Royals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BB Butler (13, D Meyer)
- 3BM Grudzielanek (3, D Meyer); M Teahen (7, D Meyer)
- HRE Brown (5, 1st inning off D Meyer 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIM Grudzielanek 2 (40), B Butler 2 (37), E Brown 2 (45), M Teahen (52)
- 2Out RBIE Brown 2
- SHJ Gathright
- GIDPM Teahen; J Buck
- Team LOB7
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Grudzielanek-T Pena-A Gordon)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
T. BuckCF |
J. DaVanonPR-CF |
J. CustRF |
M. Ellis2B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | .377 | .474 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | .294 | .222 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .358 | .400 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .397 | .435 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .401 | .539 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 | .323 | .430 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .231 | .250 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .286 | .458 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .339 | .433 |
| 30 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
- Batting
- 2BJ Cust (13, B Bannister); T Buck (22, B Bannister)
- HRN Swisher (15, 1st inning off B Bannister 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIN Swisher 2 (59)
- 2Out RBIN Swisher
- GIDPJ Hannahan
- Team LOB2
- Fielding
- DP2 (N Swisher-D Murphy, K Calero-M Ellis-N Swisher)
- EJ Cust (3, fly ball)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Bannister(W,12-9) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 111-73 | 3.31 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 111-73 |
- Pitching
- IBBE Brown (By J Marshall)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bannister 15-8
- Game ScoresB Bannister 74
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Meyer(L,0-2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 93-59 | 6.75 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24-14 | 5.77 |
| 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33-23 | 3.58 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28-18 | 5.45 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 178-114 |
- Pitching
- WPD Meyer; S Casilla
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Meyer 3-9; K Calero 5-1; S Casilla 1-4; J Marshall 2-0
- Game ScoresD Meyer 32
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Grudzielanek tripled to deep right, E German scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | B Butler doubled to deep left, M Grudzielanek scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | E Brown homered to left center, B Butler scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 1st | N Swisher homered to center. | 4 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Teahen tripled to deep right center, B Butler scored. | 5 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Teahen scored on D Meyer's wild pitch. | 6 | 1 | |
| 6th | N Swisher grounded out to first, J DaVanon scored. | 6 | 2 | |
| 7th | T Pena scored, J Gathright to third on wild pitch by S Casilla. | 7 | 2 | |
| 7th | M Grudzielanek grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Gathright scored. | 8 | 2 | |
| 9th | B Butler singled to center, E German scored, M Grudzielanek to second. | 9 | 2 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 18 August 2007
Oakland, California
Attendance: 18,185
Game Time:2:38
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dana Demuth
- First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley
- Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 21 | 12 | .636 | - | W1 |
| Minnesota | 19 | 13 | .594 | 1.5 | W12 |
| Kansas City | 20 | 14 | .588 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Detroit | 18 | 15 | .545 | 3 | L2 |
| Chicago | 7 | 26 | .212 | 14 | W1 |
2024 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 18 | 15 | .545 | - | W1 |
| Texas | 18 | 16 | .529 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Oakland | 17 | 17 | .500 | 1.5 | W6 |
| Houston | 12 | 21 | .364 | 6 | L1 |
| Los Angeles | 12 | 21 | .364 | 6 | L1 |
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