Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
38-82, 15-45 Away
0
38-82, 15-45 Away
Final
68-53, 39-24 Home
4
68-53, 39-24 Home
Royals Hitting
a-walked for J Mcewing in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BM Sweeney (28, R Harden); D Murphy (5, R Harden)
- Team LOB10
- Baserunning
- SBD DeJesus (5, 2nd base off R Harden/J Kendall)
- Fielding
- AssistsT Long (M Ellis at Home)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Ellis2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 | .347 | .313 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .272 | .320 | .408 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | .359 | .457 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | .334 | .463 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .391 | .509 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .268 | .305 | .500 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .269 | .345 | .357 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .332 | .476 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .308 | .372 | .417 |
| 32 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
- Batting
- 2BN Swisher 2 (24, J Lima 2); J Payton (11, J Lima); B Crosby (21, J Lima)
- HRJ Payton (15, 2nd inning off J Lima 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Payton (47), N Swisher 2 (60), M Kotsay (60)
- 2Out RBIM Kotsay, N Swisher
- Team LOB11
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Lima(L,5-16) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 98-56 | 6.47 |
| 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46-22 | 7.76 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 5.40 |
| 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 147-80 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lima 3-12; J Gobble 2-4; J Bayliss 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Lima 33
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
R. Harden(W,10-5) |
K. Calero(H,12) |
J. Kennedy(H,1) |
H. Street(S,23) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 105-68 | 2.63 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 3.49 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 2.28 |
| 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 6.40 |
| 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27-19 | 1.36 |
| 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 161-101 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Harden 6-7; K Calero 1-1; J Witasick 1-0; J Kennedy 0-0; H Street 1-1
- Game ScoresR Harden 69
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Payton homered to left. | 0 | 1 | |
| 2nd | N Swisher doubled to deep right center, S Hatteberg scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | M Kotsay singled to left, N Swisher scored, J Kendall to second. | 0 | 3 | |
| 3rd | N Swisher tripled to right, J Payton scored. | 0 | 3 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 20 August 2005
Oakland, California
Attendance: 20,715
Game Time:2:53
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Derryl Cousins
- First Base Umpire - Joe Brinkman
- Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
- Third Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
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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