Athletics @ Royals
August 20, 2006

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 9 0
Royals 2 14 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 6 9 0
Royals 4 15 0

Mark Grudzielanek Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .295
OBP .250 .333
At Bats 4 451
Hits 1 133
• Singles 1 98
• Doubles 0 26
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 27
RBI’s 0 39

Justin Duchscherer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 3
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Kauffman Stadium - August 20, 2006
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Home Run
Justin Duchscherer
Jason Kendall
Nick Swisher
Mark Ellis
Eric Chavez
Bobby Crosby
Jay Payton
Mark Kotsay
Milton Bradley
Mark Grudzielanek
David DeJesus
Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 2 Outs

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..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. DeJesus moves to second.
Bottom 9 DeJesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 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.
Bottom 9 Justin Duchscherer now pitching. Gathright strikes out.
Top 9 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.
Top 9 Chavez takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Adam Melhuse pinch hits for Frank Thomas. Melhuse strikes out.
Top 9 Scott Dohmann now pitching. Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Bako strikes out.
Bottom 8 Shealy takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 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.
Bottom 8 Brown strikes out.
Top 8 Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 8 Kendall hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ellis takes first base on ball four. Crosby moves to second.
Top 8 Crosby takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Swisher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 8 Payton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 DeJesus hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blanco moves to second.
Bottom 7 Joe Kennedy now pitching. Blanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Chavez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bako settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Thomas hits a fly ball into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards first. Shealy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bradley for the out.
Bottom 6 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.
Bottom 6 Bako hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sanders scores. Shealy moves to second.
Bottom 6 Shealy hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Sanders moves to second.
Bottom 6 Sanders hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Teahen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 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.
Top 6 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Ellis hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Ellis reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Crosby hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Blanco hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Todd Wellemeyer now pitching. Swisher hits a popup towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Payton is hit by the pitch.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Thomas hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Bradley hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Bradley reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Swisher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gathright for the out.
Bottom 4 Bako hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Shealy hits a fly ball into left field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Sanders hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saarloos fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanco scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Kendall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 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.
Bottom 3 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DeJesus moves to second.
Bottom 3 DeJesus hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Blanco hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Gathright strikes out.
Top 3 Crosby strikes out.
Top 3 Swisher hits a popup, foul, towards first. Shealy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Payton hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Chavez takes first base on ball four. Thomas moves to second.
Top 3 Thomas takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 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.
Bottom 2 Shealy hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Bradley. Shealy reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 2 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saarloos fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Saarloos fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Bradley hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Ellis takes first base on ball four. Crosby moves to second.
Top 2 Crosby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 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.
Bottom 1 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 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.
Top 1 Swisher hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 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.
Top 1 Thomas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kotsay moves to third. Bradley moves to second.
Top 1 Bradley takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Kotsay hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Kotsay reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Kendall strikes out.