Athletics 5-4 Royals (6 Aug, 2005) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

38-71, 23-30 home


OAK
KC

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

AthleticsTop 1st
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- K. Saarloos pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- K. Saarloos pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- K. Saarloos pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- K. Saarloos pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- K. Saarloos pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- J. Kennedy pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Kennedy pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- J. Kennedy pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- J. Affeldt pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- A. Burgos pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- E Chavez scored, D Johnson to third, B Kielty to second on wild pitch by A Burgos.
  5
  4
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Kennedy pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- J. Witasick pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- A. Burgos pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- H. Street pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Athletics
5
Royals
4

Game 1

6/8

Athletics
16
Royals
1

Game 2

7/8

Athletics
11
Royals
0

Game 3

7/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 6 August 2005

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 23,979

Game Time:2:35

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Winters
First Base Umpire - Bruce Froemming
Second Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
Third Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	47	41	.534	-	L4
Houston	44	42	.512	2	W1
Texas	39	47	.453	7	L1
Los Angeles	36	49	.424	9.5	L3
Oakland	32	56	.364	15	W2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	53	31	.631	-	L1
Minnesota	48	38	.558	6	L1
Kansas City	48	40	.545	7	W1
Detroit	39	47	.453	15	W1
Chicago	25	63	.284	30	W1

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J. Kennedy6-8

J. Affeldt0-1

H. Street13

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ground Out