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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 8, 2009
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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 8, 2009 at Kauffman Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 2009 |
|---|---|
| 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 8, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clayton Mortensen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Zack Greinke |
| Ballpark | Kauffman Stadium |
| City | Kansas City |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 29,818 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jeff Kellogg 1B: Scott Barry 2B: Rob Drake 3B: Tim Timmons |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adam Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Rajai Davis | Center Fielder |
| Scott Hairston | Left Fielder |
| Jack Cust | DH |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Tommy Everidge | First Baseman |
| Ryan Sweeney | Right Fielder |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Pennington | Shortstop |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Willie Bloomquist | Center Fielder |
| Billy Butler | First Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Right Fielder |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Mike Jacobs | DH |
| Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
August 8, 2009
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Greinke
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Greinke
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Greinke
There goes Kennedy. The throw from Olivo and he is safe. Kennedy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hairston vs. Greinke
Hairston strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Cust vs. Greinke
Cust hits a fly ball into center field. Bloomquist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Mortensen
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Mortensen
Bloomquist strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Mortensen
Butler strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Greinke
Suzuki 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--
Everidge vs. Greinke
Everidge takes first base on ball four. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Greinke
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suzuki moves to third. Everidge moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Greinke
Ellis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Suzuki scores. Everidge scores. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Pennington vs. Greinke
Pennington hits a popup towards short. Betancourt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Kennedy vs. Greinke
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sweeney scores. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Greinke
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Hairston vs. Greinke
Hairston hits a popup, foul, towards first. Butler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Mortensen
Teahen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Mortensen
Callaspo takes first base on ball four. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Jacobs vs. Mortensen
Jacobs strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Olivo vs. Mortensen
Olivo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Mortensen
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Greinke
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Greinke
Suzuki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Everidge vs. Greinke
Everidge hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Greinke
Sweeney 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 3
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Mortensen
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Mortensen
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Davis. DeJesus reaches second base with a double. Betancourt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Bloomquist vs. Mortensen
Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. DeJesus moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Butler vs. Mortensen
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. DeJesus tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Mortensen
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Greinke
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Greinke
Pennington strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Greinke
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Teahen. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Greinke
Davis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Mortensen
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Mortensen
Jacobs hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Mortensen
Olivo hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Mortensen
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Betancourt vs. Mortensen
There goes Gordon. The throw from Suzuki and he is safe. Gordon steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Betancourt vs. Mortensen
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
DeJesus vs. Mortensen
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gordon tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloomquist vs. Mortensen
There goes Betancourt. The throw from Suzuki and he is out, Pennington applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Mortensen
Bloomquist hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Greinke
Hairston hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Greinke
Cust hits a fly ball into center field. Bloomquist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Greinke
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Suzuki for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Mortensen
Butler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hairston. Butler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Mortensen
Teahen bunts towards third. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Callaspo vs. Gonzalez
Edgar Gonzalez now pitching.
Callaspo hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Butler scores. Teahen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Jacobs vs. Gonzalez
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jacobs for the out. Teahen moves to third. Callaspo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Olivo vs. Gonzalez
There's a wild pitch. Teahen scores. Callaspo moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Olivo vs. Gonzalez
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gonzalez has Callaspo trapped. There's the throw to Kennedy and over to Suzuki, who tags Callaspo for the out. Olivo moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Gonzalez
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everidge vs. Greinke
Everidge hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Greinke
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Greinke
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Gonzalez
Betancourt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Everidge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Gonzalez
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Gonzalez
Bloomquist hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Gonzalez
Butler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Butler reaches second base with a double. Bloomquist goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Teahen vs. Gonzalez
Teahen strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Greinke
Josh Anderson now playing right field.
Pennington 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Greinke
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Greinke
Davis hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Gonzalez
Aaron Cunningham now playing left field.
Callaspo hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Jacobs vs. Gonzalez
Jacobs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Jacobs reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olivo vs. Gonzalez
Olivo hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Gonzalez
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Wright
Jamey Wright now pitching.
Cunningham 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 -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Wright
Cust takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Wright
Landon Powell pinch hits for Kurt Suzuki.
Powell hits a line drive towards first. Butler catches it and steps on first to double up Cust. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Gonzalez
Landon Powell now catching.
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Gonzalez
Mitch Maier pinch hits for David DeJesus.
Maier hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Maier reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Bloomquist vs. Gonzalez
Bloomquist hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Butler vs. Gonzalez
Butler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Butler reaches second base with a double. Maier scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Gonzalez
Anderson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Callaspo vs. Gonzalez
Callaspo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Butler scores. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Jacobs vs. Gonzalez
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Callaspo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Royals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olivo vs. Ziegler
Brad Ziegler now pitching.
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - Royals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Everidge vs. Soria
Mitch Maier now playing center field. Willie Bloomquist now playing right field. Josh Anderson now playing left field. Joakim Soria now pitching.
Everidge hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Soria
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Royals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Soria
Ellis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Soria
Pennington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Butler fields the ball and throws to Soria covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Soria
Kennedy hits a line drive towards third. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Soria
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Pennington moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Royals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Soria
Davis hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Pennington scores. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Soria
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Royals, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Cunningham vs. Soria
Cunningham strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/2009 -- Oakland at Kansas City (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Kansas City AB R H RBI
Kennedy A, 3b 5 0 2 1 DeJesus D, lf 3 1 1 2
Davis R, cf 4 0 1 1 Maier M, ph-cf 1 1 1 0
Hairston S, lf 3 0 0 0 Bloomquist W, cf-rf 5 1 1 0
Cunningham A, lf 2 0 0 0 Butler B, 1b 4 2 3 3
Cust J, dh 3 0 0 0 Teahen M, rf 3 1 1 0
Suzuki K, c 3 1 2 0 Anderson J, rf-lf 1 1 1 0
Powell L, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Callaspo A, 2b 4 1 3 2
Everidge T, 1b 3 2 2 1 Jacobs M, dh 5 1 3 3
Sweeney R, rf 4 1 1 0 Olivo M, c 5 1 1 1
Ellis M, 2b 4 1 2 3 Gordon A, 3b 3 1 0 0
Pennington C, ss 4 1 1 0 Betancourt Y, ss 4 1 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 11 6 38 12 17 11
Oakland 030 000 003 -- 6
Kansas City 002 421 03x -- 12
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Mortensen C (L)* 4.0 8 8 8 3 5
Gonzalez E 3.2 9 4 4 0 2
Ziegler B 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Greinke Z (W) 7.0 7 3 3 2 5
Wright J 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Soria J 1.0 4 3 3 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
DP -- Kansas City 2
LOB -- Oakland 6, Kansas City 7
2B -- DeJesus D, Kennedy A, Butler B 3, Jacobs M, Maier M
HR -- Jacobs M, Olivo M, Everidge T, Ellis M
SB -- Kennedy A, Gordon A
CS -- Betancourt Y
SF -- Butler B, DeJesus D
WP -- Gonzalez E
T -- 3:24
A -- 29818
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