Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Kansas City Royals
1. Henderson cf Wilson lf
2. Chalk ss Brett 3b
3. Gross 3b Otis cf
4. Newman 1b Porter c
5. Page dh Cowens rf
6. Heath c LaCock 1b
7. Edwards 2b White 2b
8. Murray rf Braun dh
9. Bryant lf Patek ss
Morgan p Busby p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson walked; Chalk singled to left
[Henderson to second]; Gross was called out on strikes; Newman
struck out; Page singled to left [Henderson scored, Chalk to
second]; Heath forced Page (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Wilson walked; Wilson was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Brett grounded out (second to first);
Otis lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals
0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Edwards struck out; Murray grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bryant walked; Henderson singled to center
[Bryant out at third (center to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Porter singled to center; Cowens forced Porter
(third to second); LaCock forced Cowens (second to shortstop);
White flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1,
Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Gross popped
to second in foul territory; Newman grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Braun walked; Patek forced Braun (shortstop to
second); Patek was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first); Wilson lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Page homered to left; Heath flied out to left;
Edwards flied out to left; Murray grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Brett singled to center; Otis walked [Brett to
second]; Porter walked [Brett to third, Otis to second]; Cowens
hit a sacrifice fly to right [Brett scored]; LaCock doubled to
right [Otis scored, Porter to third]; White grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Porter scored]; Braun walked; Patek
singled to shortstop [LaCock scored (error by Chalk) (unearned)
(no RBI), Braun to third, Patek to second]; LANGFORD REPLACED
MORGAN (PITCHING); Wilson struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Bryant walked; Henderson forced Bryant (second to
shortstop); Henderson stole second; Chalk flied out to left;
Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
ROYALS 5TH: Brett singled to right; Brett stole second; Otis
tripled [Brett scored]; Porter walked; Cowens struck out; LaCock
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Otis scored, Porter to second (on
throw to home)]; White lined to pitcher; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 6.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Page popped
to third; Heath walked; Edwards singled to left [Heath to
second]; Murray walked [Heath to third, Edwards to second];
Bryant forced Murray (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 6.
ROYALS 6TH: Braun was called out on strikes; Patek doubled to
left; Wilson lined to shortstop; Brett grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 6.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson lined to left; Chalk walked; PICCIOLO
RAN FOR CHALK; Gross grounded out (first unassisted) [Picciolo
to second]; Newman popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 6.
ROYALS 7TH: PICCIOLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Otis doubled
to right; Porter walked; Cowens doubled to left [Otis scored,
Porter scored]; MINETTO REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); LaCock
doubled to right [Cowens scored]; White popped to first in foul
territory; WATHAN BATTED FOR BRAUN; Wathan singled to left
[LaCock scored]; Patek grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Wathan out at second]; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 10.
ATHLETICS 8TH: WATHAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Page grounded
out (first to pitcher); Heath popped to first; Edwards singled
to right; Murray flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 10.
ROYALS 8TH: Wilson grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
walked; Otis flied out to left; Porter popped to shortstop; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 10.
ATHLETICS 9TH: PASCHALL REPLACED BUSBY (PITCHING); Bryant popped
to shortstop; Henderson grounded out (third to first); Picciolo
reached on an error by Brett; Gross singled to center [Picciolo
to second]; Newman singled to center [Picciolo scored
(unearned), Gross to second]; Page flied out to right; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 10.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 3 8 1 11
Royals 10 11 1 6
