Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. CustLF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .331 | .367 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .299 | .366 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .326 | .384 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .228 | .367 | .443 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .350 | .384 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .226 | .317 | .348 |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .220 | .300 | .339 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | .364 | .600 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 | .308 | .279 |
| 39 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
- Batting
- 2BJ Cust (14, B Bannister)
- 3BA Cunningham (1, B Bannister)
- HRD Barton (9, 6th inning off B Bannister 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIB Crosby (56), J Cust 2 (61), D Barton (41)
- 2Out RBIJ Cust 2
- SHD Barton
- Team LOB9
- Fielding
- DP2 (E Patterson-B Crosby, E Patterson-B Crosby-D Barton)
- EB Crosby (16, throw)
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
D. DeJesusCF-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | .351 | .429 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .329 | .360 | .483 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 | .283 | .425 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .303 | .269 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .280 | .329 | .409 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .625 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .286 | .458 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | .305 | .379 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 | .367 | .346 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 | .302 | .330 |
| 37 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BB Butler (20, D Eveland); A Callaspo (4, D Eveland)
- RBIB Butler 2 (52), R Shealy (2), J Gathright (19)
- SHD DeJesus
- GIDPD DeJesus
- Team LOB6
- Baserunning
- CSE German (3, 2nd base by D Eveland)
- SBM Olivo (6, 2nd base off D Eveland/K Suzuki)
- Fielding
- EM Aviles (9, ground ball)
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Devine(L,4-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 83-57 | 4.28 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-15 | 3.94 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 0.75 |
| 9.1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 129-87 |
- Pitching
- WPD Eveland
- IBBA Cunningham (By R Ramirez)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Eveland 6-5; H Street 4-0; J Devine 2-1
- Game ScoresD Eveland 41
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Soria(W,2-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 108-69 | 5.56 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 2.81 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-19 | 1.75 |
| 10.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 147-95 |
- Pitching
- BKJ Soria
- IBBM Aviles (By J Devine)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Bannister 5-13; R Ramirez 1-1; J Soria 3-2
- Game ScoresB Bannister 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | B Butler doubled to right, D DeJesus and M Aviles scored, J Guillen to third. | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | J Guillen scored, B Butler to third on wild pitch by D Eveland. | 0 | 3 | ||
| 3rd | R Shealy singled to left, B Butler scored. | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5th | B Crosby singled to center, E Patterson scored, R Sweeney to third. | 1 | 4 | ||
| 5th | J Cust doubled to deep center, R Sweeney and B Crosby scored. | 3 | 4 | ||
| 6th | D Barton homered to right. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 10th | J Gathright singled to left, E German scored, M Aviles to second. | 4 | 5 | ||
KC wins 3-0
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
10:10 PM, 4 September 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
Game Time:2:40
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - C.B. Bucknor
- First Base Umpire - Kevin Causey
- Second Base Umpire - Joe West
- Third Base Umpire - Ed Hickox
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 |

