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MIL
@BOS		7
1
CHW
@CLE		1
11
ANA
@DET		1
6
OAK
@KCR		9
6
SEA
@MIN		10
6
BAL
@NYY		13
9
TEX
@TOR		1
5
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@CHC		3
8
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@CIN		6
8
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@COL		4
11
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@LAD		4
7
PHI
@MON		1
7
ATL
@SDP		2
6
HOU
@SFG		1
4
Friday, September 5, 1997 7:04
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 13,299, Time of Game: 3:17
Athletics
9
55-86
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 23 GB
 at Royals
6
57-81
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 17 GB
W: Mike Oquist (3-5)
S: Billy Taylor (22)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  2   0  2  2   0  2  1    9 16  0
Royals          3  1  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    6 15  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Miguel Tejada SS 6 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .477 18 13 -0.170 1.00 0.000 -0.170 -1.8 4 3
Scott Spiezio 2B 4 2 2 0 2 0 .232 .642 36 18 0.225 0.95 0.246 -0.021 1.7 0 3
Ben Grieve RF 5 1 2 0 0 3 .467 1.233 21 15 -0.081 1.41 0.054 -0.135 -0.6 2 0
Matt Stairs DH 5 1 2 0 0 2 .323 1.062 16 13 -0.011 1.39 0.086 -0.097 -0.3
Brian Lesher LF 4 3 3 3 1 0 .211 .649 20 10 0.319 1.54 0.356 -0.037 3.3 3 0 HR
   Jason McDonald LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .720 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Jason Giambi 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 .288 .856 19 12 0.089 1.49 0.161 -0.072 0.7 7 0 2B,SF
Scott Brosius 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .202 .572 23 17 0.028 1.10 0.112 -0.084 -0.1 1 3
Ernie Young CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 .205 .632 17 10 -0.095 1.06 0.023 -0.118 -1.0 3 0
Izzy Molina C 5 1 3 2 0 1 .200 .489 22 15 0.191 0.98 0.231 -0.040 1.9 6 0 HR
Mike Oquist P
   Aaron Small P
   Tim Kubinski P
   Billy Taylor P
Team Totals 42 9 16 8 4 10 .381 .973 192 123 0.495 1.20 1.269 -0.774 4.0 27 9
2B: J Giambi (34, off G Rusch).
HR: I Molina (1, off B Bevil; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF); B Lesher (4, off G Rusch; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SF: J Giambi (6, off H Carrasco).
TB: I Molina 6; B Lesher 6; J Giambi 4; S Spiezio 2; B Grieve 2; M Stairs 2; S Brosius.
RBI: B Lesher 3 (9); J Giambi 2 (67); I Molina 2 (3); S Brosius (37).
2-out RBI: B Lesher 2; I Molina; J Giambi.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Brosius-J Giambi.

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rod Myers CF 4 1 2 2 1 0 .241 .698 17 8 0.158 1.22 0.212 -0.054 2.0 1 0 2B
Shane Halter 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .287 .764 11 7 0.015 1.16 0.071 -0.056 0.1 2 1 2B
   Larry Sutton PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 .884 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Mike Macfarlane PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .690 4 3 -0.088 3.30 0.000 -0.088 -0.5
   Jed Hansen 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .755 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jay Bell SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 .288 .825 20 11 0.281 1.31 0.298 -0.017 2.1 0 3 2B
Chili Davis DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 .296 .941 19 11 -0.023 1.74 0.081 -0.103 -0.5 IW
Jeff King 1B 5 1 1 3 0 2 .231 .760 28 14 -0.093 2.04 0.231 -0.324 0.4 6 0 HR,GDP
Scott Cooper 3B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .210 .591 18 12 -0.119 1.24 0.029 -0.148 -1.2 0 1
Jermaine Dye RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .221 .633 16 12 -0.024 0.97 0.057 -0.082 -0.5 5 0
Yamil Benitez LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .276 .767 19 14 -0.115 1.20 0.024 -0.139 -0.9 2 0
Mike Sweeney C 4 1 2 0 0 0 .242 .688 12 8 0.002 0.57 0.036 -0.034 -0.0 11 0
Glendon Rusch P
   Hector Carrasco P
   Scott Service P
   Matt Whisenant P
   Brian Bevil P
Team Totals 41 6 15 6 3 6 .366 .921 164 100 -0.006 1.34 1.039 -1.045 1.0 27 5
2B: J Bell (22, off M Oquist); S Halter (4, off M Oquist); R Myers (3, off M Oquist).
HR: J King (21, off M Oquist; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
IBB: C Davis (12, by M Oquist).
TB: J King 4; J Bell 4; R Myers 3; S Halter 3; M Sweeney 2; Y Benitez 2; J Dye; C Davis; S Cooper.
GIDP: J King (9).
RBI: J King 3 (85); R Myers 2 (3); J Bell (82).
2-out RBI: J King 3; R Myers 2.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 4 for 11.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Oquist, W (3-5) 6.1 8 5 5 3 5 1 5.20 30 107 60 33 10 17 5 17 5 0 39 -0.173 1.11 -1.7
Aaron Small, H (8) 1.1 4 1 1 0 0 0 4.02 7 32 22 15 1 6 5 2 2 0 1 0 0.043 1.66 -0.3
Tim Kubinski, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 1 4 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.088 3.30 0.5
Billy Taylor, S (22) 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.48 6 21 15 9 1 5 4 2 1 0 0 0 0.048 1.76 0.6
Team Totals 9 15 6 6 3 6 1 6.00 44 164 100 58 13 29 14 21 8 0 39 3 0 0.006 1.20 -1.0

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Glendon Rusch 4.2 9 4 4 4 4 1 5.66 27 107 66 40 5 21 10 9 4 0 30 -0.185 1.23 -1.8
Hector Carrasco, L (2-7) 1.1 3 2 2 0 1 0 4.38 7 31 20 14 3 3 2 4 0 0 2 0 -0.145 1.89 -0.8
Scott Service 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.73 3 11 8 1 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.040 0.51 0.6
Matt Whisenant 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 5.82 5 18 12 6 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 -0.178 1.42 -1.7
Brian Bevil 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 9.72 5 25 17 10 5 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 -0.025 0.23 -0.2
Team Totals 9 16 9 9 4 10 2 9.00 47 192 123 71 19 33 16 17 5 0 30 3 0 -0.493 1.34 -4.0
Balks: None.
WP: M Whisenant (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Oquist (3; C Davis).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Rocky Roe, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dale Scott.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 13,299.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 78° F, Wind 3mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Kansas City Royals
1 Miguel Tejada SS 1 Rod Myers CF
2 Scott Spiezio 2B 2 Shane Halter 2B
3 Ben Grieve RF 3 Jay Bell SS
4 Matt Stairs DH 4 Chili Davis DH
5 Brian Lesher LF 5 Jeff King 1B
6 Jason Giambi 1B 6 Scott Cooper 3B
7 Scott Brosius 3B 7 Jermaine Dye RF
8 Ernie Young CF 8 Yamil Benitez LF
9 Izzy Molina C 9 Mike Sweeney C
Mike Oquist P Glendon Rusch P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  RRR KCR J. King M. Oquist -23% 23% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Halter Scores; Bell Scores
b7 5-6 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR J. King A. Small 19% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
t6 4-4 1 12- 5,(3-1)  R OAK B. Lesher H. Carrasco 17% 72% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Spiezio Scores; Stairs to 3B
t5 3-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R OAK I. Molina G. Rusch 15% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Giambi Scores; Brosius to 3B; Molina to 2B
t3 0-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR OAK B. Lesher G. Rusch 12% 25% Home Run (Fly Ball); Grieve Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK M. Tejada G. Rusch -2% 48% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  OAK S. Spiezio G. Rusch 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK B. Grieve G. Rusch 3% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Spiezio to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Stairs G. Rusch -4% 49% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 12- 8,(3-2)  OAK B. Lesher G. Rusch 3% 52% Walk; Spiezio to 3B; Grieve to 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Giambi G. Rusch -7% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR R. Myers M. Oquist 2% 47% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR S. Halter M. Oquist -4% 43% Double to RF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  KCR J. Bell M. Oquist -2% 41% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O KCR C. Davis M. Oquist 4% 46% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  RRR KCR J. King M. Oquist -23% 23% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Halter Scores; Bell Scores
b1 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR S. Cooper M. Oquist 1% 23% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-2B)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 7-8-9
t2 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Brosius G. Rusch -2% 21% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK E. Young G. Rusch 2% 24% Walk
t2 0-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK I. Molina G. Rusch -3% 21% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada G. Rusch -2% 19% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 7-8-9
b2 3-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Dye M. Oquist 1% 20% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR Y. Benitez M. Oquist 1% 21% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  KCR M. Sweeney M. Oquist -1% 20% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 3-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  R KCR R. Myers M. Oquist -7% 14% Double to RF (Fly Ball); Sweeney Scores
b2 4-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O KCR S. Halter M. Oquist 1% 15% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 2-3-4
t3 0-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio G. Rusch -2% 13% Lineout: RF
t3 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK B. Grieve G. Rusch 2% 15% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0-4 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK M. Stairs G. Rusch -2% 13% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR OAK B. Lesher G. Rusch 12% 25% Home Run (Fly Ball); Grieve Scores
t3 2-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK J. Giambi G. Rusch 2% 28% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
t3 2-4 2 -2- 6,(1-2)  O OAK S. Brosius G. Rusch -3% 24% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 3-4-5
b3 4-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Bell M. Oquist 2% 26% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b3 4-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR C. Davis M. Oquist 1% 27% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b3 4-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. King M. Oquist 1% 28% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 8-9-1
t4 2-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK E. Young G. Rusch -3% 25% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
t4 2-4 1 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK I. Molina G. Rusch 3% 28% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 2-4 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Tejada G. Rusch -3% 25% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t4 2-4 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  OAK S. Spiezio G. Rusch 2% 27% Walk; Molina to 2B
t4 2-4 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O OAK B. Grieve G. Rusch -5% 22% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-2, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 6-7-8
b4 4-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR S. Cooper M. Oquist 2% 24% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b4 4-2 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR J. Dye M. Oquist 1% 25% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR Y. Benitez M. Oquist -1% 24% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
b4 4-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Oquist 2% 26% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Royals' Glendon Rusch facing 4-5-6
t5 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Stairs G. Rusch -3% 23% Flyball: LF
t5 2-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK B. Lesher G. Rusch 3% 26% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t5 2-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OAK J. Giambi G. Rusch 5% 31% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Lesher to 2B
t5 2-4 1 12- 7,(2-2)  R OAK S. Brosius G. Rusch 11% 42% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Lesher Scores; Giambi to 2B
t5 3-4 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Young G. Rusch -6% 36% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-4 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R OAK I. Molina G. Rusch 15% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Giambi Scores; Brosius to 3B; Molina to 2B
Hector Carrasco replaces Glendon Rusch pitching
t5 4-4 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O OAK M. Tejada H. Carrasco -8% 43% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 4-4, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 1-2-3
b5 4-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR R. Myers M. Oquist 3% 46% Flyball: LF
b5 4-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR S. Halter M. Oquist -3% 43% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
b5 4-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Bell M. Oquist -11% 32% Double to LF (Line Drive); Halter to 3B
b5 4-4 1 -23 4,(3-0)  KCR C. Davis M. Oquist -1% 31% Intentional Walk
b5 4-4 1 123 6,(3-2)  O KCR J. King M. Oquist 9% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b5 4-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  O KCR S. Cooper M. Oquist 9% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 4-4, Royals' Hector Carrasco facing 2-3-4
t6 4-4 0 --- 8,(3-2)  OAK S. Spiezio H. Carrasco 5% 55% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 4-4 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK B. Grieve H. Carrasco -5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t6 4-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OAK M. Stairs H. Carrasco 5% 55% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Spiezio to 2B
t6 4-4 1 12- 5,(3-1)  R OAK B. Lesher H. Carrasco 17% 72% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Spiezio Scores; Stairs to 3B
t6 5-4 1 1-3 6,(2-2)  RO OAK J. Giambi H. Carrasco 2% 74% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Stairs Scores
t6 6-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O OAK S. Brosius H. Carrasco -2% 72% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 7-8-9
b6 4-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Dye M. Oquist 4% 76% Flyball: CF
b6 4-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR Y. Benitez M. Oquist 3% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b6 4-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O KCR M. Sweeney M. Oquist 2% 80% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Royals' Scott Service facing 8-9-1
Scott Service replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
t7 6-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Young S. Service -2% 79% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 6-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK I. Molina S. Service -1% 77% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada S. Service -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Athletics' Mike Oquist facing 1-2-3
b7 4-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  KCR R. Myers M. Oquist -7% 70% Walk
b7 4-6 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR S. Halter M. Oquist 4% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Myers to 2B
b7 4-6 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  R KCR J. Bell M. Oquist -12% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Myers Scores
Aaron Small replaces Mike Oquist pitching
b7 5-6 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  KCR C. Davis A. Small -7% 54% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Bell to 2B
b7 5-6 1 12- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR J. King A. Small 19% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 5.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, Royals' Matt Whisenant facing 2-3-4
Matt Whisenant replaces Scott Service pitching
t8 6-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK S. Spiezio M. Whisenant 4% 77% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t8 6-5 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK B. Grieve M. Whisenant -4% 73% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Stairs M. Whisenant 4% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive); Spiezio to 2B
t8 6-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O OAK B. Lesher M. Whisenant -4% 73% Fielder's Choice 2B unassisted; Spiezio to 3B; Stairs out at 2B/2B
t8 6-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R OAK J. Giambi M. Whisenant 11% 84% Wild Pitch; Spiezio Scores; Lesher to 2B
t8 7-5 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R OAK J. Giambi M. Whisenant 7% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lesher Scores
Brian Bevil replaces Matt Whisenant pitching
t8 8-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Brosius B. Bevil -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 5-8, Athletics' Aaron Small facing 6-7-8
b8 5-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O KCR S. Cooper A. Small 3% 93% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b8 5-8 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Dye A. Small 2% 95% Lineout: RF
b8 5-8 2 --- 6,(2-2)  KCR Y. Benitez A. Small -1% 94% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b8 5-8 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  KCR M. Sweeney A. Small -3% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Benitez to 2B
b8 5-8 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R KCR R. Myers A. Small -8% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Benitez Scores; Sweeney to 2B
Tim Kubinski replaces Aaron Small pitching
Larry Sutton pinch hits for Shane Halter (2B) batting 2nd
Mike Macfarlane pinch hits for Larry Sutton batting 2nd
b8 6-8 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Macfarlane T. Kubinski 9% 92% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 8, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-6, Royals' Brian Bevil facing 8-9-1
Jed Hansen replaces Mike Macfarlane (PH) playing 2B batting 2nd
t9 8-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Young B. Bevil -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 8-6 1 --- 7,(2-2)  R OAK I. Molina B. Bevil 5% 96% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t9 9-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK M. Tejada B. Bevil -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
t9 9-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK S. Spiezio B. Bevil -0% 95% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-9, Athletics' Billy Taylor facing 3-4-5
Billy Taylor replaces Tim Kubinski pitching
Jason McDonald replaces Brian Lesher playing LF batting 5th
b9 6-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Bell B. Taylor -5% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b9 6-9 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR C. Davis B. Taylor 5% 95% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b9 6-9 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O KCR J. King B. Taylor 3% 98% Flyball: LF
b9 6-9 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  KCR S. Cooper B. Taylor -3% 95% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Davis to 2B
b9 6-9 2 12- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Dye B. Taylor -6% 90% Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Davis to 3B; Cooper to 2B
b9 6-9 2 123 5,(2-2)  O KCR Y. Benitez B. Taylor 10% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 6.

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