Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

15-27, 8-13 Away

Final

20-20, 9-11 Home


KC
OAK

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	2	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	7	11	0
0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	4	9	0

RoyalsTop 1st
- D. Braden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Foul Ball
  4
  Ball
  5
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- D. Braden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- M Teahen scored, M Sweeney to third, R Shealy to second on wild pitch by D Braden.
  1
  0
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- D. Braden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- D. Braden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- D. Braden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- D. Braden pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- C. Robertson pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- S. Elarton pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- C. Robertson pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- Z. Greinke pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- C. Robertson pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- L. DiNardo pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- J. Gobble pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- D. Riske pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Witasick pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- M Grudzielanek out at third on runner's fielder's choice.
  7
  4
- M Teahen caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  7
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 9th
- D. Riske pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 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

8:35 PM, 17 May 2007

Oakland, California

Attendance: 21,037

Game Time:2:52

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

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

S. Elarton1-0

D. Braden1-3

J. Soria8

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