Athletics @ Royals
April 28, 2006

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Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 6 0
Royals 3 9 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Athletics 5 6 0
Royals 3 9 0

Doug Mientkiewicz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .266
OBP .500 .314
At Bats 4 64
Hits 2 17
• Singles 1 11
• Doubles 1 5
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 4
RBI’s 0 5

Kirk Saarloos Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Kauffman Stadium - April 28, 2006
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Out
Kirk Saarloos
Jason Kendall
Dan Johnson
Mark Ellis
Eric Chavez
Bobby Crosby
Nick Swisher
Mark Kotsay
Jay Payton
Doug Mientkiewicz
Tony Graffanino
Mark Grudzielanek
Esteban German

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Oakland Athletics 5 6 0 6
Kansas City Royals 3 9 0 11
Winning Pitcher Dan Haren
Losing Pitcher Joe Mays
Save Kirk Saarloos
Game Winning RBI Mark Ellis
Attendance 12,203
Time of Game 2 hours 51 minutes
View Box Score
Count: 1-0, 2 Outs
Count: 1-0, 0 Outs

End of Game

Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Saarloos covering, for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Tony Graffanino pinch runs for Mike Sweeney. Sanders strikes out.
Bottom 9 Kirk Saarloos now pitching. Sweeney takes first base on ball four. Stairs scores. German moves to third. Grudzielanek moves to second.
Bottom 9 Grudzielanek takes first base on ball four. Stairs moves to third. German moves to second.
Bottom 9 German takes first base on ball four. Stairs moves to second.
Bottom 9 Matt Stairs pinch hits for John Buck. Stairs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Kiko Calero now pitching. Berroa hits a fly ball into right field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Swisher hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek has Johnson trapped. There's the throw to Buck and over to Teahen, who tags Johnson for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 9 Ellis strikes out.
Top 9 There's a wild pitch. Johnson moves to third. Kendall moves to second.
Top 9 Kendall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second.
Top 9 Andy Sisco now pitching. Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Teahen hits a fly ball into left field. Swisher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Brown is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 8 Mientkiewicz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Payton. Mientkiewicz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chavez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sweeney strikes out.
Top 8 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Payton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Luke Hudson now pitching. Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Grudzielanek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grudzielanek for the out.
Bottom 7 German hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Teahen moves to second.
Bottom 7 Buck strikes out.
Bottom 7 Berroa strikes out.
Bottom 7 Teahen takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Chavez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Swisher strikes out.
Top 7 Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Ellis takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Payton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Haren covering, for the out. Sanders moves to third.
Bottom 6 Sanders hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Payton. Sanders reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 6 Sweeney strikes out.
Top 6 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Johnson strikes out.
Top 6 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Grudzielanek strikes out.
Bottom 5 German hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Buck is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Berroa hits a line drive towards third. Chavez reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Payton hits a line drive into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Thomas strikes out.
Top 5 Chavez hits a popup towards third. Teahen settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Teahen strikes out.
Bottom 4 Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 4 Mientkiewicz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sanders hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Swisher strikes out.
Top 4 Jimmy Gobble now pitching. Kotsay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kotsay for the out. Ellis moves to third.
Top 4 Ellis hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Crosby scores. Johnson scores.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Crosby moves to third. Johnson moves to second.
Top 4 Kendall hits a fly ball into center field. German settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Payton tags and scores.
Top 4 Johnson takes first base on ball four. Payton moves to third. Crosby moves to second.
Top 4 Crosby takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Esteban German now playing center field. Payton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Payton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Sweeney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Esteban German pinch runs for Shane Costa. Grudzielanek hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Costa hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kotsay. Costa reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Buck hits a fly ball into center field. Kotsay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Thomas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Teahen fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Chavez takes first base on ball four. Swisher moves to second.
Top 3 Swisher takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Kotsay hits a fly ball into center field. Costa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ellis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 3 Kendall takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out.
Bottom 2 Berroa hits a fly ball into left field. Swisher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Teahen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to third.
Bottom 2 There goes Brown. The throw from Kendall and he is safe. Brown steals second.
Bottom 2 Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mientkiewicz for the out.
Top 2 Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grudzielanek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Payton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Sanders hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Sweeney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 1 Grudzielanek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Costa hits a popup towards short. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Chavez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Berroa scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Swisher hits a fly ball into right field. Sanders settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Kotsay hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.