Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals
69-54, 33-28 Away
7
69-54, 33-28 Away
Final
45-80, 28-34 Home
2
45-80, 28-34 Home
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. Ellis2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .357 | .332 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 | .326 | .379 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .274 | .371 | .437 |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 | .385 | .520 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .349 | .412 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .314 | .419 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 | .364 | .474 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 | .296 | .341 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .223 | .300 | .350 |
| 36 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BF Thomas (7, M Redman); B Crosby (12, M Redman); M Kotsay (22, A Sisco)
- HRM Ellis (9, 9th inning off S Dohmann 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIB Crosby 2 (40), J Kendall (30), M Kotsay (44), M Bradley (31), M Ellis (38)
- 2Out RBIB Crosby 2, M Kotsay, M Bradley
- SFJ Kendall
- SHB Crosby
- GIDPM Kotsay; E Chavez; F Thomas
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- AssistsM Kotsay (M Teahen at Home)
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BE Brown (31, B Zito); R Sanders (23, B Zito)
- RBIM Teahen (59), E Brown (67)
- 2Out RBIM Teahen, E Brown
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP3 (A Blanco-R Shealy, M Grudzielanek-A Blanco-R Shealy, A Blanco-M Grudzielanek-R Shealy)
- EM Redman (2, throw)
Athletics Pitching
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Zito 7-9; C Gaudin 0-1
- Game ScoresB Zito 63
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
M. Redman(L,11-10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 99-67 | 5.79 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 4.13 |
| 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 7.21 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17-11 | 7.08 |
| 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 138-94 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsM Redman 8-8; J Peralta 1-1; A Sisco 0-3; S Dohmann 2-0
- Game ScoresM Redman 44
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | B Crosby doubled to deep left, F Thomas and J Payton scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | M Teahen singled to center, M Grudzielanek scored, M Sweeney to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 3rd | E Brown doubled to center, E German scored, M Teahen thrown out at home. | 2 | 2 | |
| 7th | B Crosby sacrificed to third, J Payton to third, N Swisher to second, B Crosby safe at second on throwing error by pitcher M Redman. J Payton scored, N Swisher to third on throwing error by pitcher M | 3 | 2 | |
| 7th | J Kendall hit sacrifice fly to right, N Swisher scored, B Crosby to third. | 4 | 2 | |
| 7th | M Kotsay doubled to left, B Crosby scored. | 5 | 2 | |
| 7th | M Bradley singled to right, M Kotsay scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| 9th | M Ellis homered to left. | 7 | 2 | |
Series tied 2-2
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
12:10 AM, 20 August 2006
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 30,810
Game Time:2:43
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Lance Barksdale
- First Base Umpire - Dale Scott
- Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- Third Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
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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