Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Kansas City Royals
1. McDonald cf Offerman 2b
2. Magadan dh Myers cf
3. Grieve rf Bell 3b
4. Stairs lf Davis dh
5. Giambi 1b King 1b
6. Mayne c Benitez lf
7. Bellhorn 3b Dye rf
8. Spiezio 2b Macfarlane c
9. Tejada ss Martinez ss
Lorraine p Appier p
ATHLETICS 1ST: On a bunt McDonald grounded out (pitcher to
first); Magadan grounded out (shortstop to first); Grieve
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ROYALS 1ST: Offerman grounded out (third to first); Myers
grounded out (second to first); Bell doubled to right; Davis
singled to left [Bell out at home (left to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Stairs flied to left; Giambi doubled to left;
Mayne singled to center [Giambi scored, Mayne to second];
Bellhorn was called out on strikes; Spiezio flied to right; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 2ND: King walked; Benitez flied to center; Dye walked
[King to second]; Macfarlane popped to catcher; Martinez walked
[King to third, Dye to second]; Offerman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Tejada grounded out (second to first); McDonald
singled to right; Magadan singled to right [McDonald to third];
Grieve walked [Magadan to second]; Stairs struck out; Giambi
flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
ROYALS 3RD: Myers popped to shortstop; Bell flied to center;
Davis singled to right; King singled to center [Davis to
second]; Benitez flied to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 1, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Mayne grounded out (second to first); Bellhorn
doubled to center; Spiezio grounded out (second to first)
[Bellhorn to third]; Tejada singled to shortstop [Bellhorn
scored]; McDonald singled to left [Tejada to second]; Magadan
doubled to right [Tejada scored, McDonald scored]; Grieve lined
to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 0.
ROYALS 4TH: Dye grounded out (shortstop to first); Macfarlane
grounded out (third to first); Martinez lined to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Stairs flied to center; Giambi grounded out
(pitcher to first); Mayne doubled to center; Bellhorn walked;
Spiezio doubled to right [Mayne scored, Bellhorn scored]; Tejada
doubled [Spiezio scored]; WALKER REPLACED APPIER (PITCHING);
Walker threw a wild pitch [Tejada to third]; McDonald walked;
Magadan flied to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 7,
Royals 0.
ROYALS 5TH: Offerman flied to center; Myers singled to center;
Bell doubled to center [Myers to third]; Davis popped to second;
King walked; Benitez forced King (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 0.
ATHLETICS 6TH: Grieve grounded out (second to first); Stairs
struck out; Giambi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 0.
ROYALS 6TH: Dye singled to center; Macfarlane homered to
right-center [Dye scored]; Martinez was called out on strikes;
Offerman grounded out (shortstop to first); Myers flied to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 7, Royals 2.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Mayne grounded out (shortstop to first); Bellhorn
singled to shortstop; Spiezio homered to left [Bellhorn scored];
Tejada singled to left; BONES REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING);
McDonald lined into a double play to third [Tejada out at first
(third to first)]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 2.
ROYALS 7TH: WENGERT REPLACED LORRAINE (PITCHING); BROSIUS
REPLACED BELLHORN (PLAYING 3B); Bell grounded out (second to
first); Davis grounded out (first to pitcher); King grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals
2.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Magadan grounded out (first to pitcher); Grieve
struck out; Stairs grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 2.
ROYALS 8TH: MCDONALD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); YOUNG
REPLACED STAIRS (PLAYING CF); Benitez grounded out (first to
pitcher); Dye singled to third; Macfarlane singled to third [Dye
to third (error by Brosius)]; STEWART RAN FOR MACFARLANE;
Martinez grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Stewart out at second]; Debut game for Andy Stewart; 0
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 2.
ATHLETICS 9TH: STEWART STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Giambi
singled to center; Mayne grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Giambi out at second]; Brosius grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 2.
ROYALS 9TH: Offerman singled to left; Myers forced Offerman
(third to second); Bell doubled [Myers to third]; Davis walked;
King out on a sacrifice fly to center [Myers scored, Bell to
third]; Benitez popped to catcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 9, Royals 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 9 15 1 7
Royals 3 12 0 12
