Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals
68-54, 32-28 Away
3
68-54, 32-28 Away
Final
45-79, 28-33 Home
5
45-79, 28-33 Home
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- HRF Thomas (26, 8th inning off A Burgos 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Payton (45), F Thomas 2 (72)
- 2Out RBIF Thomas 2
- SFJ Payton
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Scutaro-M Ellis-N Swisher)
- EE Loaiza (1, throw); M Scutaro (12, throw)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. GathrightPR-DH |
E. BrownLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | .377 | .450 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | .419 | .387 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .331 | .403 |
| 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .364 | .528 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .209 | .328 | .327 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .324 | .268 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | .352 | .459 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .305 | .423 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 | .330 | .383 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 | .296 | .386 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .308 | .306 |
| 33 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BM Teahen (19, E Loaiza); R Sanders 2 (22, E Loaiza, C Gaudin); M Sweeney (7, H Street)
- RBIE German (16), M Sweeney 2 (10), E Brown (66)
- SFE Brown
- GIDPR Shealy
- Team LOB5
- Baserunning
- CSR Sanders (7, 3rd base by E Loaiza/J Kendall)
- Fielding
- ED DeJesus (3, throw)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
H. Street(L,4-4; B, 11) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 110-75 | 5.58 |
| 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-14 | 3.38 |
| 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 3.22 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 2.96 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 144-101 |
- Pitching
- WPE Loaiza
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsE Loaiza 7-5; J Duchscherer 2-0; H Street 0-1; C Gaudin 0-0
- Game ScoresE Loaiza 69
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | J Payton hit sacrifice fly to center, J Kendall scored, N Swisher to third, M Bradley to second on throwing error by center fielder D DeJesus. | 1 | 0 | |
| 7th | R Sanders safe at first on throwing error by shortstop M Scutaro, M Teahen scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 8th | F Thomas homered to left, M Bradley scored. | 3 | 1 | |
| 8th | E German grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Blanco scored, D DeJesus out at second. | 3 | 2 | |
| 8th | M Sweeney doubled to deep left, E German and M Teahen scored, M Sweeney to third on error by catcher J Kendall. | 3 | 4 | |
| 8th | E Brown hit sacrifice fly to center, J Gathright scored. | 3 | 5 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
2:10 AM, 19 August 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 23,952
Game Time:3:04
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dan Iassogna
- First Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
- Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott
- Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
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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