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 2, 2008
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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 September 2, 2008 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 2, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Gio Gonzalez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Zack Greinke |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 11,143 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ed Hickox 1B: CB Bucknor 2B: Brian Knight 3B: Joe West |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rajai Davis | Center Fielder |
| Ryan Sweeney | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Jack Cust | DH |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Jack Hannahan | Third Baseman |
| Aaron Cunningham | Left Fielder |
| Eric Patterson | Second Baseman |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Ryan Shealy | First Baseman |
| Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Esteban German | Left Fielder |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
September 2, 2008
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Greinke
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Greinke
Sweeney hits a popup towards short. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Greinke
Crosby strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Gonzalez
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Gonzalez
Aviles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Gonzalez
Guillen hits a fly ball towards left. Cunningham settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Cunningham. Aviles moves to third. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Butler vs. Gonzalez
Butler hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Gonzalez
Shealy hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Gonzalez
Olivo strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Greinke
Cust hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Cust reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. Greinke
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. Cust moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Barton vs. Greinke
Barton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DeJesus who is chasing the ball. Barton reaches third base with a triple. Cust scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hannahan vs. Greinke
Hannahan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Cunningham vs. Greinke
Cunningham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Gonzalez
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Gonzalez
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Gonzalez
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Gonzalez
DeJesus strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Patterson vs. Greinke
Patterson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Greinke
Davis bunts towards the mound. Greinke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Greinke
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shealy fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Davis for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Gonzalez
Aviles strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Gonzalez
Guillen hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Patterson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gonzalez
Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Greinke
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Greinke
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Greinke
Suzuki hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shealy vs. Gonzalez
Shealy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Gonzalez
Olivo hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Gonzalez
Teahen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Gonzalez
Callaspo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
German vs. Gonzalez
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Greinke
Barton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Greinke
Hannahan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Greinke
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Greinke
Patterson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Guillen. Patterson reaches second base with a double. Hannahan moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Greinke
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Sweeney vs. Greinke
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Casilla
Santiago Casilla now pitching.
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Casilla
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Guillen vs. Casilla
There's a wild pitch. Aviles moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Guillen vs. Casilla
Guillen is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Butler vs. Casilla
Butler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Aviles scores. Guillen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shealy vs. Casilla
Shealy hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Guillen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Olivo vs. Casilla
Olivo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Patterson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Greinke
Crosby strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Greinke
Cust hits a fly ball into left field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Greinke
Suzuki hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Outman
Josh Outman now pitching.
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Outman
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Outman
German hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Outman
Joey Gathright pinch runs for Esteban German.
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Patterson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Greinke
David DeJesus now playing left field. Joey Gathright now playing center field.
Barton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Greinke
Hannahan hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Greinke
Cunningham strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Patterson vs. Greinke
Patterson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Outman
Aviles hits a line drive towards short. Crosby reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Outman
Guillen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Outman
Butler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Shealy vs. Outman
Shealy strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ramirez
Mike Aviles now playing third base. Tony Pena now playing shortstop. Mark Teahen now playing right field. Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Ramirez
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Ramirez
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Devine
Joey Devine now pitching.
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Devine
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Devine
Callaspo hits a fly ball into left field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Soria
Joakim Soria now pitching.
Cust hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Soria
Suzuki strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Soria
Barton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Soria
Hannahan hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/2008 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Davis R, cf 4 0 1 0 DeJesus D, cf-lf 4 0 0 0
Sweeney R, rf 4 0 0 0 Aviles M, ss-3b 3 2 1 0
Crosby B, ss 4 0 0 0 Guillen J, rf 3 1 0 0
Cust J, dh 4 1 1 0 Pena T, ss 0 0 0 0
Suzuki K, c 4 0 0 0 Butler B, dh 4 1 3 4
Barton D, 1b 3 1 3 2 Shealy R, 1b 4 1 1 1
Hannahan J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Olivo M, c 4 0 0 0
Cunningham A, lf 3 0 0 0 Teahen M, 3b-rf 3 0 0 0
Patterson E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Callaspo A, 2b 4 0 0 0
German E, lf 2 0 1 0
Gathright J, pr-cf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 7 2 31 5 6 5
Oakland 010 010 000 -- 2
Kansas City 300 110 00x -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez G (L) 4.0 2 4 3 3 5
Casilla S 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Outman J 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
Devine J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke Z (W) 7.0 6 2 2 1 8
Ramirez R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Soria J (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Cunningham A, Suzuki K
DP -- Kansas City 1
LOB -- Oakland 5, Kansas City 6
2B -- Cust J, Patterson E
3B -- Barton D
HR -- Butler B, Shealy R, Barton D
HBP -- by Casilla S (Guillen J)
WP -- Casilla S
T -- 2:32
A -- 11143
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