Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
41-73, 15-40 Away
10
41-73, 15-40 Away
Final
64-51, 37-18 Home
3
64-51, 37-18 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Sweeney (23, M Mulder)
- HRA Nunez (1, 6th inning off M Mulder 3 on, 2 Out); J Randa (4, 8th inning off M Mulder 1 on, 0 Out); J Buck (4, 8th inning off S Casilla 3 on, 2 Out)
- RBIA Nunez 4 (9), J Randa 2 (31), J Buck 4 (11)
- 2Out RBIA Nunez 4, J Buck 4
- GIDPA Nunez
- Team LOB3
- Fielding
- DP2 (K Harvey-A Blanco-K Harvey, D Relaford-A Blanco-K Harvey)
- EJ Randa (8, throw); D DeJesus (4, fly ball)
- AssistsD DeJesus (M McLemore at Home)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .368 | .448 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .253 | .362 | .312 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 | .405 | .528 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .298 | .384 | .457 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .347 | .444 |
| 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .379 | .501 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .262 | .321 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .343 | .487 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .335 | .446 |
| 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
- Batting
- 2BE Durazo (23, M Wood)
- RBIS Hatteberg (65), E Durazo (57), B McMillon (5)
- SFB McMillon
- GIDPE Chavez; M Kotsay
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Mulder-B Crosby-S Hatteberg)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- HBPM Sweeney (By C Hammond)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Wood 12-4; S Camp 3-1; D Carrasco 0-1; J Vasquez 1-2
- Game ScoresM Wood 58
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Mulder(L,17-8) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 109-69 | 3.72 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26-14 | 11.57 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-12 | 3.44 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 150-95 |
- Pitching
- HBPB Crosby (By M Wood)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Mulder 12-4; S Casilla 0-1; C Hammond 1-0
- Game ScoresM Mulder 36
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | A Nunez homered to center, D DeJesus, M Sweeney and K Harvey scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 6th | S Hatteberg singled to center, M Kotsay scored, M McLemore thrown out at home, E Chavez to second. | 4 | 1 | |
| 8th | J Randa homered to center, D DeJesus scored. | 6 | 1 | |
| 8th | J Buck homered to center, M Sweeney, K Harvey and R Mateo scored. | 10 | 1 | |
| 8th | E Durazo singled to left, E Chavez scored, S Hatteberg to third, D Miller to second. | 10 | 2 | |
| 8th | B McMillon hit sacrifice fly to right, S Hatteberg scored, B McMillon safe at first on error by center fielder D DeJesus. D Miller to third, E Durazo to second, B McMillon to first on error by center | 10 | 3 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 14 August 2004
Oakland, California
Attendance: 24,091
Game Time:2:40
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
- First Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
- Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott
- Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
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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