Royals 4, 
Athletics 2
| W: | Z. Greinke (8-7) |
| L: | D. Braden (2-1) |
| SV: | J. Soria (28) |
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| M Aviles SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .302 |
| J Guillen RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .260 |
| M Maier CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| B Butler DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .247 |
| R Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .269 |
| E German LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
| BATTING HR: J Guillen (14, 1st inning off D Braden 1 on, 2 Out); A Gordon (12, 6th inning off D Braden 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Guillen 2 (69), A Gordon 2 (47) 2-out RBI: J Guillen 2 GIDP: M Grudzielanek Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Gload 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Z Greinke-M Aviles-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Greinke (W, 8-7) | 7.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 106-68 | 3.98 |
| R Ramirez (H, 14) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 2.90 |
| J Soria (S, 28) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.53 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 122-79 | |
| PITCHING HBP: K Suzuki (By Z Greinke) Batters faced: Z Greinke 30; R Ramirez 2; J Soria 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Greinke 5-6; R Ramirez 1-0; J Soria 1-2 Game Scores: Z Greinke 66 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E Patterson LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .000 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .307 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .221 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .280 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .227 |
| J Hannahan 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .235 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .246 |
| B Conrad 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | |
| BATTING 2B: C Gonzalez (18, Z Greinke); B Conrad (1, Z Greinke) RBI: C Gonzalez (19), R Sweeney (35) 2-out RBI: C Gonzalez GIDP: J Hannahan Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Patterson 1, M Ellis 1, C Gonzalez 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (B Conrad-M Ellis-J Hannahan). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Braden (L, 2-1) | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 101-67 | 4.39 |
| S Casilla | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-16 | 2.93 |
| A Embree | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 4.99 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 144-94 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Braden 28; S Casilla 6; A Embree 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Braden 4-9; S Casilla 1-1; A Embree 2-2 Game Scores: D Braden 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | OAK | |||
 | 1st | J Guillen homered to right, M Aviles scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 4th | C Gonzalez doubled to right center, K Suzuki scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 6th | A Gordon homered to left center, B Butler scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 8th | R Sweeney singled to right, E Patterson scored, K Suzuki to third. | 4 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 12,464 (35.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:37 |
| Weather | 57 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Brian Knight, Second Base - Ed Montague, Third Base - Jim Wolf |
MLB Scores
Monday, July 28th 2008
| St. Louis | 12 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Baltimore | 13 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 8 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 |
| NY Mets | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Seattle | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Arizona | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 8 |
| San Francisco | 7 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 |