Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
12-37, 4-22 Away
6
12-37, 4-22 Away
Final
23-28, 11-13 Home
4
23-28, 11-13 Home
Royals Hitting
a-grounded to third for M Stairs in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BS Costa 2 (7, D Haren 2); M Stairs (7, R Keisler); D Mientkiewicz (13, S Karsay)
- RBIS Costa (11), J Buck (13), E Brown (22), M Stairs (16), D Mientkiewicz (14)
- 2Out RBIE Brown, M Stairs
- GIDPE German
- Team LOB10
- Baserunning
- SBM Grudzielanek (1, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall)
- Fielding
- DP1 (A Burgos-A Blanco-D Mientkiewicz)
- ET Graffanino (3, ground ball)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Ellis2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | .366 | .309 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .303 | .407 | .629 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | .336 | .412 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | .371 | .545 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .360 | .461 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | .276 | .366 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | .273 | .333 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .189 | .272 | .273 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .302 | .327 |
| 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
- Batting
- HRF Thomas (10, 5th inning off S Etherton 0 on, 2 Out); N Swisher (15, 9th inning off A Burgos 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIN Swisher 2 (41), F Thomas (26), E Chavez (37)
- 2Out RBIN Swisher, F Thomas
- GIDPE Chavez
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- DP1 (E Chavez-D Johnson)
- EJ Payton (3, bobble); B Crosby (7, ground ball)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Etherton(W,1-1) |
M. Wood(H,1) |
J. Gobble(H,11) |
J. Peralta(H,17) |
A. Burgos(S,18) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 100-64 | 1.80 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-10 | 5.12 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 4.56 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 3.43 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28-18 | 7.30 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 171-106 |
- Pitching
- IBBT Graffanino (By R Flores)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Etherton 3-11; M Wood 2-1; J Gobble 1-0; J Peralta 0-4; A Burgos 2-1
- Game ScoresS Etherton 49
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Haren(L,14-13) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 122-79 | 4.04 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 3.38 |
| 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 7.11 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 4.50 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 156-100 |
- Pitching
- WPD Haren
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Haren 4-7; R Keisler 1-1; S Karsay 0-2; R Flores 3-0
- Game ScoresD Haren 47
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | T Graffanino singled to right, E Brown to second, E Brown scored, T Graffanino to second on error by right fielder J Payton. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | S Costa doubled to deep right, T Graffanino scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | N Swisher walked, J Payton scored, D Johnson to third, J Kendall to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Buck singled to left, S Costa scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 5th | F Thomas homered to left. | 3 | 2 | |
| 7th | E Brown singled to center, M Grudzielanek scored. | 4 | 2 | |
| 7th | M Stairs doubled to deep left center, E Brown scored. | 5 | 2 | |
| 7th | E Chavez grounded out to second, N Swisher scored, M Kotsay to second. | 5 | 3 | |
| 9th | D Mientkiewicz doubled to deep left center, M Grudzielanek scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 9th | N Swisher homered to right. | 6 | 4 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
2:05 AM, 30 May 2006
Oakland, California
Attendance: 28,040
Game Time:3:00
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Joe Brinkman
- First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson
- Second Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
- Third Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
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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