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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 31, 2009
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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 August 31, 2009 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luke Hochevar |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gio Gonzalez |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 10,376 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Mike Estabrook 2B: Jim Joyce 3B: Bill Miller |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| David DeJesus | Left Fielder |
| Willie Bloomquist | Right Fielder |
| Billy Butler | First Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Third Baseman |
| Alberto Callaspo | Second Baseman |
| Miguel Olivo | Catcher |
| John Buck | DH |
| Mitch Maier | Center Fielder |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | Shortstop |
| John Gibbons | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Adam Kennedy | Third Baseman |
| Rajai Davis | Center Fielder |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Jack Cust | DH |
| Scott Hairston | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Sweeney | Right Fielder |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Cliff Pennington | Shortstop |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
August 31, 2009
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Gonzalez
DeJesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
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 -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Gonzalez
Butler takes first base on ball four. DeJesus moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Gonzalez
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Davis. Teahen reaches second base with a double. DeJesus scores. Butler moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Callaspo vs. Gonzalez
Callaspo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Butler scores. Teahen scores. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Olivo vs. Gonzalez
Olivo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Gonzalez
Buck hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hochevar
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hochevar
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Hochevar
Suzuki 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
Top 2
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Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Gonzalez
Maier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Maier for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Gonzalez
Betancourt hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Gonzalez
DeJesus hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Gonzalez
Bloomquist hits a line drive into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Hochevar
Cust hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Hochevar
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cust moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Hochevar
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cust moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Ellis vs. Hochevar
Ellis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Barton vs. Hochevar
Barton hits a fly ball into center field. Maier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gonzalez
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Gonzalez
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Gonzalez
Callaspo hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Hochevar
Pennington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Hochevar
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Hochevar
There goes Pennington. The throw from Olivo and he is safe. Pennington steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Hochevar
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field. Bloomquist picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bloomquist. Pennington scores. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Suzuki vs. Hochevar
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Hochevar
Cust takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Hochevar
Hairston hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cust moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Hochevar
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Bloomquist who is chasing the ball. Sweeney reaches third base with a triple. Cust scores. Hairston goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Ellis vs. Hochevar
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sweeney scores. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Hochevar
There goes Ellis. The throw from Olivo and he is safe. Ellis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Barton vs. Hochevar
Barton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Gonzalez
Olivo strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Gonzalez
Buck strikes out. Suzuki drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Buck out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Gonzalez
Maier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Betancourt vs. Gonzalez
Betancourt hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Hairston. Betancourt reaches second base with a double. Maier moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
DeJesus vs. Gonzalez
DeJesus hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Hochevar
Pennington hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Callaspo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hochevar
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Hochevar
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bloomquist vs. Gonzalez
Bloomquist strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gonzalez
Butler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Gonzalez
Teahen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 4 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Callaspo vs. Gonzalez
Callaspo hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sweeney who is chasing the ball. Callaspo reaches third base with a triple. Butler goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Olivo vs. Gonzalez
Olivo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Hochevar
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Hochevar
Cust hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Hochevar
Hairston hits a popup towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Gonzalez
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Gonzalez
Maier takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Betancourt vs. Breslow
Craig Breslow now pitching.
Betancourt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Hochevar
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Hochevar
Ellis strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Hochevar
Barton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Pennington vs. Bale
John Bale now pitching.
Pennington takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to third. Barton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Bale
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bale fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bale. Sweeney scores. Barton scores. Pennington moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Davis vs. Tejeda
Rob Tejeda now pitching.
There go the runners. The throw from Olivo to Callaspo covering second. The throw back to home, and Pennington is out at the plate. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Tejeda
Davis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Tejeda
There goes Davis. The throw from Olivo and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. Tejeda
Suzuki hits a fly ball into right field. Bloomquist settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Breslow
DeJesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Bloomquist vs. Wuertz
Michael Wuertz now pitching.
Bloomquist strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Butler vs. Wuertz
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Teahen vs. Wuertz
Teahen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Tejeda
Cust 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 -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Tejeda
Hairston strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Tejeda
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. DeJesus settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Callaspo vs. Ziegler
Brad Ziegler now pitching.
Callaspo hits a line drive towards first. Barton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Olivo vs. Ziegler
Olivo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobs vs. Ziegler
Mike Jacobs pinch hits for John Buck.
Jacobs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wright
Jamey Wright now pitching.
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Betancourt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Wright
Barton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Wright
Pennington strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Maier vs. Bailey
Andrew Bailey now pitching.
Maier hits a line drive towards short. Pennington reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Betancourt vs. Bailey
Betancourt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
DeJesus vs. Bailey
DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 5 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Pena vs. Bailey
Brayan Pena pinch hits for Willie Bloomquist.
Pena strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/2009 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
DeJesus D, lf 5 2 3 1 Kennedy A, 3b 4 1 0 1
Bloomquist W, rf 4 0 0 0 Davis R, cf 4 1 2 2
Pena B, ph 1 0 0 0 Suzuki K, c 4 0 0 1
Butler B, 1b 2 2 0 0 Cust J, dh 3 1 1 0
Teahen M, 3b 4 1 1 1 Hairston S, lf 4 1 1 0
Callaspo A, 2b 4 0 2 3 Sweeney R, rf 3 2 1 2
Olivo M, c 4 0 1 0 Ellis M, 2b 3 0 1 1
Buck J, dh 3 0 0 0 Barton D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Jacobs M, ph 1 0 0 0 Pennington C, ss 2 1 0 0
Maier M, cf 2 0 0 0
Betancourt Y, ss 4 0 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 5 31 8 7 7
Kansas City 310 010 000 -- 5
Oakland 005 003 00x -- 8
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Hochevar L (L) 5.1 6 7 6 4 5
Bale J* 0.0 0 1 0 1 0
Tejeda R 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Wright J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez G 5.1 6 5 5 4 8
Breslow C (W)+ 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Wuertz M 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Ziegler B 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Bailey A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Bloomquist W, Bale J
DP -- Oakland 2
LOB -- Kansas City 6, Oakland 4
2B -- Teahen M, Betancourt Y
3B -- Sweeney R, Callaspo A
HR -- DeJesus D
SB -- Pennington C, Ellis M, Davis R
CS -- Pennington C
T -- 2:50
A -- 10376
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