Royals 6-1 Athletics (15 Aug, 2004) Play-by-Play

Oakland Athletics

65-52, 38-19 home


KC
OAK

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

Z. Greinke5-9

7.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

B. Zito8-9

6.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 9 K, 3 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ball
  4
  Foul Ball
  5
  Strike Looking
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- B. Zito pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- R. Rincon pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- J. Duchscherer pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Duchscherer pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- J. Lehr pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- A Castillo caught stealing home, catcher to third to pitcher, R Gotay to second on runner's fielder's choice.
  5
  1
- J. Lehr pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- D. Reyes pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- C. Hammond pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 9th
- D. Reyes pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
10
Athletics
3

Game 1

14/8

Royals
1
Athletics
6

Game 2

14/8

Royals
6
Athletics
1

Game 3

15/8

Oakland Coliseum

9:05 PM, 15 August 2004

Oakland, California

Attendance: 37,748

Game Time:2:49

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

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

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

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Kansas City Royals

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Z. Greinke5-9

B. Zito8-9

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Pitch
1 Ball
2 Strike Looking
3 Ball
4 Foul Ball
5 Strike Looking