Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals
63-75, 27-40 Away
2
63-75, 27-40 Away
Final
58-79, 30-39 Home
5
58-79, 30-39 Home
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Cust (13, Z Greinke); E Patterson (3, Z Greinke)
- 3BD Barton (4, Z Greinke)
- HRD Barton (8, 5th inning off Z Greinke 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBID Barton 2 (40)
- GIDPR Sweeney
- Team LOB5
- Fielding
- EA Cunningham (1, fly ball); K Suzuki (6, throw)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. DeJesusCF-LF |
M. AvilesSS-3B |
Peña Jr.SS |
M. Teahen3B-RF |
J. GathrightPR-CF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 | .348 | .426 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .330 | .360 | .486 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | .284 | .426 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .168 | .188 | .213 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .329 | .408 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .256 | .283 | .457 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .242 | .307 | .382 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .303 | .370 | .341 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 | .303 | .331 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .301 | .266 |
| 31 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
- Batting
- HRB Butler (10, 1st inning off G Gonzalez 2 on, 1 Out); R Shealy (1, 4th inning off G Gonzalez 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIB Butler 4 (50), R Shealy (1)
- Team LOB6
- Fielding
- DP1 (R Shealy-M Aviles)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Gonzalez(L,1-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 95-60 | 7.18 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 3.52 |
| 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32-23 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-11 | 0.78 |
| 8.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 160-106 |
- Pitching
- WPS Casilla
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Gonzalez 4-3; S Casilla 0-2; J Outman 3-1; J Devine 1-1
- Game ScoresG Gonzalez 46
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
Z. Greinke(W,10-9) |
R. Ramirez(H,17) |
J. Soria(S,34) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 102-68 | 3.67 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-9 | 2.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 1.81 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 126-84 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ Guillen (By S Casilla)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsZ Greinke 5-8; R Ramirez 1-1; J Soria 1-1
- Game ScoresZ Greinke 64
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B Butler homered to left, M Aviles and J Guillen scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 2nd | D Barton tripled to deep center, J Cust scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 4th | R Shealy homered to right. | 1 | 4 | |
| 5th | D Barton homered to right. | 2 | 4 | |
| 5th | B Butler singled to center, M Aviles scored, J Guillen to second. | 2 | 5 | |
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:40 AM, 3 September 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 11,143
Game Time:2:32
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Ed Hickox
- First Base Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
- Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight
- Third Base Umpire - Joe West
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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