Royals 5, 
Athletics 2
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .318 |
| M Grudzielanek 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| J Guillen RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .259 |
| M Maier PR-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 |
| B Butler DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| A Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 |
| M Teahen LF-RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .248 |
| J Buck C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| R Gload 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| BATTING 2B: A Gordon (25, G Smith) 3B: M Aviles (2, G Smith) HR: M Aviles (6, 6th inning off G Smith 0 on, 2 Out); J Buck (8, 7th inning off G Smith 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Grudzielanek (24), M Aviles (27), J Buck 3 (37) SF: M Grudzielanek 2-out RBI: M Aviles, J Buck 3 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING Picked Off: D DeJesus (1st base by G Smith) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Grudzielanek-M Aviles-R Gload). | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Meche (W, 9-9) | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 101-64 | 4.22 |
| R Mahay (H, 18) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-4 | 1.78 |
| J Soria (S, 29) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-13 | 1.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 128-81 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: G Meche 28; R Mahay 3; J Soria 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Meche 5-8; R Mahay 3-0; J Soria 0-1 Game Scores: G Meche 65 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E Patterson LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| W Bankston 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .302 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .274 |
| J Cust DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| J Hannahan 1B-3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .246 |
| B Conrad 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .158 |
| a-E Brown PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | |
| a-walked for B Conrad in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Crosby (27, G Meche); J Cust (10, G Meche); M Ellis (19, G Meche) RBI: M Ellis (36), B Crosby (42) 2-out RBI: M Ellis GIDP: C Gonzalez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Patterson 1, R Sweeney 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Hannahan (10, catch) | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Smith (L, 5-10) | 7.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 95-63 | 4.04 |
| J Blevins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 0.73 |
| L DiNardo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 7.31 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 129-84 | |
| PITCHING HBP: M Grudzielanek (By J Blevins) Batters faced: G Smith 27; J Blevins 4; L DiNardo 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Smith 6-9; J Blevins 2-0; L DiNardo 1-1 Game Scores: G Smith 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| KAN | OAK | |||
 | 4th | M Grudzielanek hit sacrifice fly to left, M Aviles scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 4th | M Ellis singled to center, J Cust scored. | 1 | 1 |
| 6th | M Aviles homered to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 7th | J Buck homered to left center, A Gordon and M Teahen scored. | 5 | 1 |
| 7th | B Crosby grounded out to pitcher, M Ellis scored, J Hannahan to second. | 5 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 12,182 (34.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:25 |
| Weather | 61 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 17 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Knight, First Base - Ed Montague, Second Base - Jim Wolf, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, July 29th 2008
| St. Louis | 8 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Baltimore | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| Seattle | 10 | Final |
| Texas | 11 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 6 |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |