Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. McEwingPR-1B |
E. BrownRF |
T. LongLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .400 | .308 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 | .340 | .518 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | .376 | .455 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .277 | .311 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .330 | .423 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .314 | .383 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .236 | .298 | .349 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | .300 | .365 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .272 | .348 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 | .353 | .438 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | .150 | .300 |
| 39 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BM Stairs (20, J Kennedy)
- RBIM Stairs 2 (50), E Brown 2 (60), T Long (42)
- SFT Long
- SHJ McEwing
- GIDPM Sweeney
- Team LOB10
- Baserunning
- SBM Teahen (6, 2nd base off H Street/J Kendall)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .344 | .310 |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | .321 | .404 |
| 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 | .353 | .449 |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .279 | .338 | .470 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .311 | .393 | .504 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .302 | .488 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | .326 | .470 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .272 | .390 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .357 | .387 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .249 | .318 | .368 |
| 45 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
a-popped out to second for A Melhuse in the 11th
- Batting
- 2BE Chavez 2 (30, R Hernandez, S Camp); N Swisher (25, S Camp); J Kendall (19, S Camp); B Crosby (22, J Affeldt); M Scutaro (15, M MacDougal)
- RBIB Crosby (32), D Johnson (33), J Payton 2 (49)
- 2Out RBIJ Payton
- SFD Johnson
- Team LOB8
- Fielding
- DP1 (B Crosby-M Scutaro-D Johnson)
- EE Chavez (14, throw); B Crosby (6, throw)
- AssistsN Swisher (M Sweeney at 3rd base)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Affeldt(H,12) |
M. MacDougal(B,4) |
J. Gobble(W,1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33-19 | 5.03 |
| 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51-33 | 7.46 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-20 | 2.61 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 4.50 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-11 | 3.86 |
| 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34-23 | 6.98 |
| 12.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 186-117 |
- Pitching
- HBPM Sweeney (By J Witasick)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsR Hernandez 2-3; S Camp 4-4; A Sisco 2-3; J Affeldt 1-0; M MacDougal 1-3; J Gobble 3-5
- Game ScoresR Hernandez 55
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Witasick(H,7) |
J. Kennedy(B,2) |
K. Calero(L,4-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 99-64 | 3.75 |
| 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-2 | 2.66 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 6.44 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32-22 | 1.31 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 1.88 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 3.66 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 5.14 |
| 12.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 186-115 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ Kendall (By M MacDougal)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Blanton 7-7; J Witasick 1-0; J Kennedy 1-1; H Street 2-4; J Duchscherer 2-0; K Calero 1-0; R Rincon 1-0
- Game ScoresJ Blanton 71
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | B Crosby singled to left, J Kendall scored, M Kotsay to second. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 6th | D Johnson hit sacrifice fly to right, M Kotsay scored, B Crosby to third. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 6th | J Payton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Crosby scored, E Chavez out at second. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 8th | M Stairs hit a ground rule double to center, C Ambres and D Hocking scored, M Sweeney to third. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 8th | E Brown grounded out to shortstop, M Sweeney scored, J McEwing to third. | 3 | 3 | ||
| 8th | T Long hit sacrifice fly to center, J McEwing scored. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 8th | J Payton singled to center, B Crosby scored, D Johnson to second. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 12th | E Brown singled to right, D Hocking scored, M Sweeney thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 5 | 4 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:05 PM, 21 August 2005
Oakland, California
Attendance: 25,834
Game Time:3:46
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
- First Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
- Second Base Umpire - Adam Dowdy
- Third Base Umpire - Joe Brinkman
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 |

