Royals 5, 
Athletics 4
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Sweeney CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .281 |
| B Crosby SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .246 |
| M Sweeney DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .280 |
| J Cust LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .228 |
| K Suzuki C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .220 |
| A Cunningham RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| E Patterson 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .197 |
| Totals | 39 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Cust (14, B Bannister) 3B: A Cunningham (1, B Bannister) HR: D Barton (9, 6th inning off B Bannister 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Crosby (56), J Cust 2 (61), D Barton (41) S: D Barton 2-out RBI: J Cust 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Cunningham 1, E Patterson 1, J Hannahan 1, K Suzuki 1, R Sweeney 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Crosby (16, throw) DP: 2 (E Patterson-B Crosby, E Patterson-B Crosby-D Barton). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Eveland | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 83-57 | 4.28 |
| H Street | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-15 | 3.94 |
| J Devine (L, 4-1) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-15 | 0.75 |
| Totals | 9.1 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 129-87 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Eveland IBB: M Aviles (By J Devine) Batters faced: D Eveland 26; H Street 6; J Devine 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Eveland 6-5; H Street 4-0; J Devine 2-1 Game Scores: D Eveland 41 | |||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D DeJesus CF-RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| M Aviles SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .329 |
| J Guillen RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 |
| J Gathright CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| B Butler DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .280 |
| R Shealy 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 |
| M Olivo C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| M Teahen 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .240 |
| A Callaspo 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 |
| E German LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Butler (20, D Eveland); A Callaspo (4, D Eveland) RBI: B Butler 2 (52), R Shealy (2), J Gathright (19) S: D DeJesus GIDP: D DeJesus Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Callaspo 1, B Butler 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Olivo (6, 2nd base off D Eveland/K Suzuki) CS: E German (3, 2nd base by D Eveland) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Aviles (9, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Bannister | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 108-69 | 5.56 |
| R Ramirez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 2.81 |
| J Soria (W, 2-3) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-19 | 1.80 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 147-95 | |
| PITCHING IBB: A Cunningham (By R Ramirez) Balk: J Soria Batters faced: B Bannister 31; R Ramirez 5; J Soria 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Bannister 5-13; R Ramirez 1-1; J Soria 3-2 Game Scores: B Bannister 54 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | KAN | |||
 | 3rd | B Butler doubled to right, D DeJesus and M Aviles scored, J Guillen to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Guillen scored, B Butler to third on wild pitch by D Eveland. | 0 | 3 |
| 3rd | R Shealy singled to left, B Butler scored. | 0 | 4 |
 | 5th | B Crosby singled to center, E Patterson scored, R Sweeney to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 5th | J Cust doubled to deep center, R Sweeney and B Crosby scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 6th | D Barton homered to right. | 4 | 4 |
| 10th | J Gathright singled to left, E German scored, M Aviles to second. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, MO |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - C.B. Bucknor, First Base - Kevin Causey, Second Base - Joe West, Third Base - Ed Hickox |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 4th 2008
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | in 10 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 9 |