Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
48-59, 24-30 Away
4
48-59, 24-30 Away
Final
53-52, 32-27 Home
2
53-52, 32-27 Home
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. DeJesusCF-RF |
M. MaierCF |
R. Gload1B |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .365 | .463 |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .340 | .489 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 | .347 | .403 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .260 | .287 | .446 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | .182 | .100 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 | .326 | .380 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .339 | .407 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | .321 | .396 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .320 | .342 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .293 | .318 |
| 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
- Batting
- HRJ Guillen (14, 1st inning off D Braden 1 on, 2 Out); A Gordon (12, 6th inning off D Braden 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIJ Guillen 2 (69), A Gordon 2 (47)
- 2Out RBIJ Guillen 2
- GIDPM Grudzielanek
- Team LOB8
- Fielding
- DP1 (Z Greinke-M Aviles-R Gload)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BC Gonzalez (18, Z Greinke); B Conrad (1, Z Greinke)
- RBIC Gonzalez (19), R Sweeney (35)
- 2Out RBIC Gonzalez
- GIDPJ Hannahan
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP1 (B Conrad-M Ellis-J Hannahan)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(W,8-7) |
R. Ramirez(H,14) |
J. Soria(S,28) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 106-68 | 3.98 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 2.90 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.48 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 122-79 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 5-6; R Ramirez 1-0; J Soria 1-2
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 66
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Braden(L,2-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 101-67 | 4.39 |
| 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-16 | 2.93 |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 4.99 |
| 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 144-94 |
- Pitching
- HBPK Suzuki (By Z Greinke)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Braden 4-9; S Casilla 1-1; A Embree 2-2
- Game ScoresD Braden 51
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Guillen homered to right, M Aviles scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | C Gonzalez doubled to right center, K Suzuki scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 6th | A Gordon homered to left center, B Butler scored. | 4 | 1 | |
| 8th | R Sweeney singled to right, E Patterson scored, K Suzuki to third. | 4 | 2 | |
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 29 July 2008
Oakland, California
Attendance: 12,464
Game Time:2:37
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Phil Cuzzi
- First Base Umpire - Brian Knight
- Second Base Umpire - Ed Montague
- Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
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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