Royals 4-3 Athletics (2 Sep, 2009) Play-by-Play

Oakland Athletics

58-74, 31-34 home


KC
OAK

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

RoyalsTop 1st
- E. Gonzalez pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Strike Swinging
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- E. Gonzalez pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- M Olivo caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  1
  1
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- E. Gonzalez pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- E. Gonzalez pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- E. Gonzalez pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- J Anderson stole second.
  1
  1
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- J. Marshall pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- J. Gray pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- K. Davies pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- J. Gray pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- R. Colon pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- J. Wright pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- J. Bale pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- K. Farnsworth pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- J. Gray pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- J. Blevins pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- J Guillen hit for M Jacobs.
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- K. Farnsworth pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- E Patterson ran for S Hairston.
  4
  2
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- E Patterson ran for S Hairston.
  4
  2
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- E Patterson ran for S Hairston.
  4
  2
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- E Patterson ran for S Hairston.
  4
  2
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- E Patterson ran for S Hairston.
  4
  2
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- E Patterson ran for S Hairston.
  4
  2
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 9th
- J. Blevins pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- E Patterson in left field.
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 9th
- J. Soria pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- N Garciaparra hit for E Patterson.
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Royals
5
Athletics
8

Game 1

1/9

Royals
4
Athletics
3

Game 2

2/9

Royals
4
Athletics
10

Game 3

2/9

Oakland Coliseum

3:05 AM, 2 September 2009

Oakland, California

Attendance: 10,039

Game Time:3:00

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mike Estabrook
First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller
Third Base Umpire - Derryl Cousins

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

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

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K. Davies6-9

J. Marshall0-2

J. Soria21

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1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Strike Swinging