Kansas City Royals vs. Oakland Athletics - Box Score - July 28, 2008 - ESPN

Scores for Jul 28, 2008

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 7/28)

Game 1: Monday, July 28
Kansas City	4	Final
Oakland	2	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, July 29
Kansas City	5	Final
Oakland	2	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, July 30
Kansas City	4	Final in 10
Oakland	3	Final in 10
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Royals 4

(48-59, 24-30 away)

Athletics 2

(53-52, 32-27 home)

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10:05 PM ET, July 28, 2008

O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	11	0
OAK	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	7	0

W: Z. Greinke (8-7)

L: D. Braden (2-1)

S: 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

			KC	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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