Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Kansas City Royals
1. Browne 3b Jose rf
2. Gates 2b McRae cf
3. Sierra dh Brett dh
4. Neel 1b Joyner 1b
5. Steinbach c Gaetti 3b
6. Aldrete lf Gwynn lf
7. D. Henderson rf Mayne c
8. Bordick ss Lind 2b
9. Blankenship cf Rossy ss
Darling p Pichardo p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Browne doubled to center; Gates singled to second
[Browne to third]; Sierra struck out; Neel singled to left
[Browne scored, Gates to third]; Steinbach grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Neel out at second];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Jose walked; McRae struck out while Jose stole
second; Brett singled to second [Jose to third]; Joyner out on a
sacrifice fly to left [Jose scored, Brett to second]; Gaetti
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals
1.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Aldrete grounded out (third to first); D.
Henderson walked; Bordick grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [D. Henderson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.
ROYALS 2ND: Gwynn singled to center; Mayne flied to center; Lind
singled to center [Gwynn to second]; Rossy popped to second;
Jose struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Blankenship struck out; Browne doubled to left;
Gates singled to left [Browne to third]; Sierra walked [Gates to
second]; Neel grounded out (second to first) [Browne scored,
Gates to third, Sierra to second]; Steinbach flied to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
ROYALS 3RD: McRae grounded out (first to pitcher); Brett struck
out; Joyner singled to right; Gaetti flied to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Aldrete flied to left; D. Henderson walked;
Bordick lined to center; Blankenship forced D. Henderson (third
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
ROYALS 4TH: Gwynn singled to left; Steinbach allowed a passed
ball [Gwynn to second]; Mayne walked; Lind out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gwynn to third, Mayne to second];
Rossy singled to right [Gwynn scored, Mayne scored]; Darling
threw a wild pitch [Rossy to second]; Jose grounded out (first
to pitcher) [Rossy to third]; McRae singled to left [Rossy
scored]; Brett grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Browne grounded out (third to first); Gates
doubled to right; Sierra flied to left; Neel grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
ROYALS 5TH: Joyner lined to left; Gaetti flied to center; Gwynn
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics
2, Royals 4.
ATHLETICS 6TH: GUBICZA REPLACED PICHARDO (PITCHING); Steinbach
singled to right; Aldrete lined into a double play (third to
first) [Steinbach out at first]; D. Henderson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
ROYALS 6TH: Mayne flied to left; Lind lined to center; Rossy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 4.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Bordick walked; Blankenship grounded out (third
to first) [Bordick to second]; Browne flied to left; Gates lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
ROYALS 7TH: Jose lined to center; McRae flied to center; Brett
singled to left; Joyner flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Royals 4.
ATHLETICS 8TH: BELINDA REPLACED GUBICZA (PITCHING); Sierra
singled to center; Sierra stole second; Neel singled to center
[Sierra scored]; HEMOND RAN FOR NEEL; Hemond was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Steinbach flied to center;
Aldrete doubled to center; MONTGOMERY REPLACED BELINDA
(PITCHING); D. Henderson struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 3, Royals 4.
ROYALS 8TH: HEMOND STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); STEINBACH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Gaetti reached on an error by
Browne [Gaetti to first]; Gwynn lined into a double play (first
unassisted) [Gaetti out at first]; Mayne singled to right; Lind
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 4.
ATHLETICS 9TH: GAGNE REPLACED ROSSY (PLAYING SS); Bordick flied
to center; Blankenship struck out; Browne grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Royals 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 3 10 1 7
Royals 4 9 0 7
