Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
9-10, 6-7 Away
1
9-10, 6-7 Away
Final
12-8, 6-6 Home
7
12-8, 6-6 Home
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. OlivoDH |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | .262 | .258 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .167 | .091 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .271 | .370 | .400 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .324 | .380 | .423 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .173 | .205 | .307 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .315 | .351 | .507 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .276 | .571 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 | .333 | .314 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .348 | .375 | .478 |
| 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
- Batting
- GIDPM Olivo; J Gathright
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- EE German (1, ground ball)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Hannahan (2, L Hochevar); R Sweeney (2, L Hochevar)
- RBIC Denorfia (4), R Bowen 2 (2), J Hannahan 2 (7), M Ellis (11), B Crosby (15)
- 2Out RBIC Denorfia, R Bowen 2, J Hannahan 2, M Ellis, B Crosby
- Team LOB12
- Baserunning
- SBE Brown (1, 2nd base off R Mahay/J Buck)
- Fielding
- DP2 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton, B Crosby-D Barton)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. Hochevar(L,0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 96-58 | 11.57 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 31-15 | 2.70 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24-14 | 1.35 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-13 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 172-100 |
- Pitching
- WPL Nunez 2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsL Hochevar 6-3; R Mahay 1-0; R Ramirez 0-1; L Nunez 0-1
- Game ScoresL Hochevar 24
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Eveland(W,2-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 95-53 | 1.90 |
| 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31-18 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-8 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 139-79 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Eveland 9-5; A Brown 1-3; S Casilla 1-0
- Game ScoresD Eveland 58
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | J Gathright grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Buck scored, A Callaspo out at second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | C Denorfia singled to left center, J Cust scored, B Crosby to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | R Bowen singled to center, B Crosby scored, C Denorfia to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 4th | J Hannahan doubled to deep left, C Denorfia and R Bowen scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 4th | M Ellis singled to left center, J Hannahan scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 5th | R Bowen singled to right, R Sweeney scored, C Denorfia to third. | 1 | 6 | |
| 6th | B Crosby singled to shallow center, E Brown scored. | 1 | 7 | |
OAK wins 3-0
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:05 PM, 20 April 2008
Oakland, California
Attendance: 18,645
Game Time:2:51
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
- First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
- Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
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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