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BOS
@LAA		4
3
TBR
@BAL		5
7
CHW
@CLE		7
4
DET
@MIN		2
6
KCR
@OAK		3
12
SEA
@TEX		1
7
NYY
@TOR		1
5
CIN
@ARI		3
1
SDP
@CHC		2
6
HOU
@COL		1
12
FLA
@MIL		3
6
ATL
@NYM		3
4		 
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LAD
@PHI		3
5
STL
@PIT		1
7
WSN
@SFG		7
9
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 7:08PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 10,156, Time of Game: 2:43
Royals
3
18-15
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
1st
 at Athletics
12
12-18
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 5 GB
W: Trevor Cahill (2-2)
L: Luke Hochevar (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  1  1   1  0  0    3 10  2
Athletics       1  7  2   2  0  0   0  0  X   12 13  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Coco Crisp CF 3 1 3 1 0 0 .261 .853 10 5 0.071 0.71 0.071 0.000 1.8 5 0 HR,SB
   Mitch Maier CF 2 1 2 0 0 0 .286 .786 4 4 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.6 0 0 2B
David DeJesus LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .223 .630 24 14 -0.078 0.64 0.001 -0.080 -1.1 2 0
Mark Teahen 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .300 .849 15 10 -0.035 0.36 0.001 -0.036 -0.1 1 1
   Luis Hernandez PR-3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jose Guillen RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .275 .825 18 9 0.016 0.37 0.018 -0.002 -0.4 2 0 GDP
Billy Butler 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 .786 16 6 0.016 0.49 0.023 -0.007 -0.5 3 4
Mike Jacobs DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .257 .829 11 9 -0.075 0.73 0.001 -0.076 -0.2 HR
Alberto Callaspo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .327 .905 19 12 -0.027 0.26 0.000 -0.027 -0.8 1 0
John Buck C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 .750 11 9 -0.019 0.19 0.000 -0.019 -0.7 7 0
Mike Aviles SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .204 .506 12 8 0.012 0.12 0.013 -0.001 -0.4 1 3
Luke Hochevar P
   Sidney Ponson P 1
   Horacio Ramirez P
   Kyle Farnsworth P
   Ron Mahay P
   Rob Tejeda P 1
Team Totals 36 3 10 3 2 5 .278 .788 140 86 -0.118 0.41 0.129 -0.248 -1.8 24 8
2B: M Maier (2, off D Giese).
HR: M Jacobs (6, off T Cahill; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); C Crisp (3, off T Cahill; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: C Crisp 6; M Jacobs 4; M Maier 3; M Teahen; J Guillen; D DeJesus; M Aviles.
GIDP: J Guillen (2).
RBI: M Teahen (14); C Crisp (12); M Jacobs (20).
2-out RBI: M Teahen.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: C Crisp (3); S Ponson ().
Baserunning
SB: C Crisp (9, 2nd base off T Cahill/K Suzuki).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Orlando Cabrera SS 5 1 3 4 0 0 .238 .560 14 10 0.051 0.39 0.074 -0.023 3.0 5 3 2B
Kurt Suzuki C 4 2 2 0 1 0 .325 .848 22 14 0.020 0.25 0.031 -0.011 1.0 5 0 2B,SB
Jason Giambi 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .212 .701 17 9 0.113 0.31 0.113 0.000 0.7 5 0 2B,SF
   Bobby Crosby 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .764 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Matt Holliday LF 3 1 2 2 2 0 .237 .692 18 7 0.020 0.36 0.046 -0.026 2.2 2 0
Jack Cust DH 5 1 2 3 0 3 .290 .869 18 13 0.028 0.33 0.062 -0.034 1.4 HR
Ryan Sweeney CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 .661 11 8 -0.018 0.20 0.002 -0.021 -0.1 1 0
   Rajai Davis PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .192 .468 5 4 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.5 0 0
Adam Kennedy 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .182 .432 23 13 0.019 0.14 0.022 -0.003 -1.2 1 0
Travis Buck RF 4 2 1 0 1 2 .213 .573 19 11 0.055 0.22 0.056 -0.001 0.4 7 0
Jack Hannahan 3B 5 2 1 1 0 0 .167 .647 13 9 0.093 0.31 0.094 0.000 0.7 0 1 2B
Trevor Cahill P 3
   Dan Giese P
   Kevin Cameron P
   Jerry Blevins P
Team Totals 38 12 13 12 6 7 .342 .949 160 98 0.381 0.28 0.500 -0.119 7.7 27 7
2B: O Cabrera (4, off S Ponson); J Hannahan (3, off L Hochevar); K Suzuki (12, off R Mahay); J Giambi (5, off L Hochevar).
HR: J Cust (5, off L Hochevar; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).
SF: J Giambi (1, off S Ponson).
TB: J Cust 5; O Cabrera 4; K Suzuki 3; M Holliday 2; J Hannahan 2; J Giambi 2; R Sweeney; T Buck.
RBI: O Cabrera 4 (10); J Cust 3 (17); M Holliday 2 (22); J Giambi 2 (15); J Hannahan (4).
2-out RBI: J Cust 3; M Holliday 2; O Cabrera 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Cahill-O Cabrera-J Giambi.
Baserunning
SB: K Suzuki (1, 2nd base off L Hochevar/J Buck).

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
Luke Hochevar, L (0-1) 2 7 8 8 2 1 1 36.00 16 48 33 19 3 11 6 7 2 0 9 -0.371 0.73 -6.9
Sidney Ponson 2 4 4 2 2 2 0 6.08 13 49 27 15 4 8 4 5 2 0 0 0 -0.011 0.02 -2.9
Horacio Ramirez 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.11 5 20 11 8 0 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Kyle Farnsworth 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.56 3 10 7 3 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Ron Mahay 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.09 5 22 12 4 3 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Rob Tejeda 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.54 3 11 8 5 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 13 12 10 6 7 1 11.25 45 160 98 54 12 32 13 19 4 0 9 0 0 -0.382 0.41 -7.7

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
Trevor Cahill, W (2-2) 6 7 2 2 2 2 2 3.69 26 99 57 34 4 19 8 14 3 0 50 0.117 0.59 1.2
Dan Giese 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.19 5 20 13 6 2 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.02 -0.5
Kevin Cameron 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.13 3 11 7 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Jerry Blevins 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12.46 4 10 9 5 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 3 3 2 5 2 3.00 38 140 86 48 11 27 10 21 4 0 50 0 0 0.119 0.28 1.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Wolf, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Mike Muchlinski.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 10,156.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 56° F, Wind 15mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Oakland Athletics
1 Coco Crisp CF 1 Orlando Cabrera SS
2 David DeJesus LF 2 Kurt Suzuki C
3 Mark Teahen 3B 3 Jason Giambi 1B
4 Jose Guillen RF 4 Matt Holliday LF
5 Billy Butler 1B 5 Jack Cust DH
6 Mike Jacobs DH 6 Ryan Sweeney CF
7 Alberto Callaspo 2B 7 Adam Kennedy 2B
8 John Buck C 8 Travis Buck RF
9 Mike Aviles SS 9 Jack Hannahan 3B
Luke Hochevar P Trevor Cahill P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  R OAK J. Giambi L. Hochevar 11% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Suzuki Scores
b2 1-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R OAK J. Hannahan L. Hochevar 9% 80% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Kennedy Scores; Buck to 3B
t1 0-0 2 123 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs T. Cahill 7% 55% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
b2 2-0 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RR OAK O. Cabrera L. Hochevar 7% 87% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Buck Scores; Hannahan Scores
b2 5-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR OAK J. Cust L. Hochevar 6% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Giambi Scores; Holliday 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, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  KCR C. Crisp T. Cahill -3% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O KCR D. DeJesus T. Cahill 3% 50% Popfly: 2B (Weak SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  KCR M. Teahen T. Cahill -1% 48% Crisp Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O KCR M. Teahen T. Cahill 3% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Crisp to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 4,(3-0)  KCR J. Guillen T. Cahill -1% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  KCR B. Butler T. Cahill -2% 48% Walk; Guillen to 2B
t1 0-0 2 123 5,(1-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs T. Cahill 7% 55% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK O. Cabrera L. Hochevar -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK K. Suzuki L. Hochevar 2% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  R OAK J. Giambi L. Hochevar 11% 66% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Suzuki Scores
b1 1-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O OAK M. Holliday L. Hochevar -3% 63% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Giambi to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Cust L. Hochevar -3% 60% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 7-8-9
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo T. Cahill 2% 63% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t2 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Buck T. Cahill 2% 64% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t2 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR M. Aviles T. Cahill -1% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR C. Crisp T. Cahill -2% 61% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Aviles to 2B
t2 0-1 2 12- 8,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus T. Cahill 5% 65% Popfly: SS (Deep LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Sweeney L. Hochevar -2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 1-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK A. Kennedy L. Hochevar 2% 66% Walk
b2 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK T. Buck L. Hochevar 6% 71% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Kennedy to 3B
b2 1-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R OAK J. Hannahan L. Hochevar 9% 80% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Kennedy Scores; Buck to 3B
b2 2-0 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RR OAK O. Cabrera L. Hochevar 7% 87% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Buck Scores; Hannahan Scores
b2 4-0 1 1-- 5,(0-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki L. Hochevar -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
b2 4-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK J. Giambi L. Hochevar 0% 87% Suzuki Steals 2B
b2 4-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  OAK J. Giambi L. Hochevar 0% 87% Walk
b2 4-0 2 12- 3,(0-2)  R OAK M. Holliday L. Hochevar 4% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Suzuki Scores; Giambi to 2B
b2 5-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  RRR OAK J. Cust L. Hochevar 6% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Giambi Scores; Holliday Scores
b2 8-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  OAK R. Sweeney L. Hochevar 0% 98% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Sweeney to 2B
b2 8-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O OAK A. Kennedy L. Hochevar -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
7 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 8.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-8, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 3-4-5
t3 0-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR M. Teahen T. Cahill 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-8 1 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR J. Guillen T. Cahill -1% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-8 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O KCR B. Butler T. Cahill 1% 98% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t3 0-8 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O KCR M. Jacobs T. Cahill 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 8.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 8-0, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
Sidney Ponson replaces Luke Hochevar pitching
b3 8-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK T. Buck S. Ponson -0% 98% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b3 8-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK J. Hannahan S. Ponson 0% 98% Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B to 1B)
b3 8-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK O. Cabrera S. Ponson 0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Weak SS-2B); Hannahan to 2B
b3 8-0 1 12- 5,(3-1)  OAK K. Suzuki S. Ponson 0% 99% Walk; Hannahan to 3B; Cabrera to 2B
b3 8-0 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO OAK J. Giambi S. Ponson 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Hannahan Scores/unER; Cabrera to 3B
b3 9-0 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R OAK M. Holliday S. Ponson 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Cabrera Scores/unER; Suzuki to 3B
b3 10-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Cust S. Ponson -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 10.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-10, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 7-8-9
t4 0-10 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo T. Cahill 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t4 0-10 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Buck T. Cahill 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t4 0-10 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR M. Aviles T. Cahill 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 10.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 10-0, Royals' Sidney Ponson facing 6-7-8
b4 10-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK R. Sweeney S. Ponson 0% 100% Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
b4 10-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O OAK A. Kennedy S. Ponson -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b4 10-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OAK T. Buck S. Ponson 0% 100% Walk; Sweeney to 2B
b4 10-0 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Hannahan S. Ponson -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b4 10-0 2 12- 5,(3-1)  RR OAK O. Cabrera S. Ponson 0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Sweeney Scores; Buck Scores
b4 12-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki S. Ponson 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Athletics 12.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-12, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 1-2-3
t5 0-12 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R KCR C. Crisp T. Cahill 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t5 1-12 0 --- 4,(2-1)  KCR D. DeJesus T. Cahill -0% 100% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
t5 1-12 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Teahen T. Cahill 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t5 1-12 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO KCR J. Guillen T. Cahill 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 12.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 12-1, Royals' Horacio Ramirez facing 3-4-5
Horacio Ramirez replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
b5 12-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Giambi H. Ramirez 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b5 12-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK M. Holliday H. Ramirez 0% 100% Walk
b5 12-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK J. Cust H. Ramirez 0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Holliday to 2B
b5 12-1 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O OAK R. Sweeney H. Ramirez 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Holliday to 3B
b5 12-1 2 1-3 7,(2-2)  O OAK A. Kennedy H. Ramirez 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Athletics 12.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-12, Athletics' Trevor Cahill facing 5-6-7
t6 1-12 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O KCR B. Butler T. Cahill 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t6 1-12 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R KCR M. Jacobs T. Cahill -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t6 2-12 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo T. Cahill 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
t6 2-12 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR J. Buck T. Cahill 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 12.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 12-2, Royals' Kyle Farnsworth facing 8-9-1
Kyle Farnsworth replaces Horacio Ramirez pitching
Mitch Maier replaces Coco Crisp playing CF batting 1st
b6 12-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK T. Buck K. Farnsworth -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b6 12-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O OAK J. Hannahan K. Farnsworth 0% 100% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b6 12-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK O. Cabrera K. Farnsworth -0% 100% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Athletics 12.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-12, Athletics' Dan Giese facing 9-1-2
Dan Giese replaces Trevor Cahill pitching
t7 2-12 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Aviles D. Giese 0% 100% Flyball: RF (RF Line)
t7 2-12 1 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Maier D. Giese -0% 100% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t7 2-12 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus D. Giese 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-12 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  R KCR M. Teahen D. Giese -0% 100% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Maier Scores
Luis Hernandez pinch runs for Mark Teahen (3B) batting 3rd
t7 3-12 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR J. Guillen D. Giese 0% 100% Flyball: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 12.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 12-3, Royals' Ron Mahay facing 2-3-4
Ron Mahay replaces Kyle Farnsworth pitching
Luis Hernandez moves from PR to 3B
b7 12-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK K. Suzuki R. Mahay 0% 100% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
b7 12-3 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O OAK J. Giambi R. Mahay 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Suzuki to 3B
b7 12-3 1 --3 4,(3-0)  OAK M. Holliday R. Mahay 0% 100% Walk
b7 12-3 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Cust R. Mahay -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Rajai Davis pinch hits for Ryan Sweeney (CF) batting 6th
b7 12-3 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  O OAK R. Davis R. Mahay -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 12.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-12, Athletics' Kevin Cameron facing 5-6-7
Kevin Cameron replaces Dan Giese pitching
Bobby Crosby replaces Jason Giambi playing 1B batting 3rd
Rajai Davis moves from PH to CF
t8 3-12 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O KCR B. Butler K. Cameron 0% 100% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t8 3-12 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Jacobs K. Cameron 0% 100% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
t8 3-12 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Callaspo K. Cameron 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 12.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 12-3, Royals' Rob Tejeda facing 7-8-9
Rob Tejeda replaces Ron Mahay pitching
b8 12-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK A. Kennedy R. Tejeda 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b8 12-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK T. Buck R. Tejeda 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 12-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Hannahan R. Tejeda 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 12.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-12, Athletics' Jerry Blevins facing 8-9-1
Jerry Blevins replaces Kevin Cameron pitching
t9 3-12 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR J. Buck J. Blevins 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 3-12 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O KCR M. Aviles J. Blevins 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t9 3-12 2 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR M. Maier J. Blevins 0% 100% Single to P (Line Drive)
t9 3-12 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR D. DeJesus J. Blevins 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Athletics 12.

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