Royals Swept By Athletics
This team is two bad days from being in last place.
| Final - 7.18.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Crisp, CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .241 |
| Mark Ellis, 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Jack Cust, DH | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .287 |
| Adam Rosales, 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .283 |
| Gabe Gross, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Landon Powell, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| Rajai Davis, LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Cliff Pennington, SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .270 |
| Totals | 32 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
Batting
Home runs - Kouzmanoff, Cust, Rosales
Doubles - Davis
Hit by pitch - Ellis
Sacrifice flies - Kouzmanoff, Pennington
Stolen Bases - 2 Crisp
Caught Stealing - Ellis, Rosales, Davis
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Kouzmanoff
Home runs - Kouzmanoff, Cust, Rosales
Doubles - Davis
Hit by pitch - Ellis
Sacrifice flies - Kouzmanoff, Pennington
Stolen Bases - 2 Crisp
Caught Stealing - Ellis, Rosales, Davis
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Kouzmanoff
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Mazzaro (W, 5-2) | 7.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.50 | 0 | 107-69 |
| Brad Ziegler | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 10-5 |
| Cedrick Bowers | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.85 | 0 | 14-8 |
| Jerry Blevins | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 0 | 5-4 |
| Andrew Bailey (S, 0-3; S,20) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.64 | 0 | 1-1 |
| Kansas City Royals | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Podsednik, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .302 |
| Jason Kendall, C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| David DeJesus, CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .320 |
| Billy Butler, 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| Jose Guillen, DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Willie Bloomquist, pr,dh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Alberto Callaspo, 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .277 |
| Mitch Maier, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .251 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .260 |
| Chris Getz, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Getz
Caught Stealing - Podsednik
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Butler, Getz
Doubles - Getz
Caught Stealing - Podsednik
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Butler, Getz
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Bannister (L, 7-8) | 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5.65 | 0 | 102-53 |
| Kanekoa Texeira | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.52 | 0 | 16-10 |
| Victor Marte | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.46 | 0 | 12-10 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: Ziegler pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson, Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson, Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Duration: 2:47
Pitching notes: Ziegler pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, First Base Umpire - Jeff Nelson, Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson, Third Base Umpire - Larry Vanover
Duration: 2:47
