Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
40-82, 17-45 Away
5
40-82, 17-45 Away
Final/12
68-55, 39-26 Home
4
68-55, 39-26 Home
| pitchers | IP | H | ER | BB | K | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33-19 | 5.03 | |
| 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 51-33 | 7.46 | |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26-20 | 2.61 | |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19-11 | 4.50 | |
| 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23-11 | 3.86 | |
| 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34-23 | 6.98 |
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:05 PM, 21 August 2005
Oakland, California
Attendance: 25,834
Game Time:3:46
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller
- First Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins
- Second Base Umpire - Adam Dowdy
- Third Base Umpire - Joe Brinkman
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th | B Crosby singled to left, J Kendall scored, M Kotsay to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 6th | D Johnson hit sacrifice fly to right, M Kotsay scored, B Crosby to third. | 0 | 2 | |
| 6th | J Payton grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Crosby scored, E Chavez out at second. | 0 | 3 | |
| 8th | M Stairs hit a ground rule double to center, C Ambres and D Hocking scored, M Sweeney to third. | 2 | 3 | |
| 8th | E Brown grounded out to shortstop, M Sweeney scored, J McEwing to third. | 3 | 3 | |
| 8th | T Long hit sacrifice fly to center, J McEwing scored. | 4 | 3 | |
| 8th | J Payton singled to center, B Crosby scored, D Johnson to second. | 4 | 4 | |
| 12th | E Brown singled to right, D Hocking scored, M Sweeney thrown out at third attempting to advance on play. | 5 | 4 | |
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KC wins 2-1
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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