Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
13-26, 6-12 Away
2
13-26, 6-12 Away
Final
19-18, 8-9 Home
1
19-18, 8-9 Home
Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BM Grudzielanek (10, D Haren)
- 3BE German (2, D Haren); D DeJesus (3, J Duchscherer)
- HRJ Buck (6, 9th inning off J Duchscherer 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Buck 2 (13)
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBM Teahen (5, 2nd base off D Haren/J Kendall); A Gordon (2, 2nd base off J Duchscherer/J Kendall)
- Fielding
- DP3 (T Pena-A Gordon, A Gordon-T Pena-A Gordon, M Teahen-J Buck)
- EM Teahen (2, catch)
- AssistsM Teahen (M Ellis at Home)
Athletics Hitting
a-singled to left for J Kendall in the 9th
- Batting
- 3BT Buck (3, G Meche)
- RBIS Stewart (13)
- 2Out RBIS Stewart
- GIDPM Ellis; J Cust
- Team LOB9
- Baserunning
- SBB Crosby (5, 2nd base off G Meche/J Buck)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- WPJ Soria
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Meche 10-6; B Duckworth 0-0; J Gobble 0-2; J Soria 0-1
- Game ScoresG Meche 66
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Duchscherer(L,3-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 117-71 | 1.64 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24-17 | 4.96 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 141-88 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Haren 9-7; J Duchscherer 1-2
- Game ScoresD Haren 78
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9th | J Buck homered to right, A Gordon scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 9th | S Stewart singled to left, B Crosby scored. | 2 | 1 | |
KC wins 3-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 15 May 2007
Oakland, California
Attendance: 12,477
Game Time:2:44
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- First Base Umpire - Dale Scott
- Second Base Umpire - Paul Emmel
- 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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