Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

14-27, 7-13 Away

Final

20-19, 9-10 Home


KC
OAK

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Ball
  2
  Double
- E Brown stole second.
  1
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- O. Pérez pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- H Bocachica safe at first on error by second baseman M Grudzielanek, M Ellis to third, M Scutaro to second.
  2
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Blanton pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- M Grudzielanek to second on wild pitch by J Blanton.
  2
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- J. Peralta pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- KC
  OAK
- T Buck in right field.
  2
  3
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- K. Calero pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- E German stole second.
  2
  3
- P Phillips ran for J Buck.
  3
  3
- A. Embree pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- P Phillips catching.
  4
  3
- A. Embree pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 9th
- D. Riske pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- E Chavez hit for J Kendall.
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
2
Athletics
1

Game 1

15/5

Royals
4
Athletics
5

Game 2

16/5

Royals
4
Athletics
3

Game 3

17/5

Royals
7
Athletics
4

Game 4

17/5

Oakland Coliseum

3:05 AM, 17 May 2007

Oakland, California

Attendance: 16,242

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Paul Emmel
First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Third Base Umpire - Dale Scott

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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Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

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