Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Kansas City Royals
1. Polonia lf Stillwell ss
2. Blankenship rf Seitzer 3b
3. Parker dh Brett dh
4. McGwire 1b Tartabull rf
5. Steinbach c Tabler lf
6. Lansford 3b Eisenreich cf
7. Javier cf Boone c
8. Hubbard 2b Wellman 2b
9. Gallego ss Palacios 1b
C. Young p Appier p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Polonia flied to center; Blankenship flied to
left; Parker lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics
0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Stillwell struck out; Seitzer singled to center;
Brett grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Seitzer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0,
Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: McGwire walked; Steinbach singled to right
[McGwire to second]; WINTERS REPLACED TARTABULL (PLAYING RF);
Lansford grounded out (second to first) [McGwire to third,
Steinbach to second]; Javier reached on a fielder's choice
[McGwire out at home (first to catcher), Steinbach to third];
Hubbard struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Winters walked; Tabler singled to first [Winters to
second]; Eisenreich singled to right [Winters to third, Tabler
to second]; Boone doubled to left [Winters scored, Tabler
scored, Eisenreich scored]; Wellman singled to left [Boone
scored]; Palacios forced Wellman (shortstop to second);
Stillwell forced Palacios (shortstop to second); Stillwell stole
second; Seitzer flied to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 4.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Gallego singled to left; Polonia singled to left
[Gallego to second]; Blankenship flied to center [Gallego to
third, Polonia to second]; Parker singled to left [Gallego
scored, Polonia scored]; McGwire grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Parker out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
ROYALS 3RD: Brett flied to center; Winters doubled to right;
Tabler walked; Eisenreich forced Tabler (pitcher to shortstop)
[Winters to third]; Boone grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Steinbach struck out; Lansford singled to left;
Javier singled to left [Lansford to second]; Hubbard flied to
left; Gallego forced Javier (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
ROYALS 4TH: Wellman reached on an error by Hubbard; C. Young
balked [Wellman to second]; Palacios grounded out (shortstop to
first); Stillwell singled to catcher [Wellman scored (error by
Steinbach) (unearned)]; Stillwell stole second; Seitzer flied to
center; Brett walked; CADARET REPLACED C. YOUNG (PITCHING);
Winters lined to pitcher; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 5.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Polonia singled to left; Polonia was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Blankenship flied to
center; Parker flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics
2, Royals 5.
ROYALS 5TH: Tabler grounded out (pitcher to first); Eisenreich
flied to left; Boone walked; Wellman lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 5.
ATHLETICS 6TH: McGwire walked; LEACH REPLACED APPIER (PITCHING);
Steinbach forced McGwire (third to second); Lansford grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Steinbach out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 5.
ROYALS 6TH: Palacios lined to third; Stillwell lined to pitcher;
Seitzer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 5.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Javier singled to first; Hubbard flied to center;
Gallego grounded out (pitcher to first) [Javier to second];
Polonia singled to first [Javier scored (error by Palacios)
(unearned), Polonia to second]; Blankenship grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3,
Royals 5.
ROYALS 7TH: Brett flied to center; Winters struck out; Tabler
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics
3, Royals 5.
ATHLETICS 8TH: PECOTA REPLACED WINTERS (PLAYING RF); MONTGOMERY
REPLACED LEACH (PITCHING); Parker popped to shortstop; McGwire
walked; Steinbach struck out; Lansford walked [McGwire to
second]; Javier struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 3,
Royals 5.
ROYALS 8TH: Eisenreich lined to center; Boone grounded out
(second to first); Wellman flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 3, Royals 5.
ATHLETICS 9TH: FARR REPLACED MONTGOMERY (PITCHING); Hubbard
walked; PHILLIPS BATTED FOR GALLEGO; Phillips grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Hubbard out at
second]; Polonia singled to left; HASSEY BATTED FOR BLANKENSHIP;
Polonia advanced to second because of defensive indifference
[Polonia to second]; Hassey lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 3 10 2 8
Royals 5 7 1 6
