Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals
31-23, 12-15 Away
7
31-23, 12-15 Away
Final
27-26, 14-11 Home
6
27-26, 14-11 Home
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
E. ByrnesCF-LF |
M. Ellis2B |
A. PiattLF |
T. LongRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .345 | .403 | .570 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .350 | .381 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .283 | .410 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 | .376 | .479 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .339 | .456 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .323 | .380 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .162 | .179 | .297 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .359 | .450 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .308 | .414 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .160 | .300 | .280 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .241 | .319 | .440 |
| 36 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
a-grounded to second for A Piatt in the 7th
b-struck out looking for F Menechino in the 9th
- Batting
- HRF Menechino (1, 6th inning off D May 0 on, 0 Out); M Tejada (10, 6th inning off D May 2 on, 0 Out); E Byrnes (4, 9th inning off M MacDougal 2 on, 2 Out)
- RBIF Menechino (1), M Tejada 3 (33), E Byrnes 3 (24)
- 2Out RBIE Byrnes 3
- Team LOB4
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Ellis-M Tejada-S Hatteberg)
- EF Menechino (2, throw)
Royals Hitting
a-tripled to deep right for B Abernathy in the 9th
- Batting
- 3BD Relaford (2, K Foulke)
- RBIM Lopez (3), M Tucker 2 (27), A Berroa (18), J Randa (22)
- 2Out RBIJ Randa
- SFM Tucker; A Berroa
- GIDPK Harvey
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- SBM Lopez (2, Home off T Lilly/R Hernandez); C Beltran (8, 2nd base off J Mecir/R Hernandez)
- Fielding
- EA Berroa 2 (15, bobble 2); C Beltran (1, fly ball)
- AssistsM Tucker (S Hatteberg at Home)
Athletics Pitching
- Pitching
- IBBE Durazo (By S Lowe)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Lilly 7-11; J Mecir 0-0; K Foulke 0-2
- Game ScoresT Lilly 47
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Grimsley(H,29) |
S. Lowe(H,7) |
M. MacDougal(L,3-5; B, 8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 82-52 | 4.13 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 3.82 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-11 | 4.70 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-11 | 3.04 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 132-80 |
- Pitching
- IBBA Berroa (By T Lilly)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD May 5-10; J Grimsley 2-1; S Lowe 1-1; M MacDougal 2-0
- Game ScoresD May 52
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | M Lopez singled to left, M Sweeney scored, K Harvey to third, C Beltran to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | M Tucker reached on infield single to first, K Harvey scored, C Beltran to third, M Lopez to second. | 0 | 2 | |
| 4th | A Berroa hit sacrifice fly to right, C Beltran scored, M Lopez to third. | 0 | 3 | |
| 6th | F Menechino homered to left. | 1 | 4 | |
| 6th | M Tejada homered to right, E Byrnes and S Hatteberg scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 6th | M Tucker hit sacrifice fly to right, C Beltran scored. | 4 | 5 | |
| 9th | E Byrnes homered to left, C Singleton and T Long scored. | 7 | 5 | |
| 9th | J Randa singled to right, D Relaford scored. | 7 | 6 | |
OAK wins 3-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
7:05 PM, 31 May 2003
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 31,650
Game Time:2:39
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Tim Timmons
- First Base Umpire - Matt Hollowell
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Hohn
- Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |
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