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Royals
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
May 31, 2006
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on May 31, 2006 at McAfee Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 2006 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott Elarton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Blanton |
| Ballpark | McAfee Coliseum |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 25,181 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Tim Timmons 2B: Joe Brinkman 3B: Jeff Nelson |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| Matt Stairs | First Baseman |
| Tony Graffanino | Third Baseman |
| Shane Costa | Right Fielder |
| Angel Berroa | Shortstop |
| Paul Bako | Catcher |
| Esteban German | DH |
| Buddy Bell | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Kotsay | Center Fielder |
| Nick Swisher | Left Fielder |
| Eric Chavez | Third Baseman |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Jay Payton | Right Fielder |
| Dan Johnson | First Baseman |
| Jason Kendall | Catcher |
| Marco Scutaro | Second Baseman |
| Ken Macha | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
May 31, 2006
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Blanton
DeJesus hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Blanton
Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blanton
Brown hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Elarton
Kotsay hits a fly ball into right field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Elarton
Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Elarton
Chavez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Elarton
Thomas hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Elarton
Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Blanton
Stairs hits a fly ball into right field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Blanton
Graffanino hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Costa vs. Blanton
Costa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Berroa vs. Blanton
Berroa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Costa moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Bako vs. Blanton
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bako for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Payton vs. Elarton
Payton hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Elarton
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Elarton
Kendall takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Scutaro vs. Elarton
Scutaro strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kotsay vs. Elarton
Kotsay hits a popup, foul, towards third. Graffanino settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Blanton
German hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Blanton
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Blanton
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Blanton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Brown for the out. DeJesus moves to third. Grudzielanek moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Stairs vs. Blanton
Stairs hits a line drive into right field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Elarton
Swisher hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Elarton
Chavez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Elarton
Thomas strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Blanton
Graffanino strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Costa vs. Blanton
Costa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Blanton
Berroa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Elarton
Crosby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Payton vs. Elarton
Payton hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Elarton
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Elarton
Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bako vs. Blanton
Bako strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Blanton
German takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Blanton
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scutaro fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Elarton
Scutaro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Graffanino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Elarton
Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Swisher vs. Elarton
Swisher strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Blanton
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grudzielanek for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Blanton
Brown strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Blanton
Stairs hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Chavez vs. Elarton
Chavez strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Elarton
Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Elarton
Crosby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Payton vs. Elarton
Payton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomas moves to third. Crosby moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Elarton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Blanton
Graffanino hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scutaro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Costa vs. Blanton
Costa hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Costa for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Berroa vs. Blanton
Berroa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bako vs. Blanton
Bako hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scutaro fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Kendall vs. Elarton
Kendall 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 -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Elarton
Scutaro strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Kotsay vs. Elarton
Kotsay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Swisher vs. Elarton
Swisher takes first base on ball four. Kotsay moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Chavez vs. Peralta
Joel Peralta now pitching.
Chavez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Costa who is chasing the ball. Chavez reaches third base with a triple. Kotsay scores. Swisher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Thomas vs. Peralta
Thomas hits a popup towards first. Stairs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Blanton
German hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Blanton
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scutaro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Blanton
Grudzielanek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Swisher. Grudzielanek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Blanton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blanton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Peralta
Crosby hits a fly ball into right field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Payton vs. Peralta
Payton hits a line drive into center field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Peralta
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kendall vs. Peralta
Kendall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scutaro vs. Peralta
Scutaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Stairs vs. Blanton
Stairs strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Graffanino vs. Blanton
Graffanino hits a fly ball into right field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Costa vs. Blanton
Costa hits a fly ball into right field. Payton 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 5/31/2006 -- Kansas City at Oakland (D)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, cf 4 0 1 0 Kotsay M, cf 3 1 0 0
Grudzielanek M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Swisher N, lf 3 1 0 0
Brown E, lf 4 0 0 0 Chavez E, 3b 3 1 1 2
Stairs M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Thomas F, dh 4 1 2 2
Graffanino T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Crosby B, ss 4 1 2 1
Costa S, rf 4 0 1 0 Payton J, rf 4 0 1 0
Berroa A, ss 2 0 1 0 Johnson D, 1b 3 1 1 0
Bako P, c 3 0 0 0 Kendall J, c 3 1 1 2
German E, dh 2 0 0 0 Scutaro M, 2b 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 31 7 8 7
Kansas City 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland 200 100 22x -- 7
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton S (L) 6.2 6 5 5 4 6
Peralta J 1.1 2 2 2 1 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 5
DP -- Kansas City 1, Oakland 1
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Oakland 5
2B -- Grudzielanek M
3B -- Chavez E
HR -- Thomas F, Crosby B, Kendall J
T -- 2:07
A -- 25181
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