Athletics 6-2 Royals (16 May, 2004) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

11-24, 8-10 home


OAK
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	2	6	10	0
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0

B. Zito3-3

6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

B. Anderson1-5

6.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

AthleticsTop 1st
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Ball
  3
  Strike Looking
  4
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- D Relaford to second on passed ball by D Miller.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- D Relaford stole second.
  1
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- B. Anderson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- J. Grimsley pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- B Crosby stole second.
  3
  2
- J. Grimsley pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Mecir pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- C. Leskanic pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Bradford pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- S. Camp pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- J. Cerda pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- A. Rhodes pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- A Berroa to second on fielder's indifference.
  6
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Athletics
6
Royals
2

Game 1

15/5

Athletics
3
Royals
1

Game 2

16/5

Athletics
6
Royals
2

Game 3

16/5

Kauffman Stadium

7:10 PM, 16 May 2004

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 25,054

Game Time:2:46

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Second Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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B. Zito3-3

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Ball
3 Strike Looking
4 Ground Out