Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
Royals Hitting
a-grounded to first for M Lopez in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BD Relaford (3, B Zito); K Harvey (4, B Zito); B Berger (1, B Zito); J Randa (10, J Duchscherer)
- HRM Sweeney (6, 4th inning off B Zito 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIM Sweeney (28), A Berroa (8), B Berger 2 (2)
- 2Out RBIA Berroa, B Berger 2
- SHB Santiago; M Lopez
- GIDPB Santiago
- Team LOB7
- Baserunning
- SBB Berger (1, 2nd base off B Zito/A Melhuse)
- Fielding
- DP1 (D Relaford-M Sweeney)
- ED Relaford (1, ground ball); M Lopez (3, bobble); A Berroa (4, ground ball)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
E. ByrnesRF-CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .383 | .479 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .256 | .293 | .410 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .343 | .518 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 | .366 | .463 |
| 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | .392 | .472 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .284 | .358 | .493 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .230 | .284 | .443 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .288 | .266 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .302 | .336 | .397 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .217 | .227 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .328 | .455 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | .353 | .522 |
| 45 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
a-walked for M Kotsay in the 8th
b-grounded into fielder's choice to third for M Mclemore in the 8th
c-flied out to right for B Mcmillon in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BS Hatteberg (9, Z Greinke); B McMillon (3, Z Greinke); A Melhuse (2, Z Greinke)
- HRE Durazo (8, 4th inning off Z Greinke 1 on, 2 Out); E Chavez (11, 9th inning off J Affeldt 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIE Durazo 2 (22), E Chavez 2 (25), B Crosby (19)
- 2Out RBIE Durazo 2, E Chavez 2, B Crosby
- GIDPB Crosby
- Team LOB14
- Fielding
- DP1 (E Chavez-M McLemore-S Hatteberg)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
N. Field(H,2) |
J. Grimsley(H,19) |
J. Affeldt(B,4) |
S. Sullivan(L,3-4) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 84-52 | 3.60 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-15 | 1.65 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.55 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42-27 | 5.03 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26-13 | 9.53 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-8 | 4.05 |
| 10.2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 202-122 |
- Pitching
- IBBD Relaford (By B Zito)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 8-6; N Field 1-1; J Grimsley 3-0; J Affeldt 3-2; C Leskanic 0-2; S Sullivan 0-2
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 49
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Duchscherer(W,7-6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 108-71 | 5.56 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20-15 | 3.79 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-9 | 3.50 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 1.21 |
| 11.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 155-103 |
- Pitching
- IBBE Durazo (By S Sullivan)
- HBPE Byrnes (By Z Greinke)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Zito 3-11; C Bradford 3-0; A Rhodes 0-2; J Duchscherer 1-2
- Game ScoresB Zito 52
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | M Sweeney homered to left center. | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4th | E Durazo homered to right, B McMillon scored. | 1 | 2 | ||
| 5th | A Berroa singled to left, B Berger scored. | 2 | 2 | ||
| 6th | B Berger doubled to left, K Harvey and J Randa scored. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 9th | E Chavez homered to left center, E Byrnes scored. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 11th | B Crosby reached on infield single to second, J Dye scored, S Hatteberg to third, E Durazo to second. | 4 | 5 | ||
OAK wins 3-0
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:05 PM, 22 May 2004
Oakland, California
Attendance: 26,081
Game Time:3:28
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
- First Base Umpire - Larry Young
- Second Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Everitt
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 |

