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Royals
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
April 18, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Kansas City Royals, played on April 18, 2008 at McAfee Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | April 18, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Kansas City Royals
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 18, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Kansas City Royals |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brian Bannister |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Chad Gaudin |
| Ballpark | McAfee Coliseum |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 12,528 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 38 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Timmons 1B: Gary Cederstrom 2B: Fieldin Culbreth 3B: Jim Reynolds |
Kansas City Royals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joey Gathright | Center Fielder |
| Mark Grudzielanek | Second Baseman |
| Mark Teahen | Left Fielder |
| Billy Butler | DH |
| Jose Guillen | Right Fielder |
| Alex Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Ross Gload | First Baseman |
| John Buck | Catcher |
| Tony Pena | Shortstop |
| Trey Hillman | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Jack Cust | DH |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| Ryan Sweeney | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Travis Buck | Right Fielder |
| Jack Hannahan | Third Baseman |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Royals
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
April 18, 2008
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Gaudin
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Gaudin
Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Gaudin
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops it up and throws to first, with Gaudin covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Bannister
Suzuki hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Bannister
Barton hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Bannister
Ellis hits a line drive towards third. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cust vs. Bannister
There's a wild pitch. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Cust vs. Bannister
Cust takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Bannister
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Suzuki scores. Cust moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sweeney for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gaudin
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Gaudin
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gaudin
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Buck. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gload vs. Gaudin
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Hannahan. Gordon scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Gaudin
Buck hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Bannister
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Bannister
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Bannister
Hannahan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Gaudin
Pena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gathright vs. Gaudin
Gathright bunts towards first. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Grudzielanek vs. Gaudin
Grudzielanek takes first base on ball four. Pena moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Teahen vs. Gaudin
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Butler vs. Gaudin
Butler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brown throws the ball in to Ellis who tags Butler trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Pena scores. Grudzielanek moves to third. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Bannister
Suzuki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Bannister
Barton hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Bannister
Ellis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cust vs. Bannister
Cust hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Gaudin
Guillen hits a popup towards first. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gaudin
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Gaudin
Gload strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bannister
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Bannister
Crosby hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Teahen. Crosby reaches second base with a double. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Buck vs. Bannister
Buck hits a fly ball into right field. Guillen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Hannahan vs. Bannister
Hannahan hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Gaudin
Buck strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Gaudin
Pena strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Gaudin
Gathright hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Bannister
Suzuki strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Bannister
Barton hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Bannister
Ellis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Gaudin
Grudzielanek strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Gaudin
Teahen hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Gaudin
Butler hits a fly ball into right field. Buck settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Bannister
Cust hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bannister
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cust moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Bannister
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cust moves to third. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Crosby vs. Bannister
Crosby hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Teahen. Crosby reaches second base with a double. Cust scores. Brown scores. Sweeney moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Buck vs. Mahay
Ron Mahay now pitching.
Buck hits a fly ball into left field. Teahen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sweeney tags and scores. Crosby tags and moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Hannahan vs. Mahay
Hannahan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crosby scores. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Mahay
Suzuki strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Mahay
Barton hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Hannahan moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ellis vs. Peralta
Joel Peralta now pitching.
Ellis hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Guillen vs. Gaudin
Guillen strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gaudin
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gload vs. Gaudin
Gload hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Peralta
Cust hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gload scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cust for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Peralta
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Peralta
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Casilla
Santiago Casilla now pitching.
Buck hits a popup, foul, towards first. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Pena vs. Casilla
Pena hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Suzuki fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gathright vs. Casilla
Gathright hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops it up and throws to first, with Casilla covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Yabuta
Yasuhiko Yabuta now pitching.
Crosby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buck vs. Yabuta
Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Gathright settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Yabuta
Hannahan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Crosby moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. Yabuta
Suzuki takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Barton vs. Yabuta
Barton takes first base on ball four. Crosby moves to third. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Ellis vs. Yabuta
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pena fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Crosby scores. Suzuki moves to third. Barton moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Cust vs. Yabuta
Cust takes first base on ball four. Suzuki scores. Barton moves to third. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Nomo
Hideo Nomo now pitching.
Brown hits a popup off the glove of Pena, and into shallow left field. Brown reaches second base with a double. Barton scores. Ellis scores. Cust moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Sweeney vs. Nomo
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nomo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cust scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Crosby vs. Nomo
Crosby hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Buck vs. Nomo
Buck strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grudzielanek vs. Brown
Chris Denorfia now playing right field. Andrew Brown now pitching.
Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Teahen vs. Brown
Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Athletics, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butler vs. Brown
Butler hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/18/2008 -- Kansas City at Oakland (N)
Kansas City AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Gathright J, cf 4 0 0 0 Suzuki K, c 4 2 2 0
Grudzielanek M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Barton D, 1b 4 1 1 0
Teahen M, lf 4 0 0 0 Ellis M, 2b 5 1 1 1
Butler B, dh 4 0 1 1 Cust J, dh 3 2 1 1
Guillen J, rf 3 0 0 0 Brown E, lf 5 2 3 3
Gordon A, 3b 3 1 1 0 Sweeney R, cf 5 2 3 1
Gload R, 1b 3 0 1 0 Crosby B, ss 4 3 3 5
Buck J, c 3 0 0 0 Buck T, rf 4 0 0 1
Pena T, ss 3 1 1 0 Denorfia C, rf 0 0 0 0
Hannahan J, 3b 4 0 1 1
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30 2 4 1 38 13 15 13
Kansas City 011 000 000 -- 2
Oakland 100 004 08x -- 13
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister B (L)* 5.0 9 5 5 1 1
Mahay R 0.2 2 0 0 0 1
Peralta J 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Yabuta Y 0.2 1 5 5 4 0
Nomo H 0.1 3 3 3 0 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Gaudin C (W) 7.0 4 2 1 1 8
Casilla S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Brown A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Hannahan J
LOB -- Kansas City 2, Oakland 7
2B -- Gordon A, Crosby B 2, Brown E
HR -- Crosby B
SF -- Buck T
WP -- Bannister B
T -- 2:38
A -- 12528
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