Athletics 9-4 Royals (8 Aug, 2009) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

42-67, 24-35 home


OAK
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	1	5	0	0	0	1	1	9	11	0
0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	4	14	0

V. Mazzaro3-8

5.0 IP, 8 H, 3 ER, 1 K, 4 BB

B. Bannister7-8

4.0 IP, 7 H, 7 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

AthleticsTop 1st
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- V. Mazzaro pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- J Cust to second on wild pitch by B Bannister.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- V. Mazzaro pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- V. Mazzaro pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- B. Bannister pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- J Cust to second on passed ball by B Pena.
  2
  1
- J Cust scored on B Bannister's wild pitch.
  3
  1
- 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- V. Mazzaro pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- V. Mazzaro pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- C Pennington stole second.
  7
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- S. Casilla pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- C. Breslow pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- A Callaspo to second on passed ball by K Suzuki.
  7
  4
- J Buck hit for M Jacobs.
  7
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- R. Tejeda pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- M. Wuertz pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- B Crosby at first base.
  8
  4
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- J. Bale pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- J. Gray pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Athletics
9
Royals
4

Game 1

8/8

Athletics
6
Royals
12

Game 2

9/8

Athletics
6
Royals
3

Game 3

9/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 8 August 2009

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 21,918

Game Time:3:09

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tim Timmons
First Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
Second Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Third Base Umpire - Rob Drake

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

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

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V. Mazzaro3-8

B. Bannister7-8

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ground Out