Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

61-55, 27-29 Away

Final

51-65, 23-32 Home


OAK
KC

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

AthleticsTop 1st
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ball
  3
  Ball
  4
  Line Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- A Escobar stole second.
  0
  0
- A Escobar safe at third on throwing error by catcher D Norris.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error
AthleticsTop 2nd
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- J Francoeur caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  2
  1
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- W. Smith pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. McCarthy pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- A. Crow pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- P. Neshek pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- A Escobar stole third.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- J Weeks ran for C Carter.
  2
  3
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Athletics
0
Royals
5

Game 1

15/8

Athletics
2
Royals
3

Game 2

16/8

Athletics
3
Royals
0

Game 3

17/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 16 August 2012

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 15,591

Game Time:2:35

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth
First Base Umpire - Doug Eddings
Second Base Umpire - Lance Barrett
Third Base Umpire - Paul Nauert

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	3	2	.600	-	W1
Kansas City	2	2	.500	0.5	W2
Detroit	2	2	.500	0.5	L2
Minnesota	1	3	.250	1.5	L2
Chicago	1	3	.250	1.5	W1

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Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

W. Smith4-4

B. McCarthy6-4

G. Holland4

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