Royals 7-1 Athletics (18 Aug, 2006) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

44-79, 27-33 home


OAK
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
0	0	1	0	0	1	4	1	-	7	15	2

L. Hudson6-4

7.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

J. Blanton13-10

6.0 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 0 BB

AthleticsTop 1st
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Double
- M Bradley singled to right, M Kotsay scored, M Bradley to second on error by right fielder E Brown.
  1
  0
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 1st
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- P Bako safe at third on error by first baseman N Swisher.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
AthleticsTop 3rd
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- A Blanco ran for A Berroa.
  1
  1
- A Blanco at shortstop.
  1
  2
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- L. Hudson pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- A Melhuse safe at first on error by first baseman R Shealy, E Chavez to second.
  1
  2
- OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 7th
- K. Calero pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- S. Sauerbeck pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- A Blanco singled to left center, R Shealy scored, P Bako to second, P Bako to third, A Blanco to second on error by left fielder J Payton.
  1
  5
- OAK
  KC
- 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Error
AthleticsTop 8th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Witasick pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Athletics
1
Royals
7

Game 1

18/8

Athletics
3
Royals
5

Game 2

19/8

Athletics
7
Royals
2

Game 3

20/8

Athletics
6
Royals
4

Game 4

20/8

Kauffman Stadium

10:10 PM, 18 August 2006

Kansas City, Missouri

Game Time:2:43

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Second Base Umpire - Mike Muchlinski
Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	84	70	.545	-	W2
Seattle	79	75	.513	5	W2
Texas	73	81	.474	11	L2
Oakland	67	87	.435	17	L1
Los Angeles	62	92	.403	22	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	90	65	.581	-	W3
Kansas City	82	72	.532	7.5	L5
Minnesota	81	73	.526	8.5	W1
Detroit	80	74	.519	9.5	L1
Chicago	36	118	.234	53.5	L3

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ball
3 Double