Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Kansas City Royals
1. Javier cf McRae cf
2. Aldrete 1b Coleman lf
3. Berroa lf Joyner 1b
4. Sierra rf Hamelin dh
5. Steinbach c Jose rf
6. Neel dh Gaetti 3b
7. Brosius 3b Macfarlane c
8. Bordick ss Gagne ss
9. Hemond 2b Lind 2b
Darling p Gubicza p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Javier grounded out (second to first); Aldrete
grounded out (third to first); Berroa grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: McRae was called out on strikes; Coleman singled to
left; Darling balked [Coleman to second]; Joyner grounded out
(second to first) [Coleman to third]; Hamelin flied to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Sierra grounded out (first to pitcher); Steinbach
lined to center; Neel struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: Jose grounded out (pitcher to first); Gaetti
grounded out (third to first); Macfarlane was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Brosius grounded out (second to first); Bordick
singled to right; Hemond singled to center [Bordick to second];
Javier flied to right; Aldrete walked [Bordick to third, Hemond
to second]; Bordick was out trying to advance to home (catcher
to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Gagne flied to left; Lind singled to right; McRae
homered to right [Lind scored]; Coleman grounded out (first
unassisted); Joyner singled to right; Hamelin walked [Joyner to
second]; Jose popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 2.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Berroa grounded out (second to first); Sierra
singled to right; Steinbach grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Sierra out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2.
ROYALS 4TH: Gaetti grounded out (shortstop to first); Macfarlane
struck out; Gagne lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 2.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Neel grounded out (second to first); Brosius
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bordick lined to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2.
ROYALS 5TH: Lind popped to catcher; McRae doubled to left;
Coleman singled to center [McRae out at third (center to
third)]; Coleman was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Hemond was called out on strikes; Javier flied to
right; Aldrete grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 2.
ROYALS 6TH: Joyner grounded out (second to first); Hamelin
reached on an error by Darling (assist by Aldrete); Jose
grounded out (second to first) [Hamelin to second]; Gaetti
walked; Macfarlane struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics
0, Royals 2.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Berroa grounded out (pitcher to first); Sierra
flied to center; Steinbach struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: Gagne lined to shortstop; Lind doubled to left;
McRae singled to right [Lind scored]; Coleman forced McRae
(pitcher to shortstop) [Coleman to first]; Joyner singled to
right [Coleman to third]; Hamelin flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 3.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Neel grounded out (second to first); Brosius
struck out; Bordick grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 3.
ROYALS 8TH: WELCH REPLACED DARLING (PITCHING); Jose doubled to
left; YOUNG REPLACED BERROA (PLAYING LF); Gaetti out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Jose to third]; Macfarlane
doubled to left [Jose scored]; Gagne lined to left; Lind
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 4.
ATHLETICS 9TH: PICHARDO REPLACED GUBICZA (PITCHING); Hemond
flied to center; Javier singled to center; Aldrete reached on an
error by Pichardo [Javier to second, Aldrete to first];
HENDERSON BATTED FOR YOUNG; Henderson walked [Javier to third,
Aldrete to second]; MONTGOMERY REPLACED PICHARDO (PITCHING);
Sierra reached on an error by Montgomery [Javier scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Aldrete scored (unearned) (no RBI),
Henderson to third, Sierra to first]; Steinbach grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sierra out at
second]; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 2 4 1 3
Royals 4 11 2 8
