Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
42-74, 16-41 Away
6
42-74, 16-41 Away
Final
65-52, 38-19 Home
1
65-52, 38-19 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BA Blanco (1, B Zito); J Randa (19, J Duchscherer)
- RBIJ Randa 3 (34), R Gotay 2 (3), A Nunez (10)
- 2Out RBIJ Randa 3, A Nunez
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- CSA Castillo (1, Home by J Lehr/A Melhuse)
- SBD DeJesus (4, 2nd base off B Zito/A Melhuse)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Z Greinke-A Blanco-K Harvey)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. DyeRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .315 | .368 | .458 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .360 | .310 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .384 | .454 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .331 | .459 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .315 | .384 | .504 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .296 | .413 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .341 | .485 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | .302 | .378 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 | .330 | .438 |
| 33 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
- Batting
- 2BM Kotsay (25, Z Greinke)
- RBIE Byrnes (58)
- 2Out RBIE Byrnes
- GIDPA Melhuse
- Team LOB6
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(W,8-11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 107-68 | 4.67 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33-22 | 4.74 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 140-90 |
- Pitching
- HBPD DeJesus (By R Rincon)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 9-8; D Reyes 3-1
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 64
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Zito(L,11-11) |
R. Rincon(H,20) |
J. Duchscherer(B,2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 114-75 | 4.70 |
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 3.94 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28-14 | 3.34 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 5.04 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-15 | 3.58 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 172-110 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Zito 5-6; R Rincon 0-0; J Duchscherer 1-0; J Lehr 0-1; C Hammond 0-2
- Game ScoresB Zito 64
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | E Byrnes singled to center, E Durazo scored, A Melhuse to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 7th | J Randa doubled to deep left center, R Gotay, A Blanco and D DeJesus scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 8th | R Gotay singled to right, K Harvey and A Guiel scored, A Castillo to third. | 5 | 1 | |
| 9th | A Nunez singled to left, D DeJesus scored, M Sweeney to second. | 6 | 1 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:05 PM, 15 August 2004
Oakland, California
Attendance: 37,748
Game Time:2:49
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dale Scott
- First Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Third Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
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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