kansas city royals at oakland athletics

may 26, 2006

top of the first

aaron heilman takes the mound for the athletics.
bernie williams lined out to left. <--->
craig counsell grounded to first. <--->
jeromy burnitz struck out. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the first

chris hammond takes the mound for the royals.
milton bradley singled through the hole. <--1>
ryan shealy popped up to second. <--1>
the athletics put on the hit and run.
jason kubel struck out. <--1>
brian stavisky lined out to left. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the first, the game is tied at 0.

top of the second

edgardo alfonzo popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <--->
tim salmon struck out. <--->
steve finley grounded to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the second, the game is tied at 0.

bottom of the second

olmedo saenz grounded to short. <--->
dan johnson doubled down the right field line. <-2->
bobby crosby homered over the left field fence for two rbis. <--->
mark ellis walked. <--1>
keith ginter struck out. <--1>
mike stanton came in to pitch for the royals. <--1>
milton bradley lined out to the third baseman. <--1>
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the second, oakland leads 2 to 0.

top of the third

scott hatteberg struck out. <--->
chad moeller grounded to third. <--->
juan castro lined out to center. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the third, kansas city trails 2 to 0.

bottom of the third

ryan shealy walked. <--1>
jason kubel flied out to right field. <--1>
brian stavisky singled to right, advancing the runner to third. <3-1>
olmedo saenz singled to center, scoring a run. <-21>
dan johnson homered over the left field fence for three rbis. <--->
bobby crosby grounded to the shortstop. <--->
adam bernero came in to pitch for the royals. <--->
mark ellis struck out. <--->
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the third, oakland leads 6 to 0.
top of the fourth
bernie williams grounded to first. <--->
craig counsell flied out to left. <--->
jeromy burnitz grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, kansas city trails 6 to 0.

bottom of the fourth

keith ginter popped up to short. <--->
milton bradley walked. <--1>
ryan shealy doubled in the right field gap. <32->
jason kubel popped up to the second baseman. <32->
brian stavisky was hit by a pitch. <321>
olmedo saenz popped up to second. <321>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, oakland leads 6 to 0.

top of the fifth

edgardo alfonzo grounded to third. <--->
tim salmon popped up to second. <--->
steve finley grounded to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, kansas city trails 6 to 0.

bottom of the fifth

dan johnson grounded to second. <--->
bobby crosby singled to center field. <--1>
mark ellis walked. <-21>
keith ginter walked. <321>
milton bradley singled down the third base line for two rbis. <-21>
ryan shealy walked. <321>
steve schmoll came in to pitch for the royals. <321>
jason kubel grounded to the shortstop. <321>
brian stavisky flied out to center. <321>
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, oakland leads 8 to 0.

top of the sixth

scott hatteberg popped up behind home plate. <--->
chad moeller struck out. <--->
juan castro doubled in the right field gap. <-2->
bernie williams grounded to the third baseman. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, kansas city trails 8 to 0.

bottom of the sixth

olmedo saenz grounded to third. <--->
dan johnson lined out to right. <--->
bobby crosby popped up to third. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, oakland leads 8 to 0.

top of the seventh

rudy seanez came in to pitch for the athletics. <--->
craig counsell singled down the first base line. <--1>
jeromy burnitz grounded to third. <-2->
edgardo alfonzo grounded to the second baseman. <3-->
tim salmon reached first on a fielding error by the third baseman - a run scored.
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steve finley lined out to first. <--1>
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, kansas city trails 8 to 1.

bottom of the seventh

mark ellis grounded to the third baseman. <--->
keith ginter grounded to short. <--->
milton bradley walked. <--1>
ryan shealy lined out to short. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, oakland leads 8 to 1.

top of the eighth

hong-chih kuo came in to pitch for the athletics. <--->
scott hatteberg walked. <--1>
chad moeller singled through the left side. <-21>
juan castro flied out to left. <-21>
bernie williams walked. <321>
craig counsell walked, scoring a run. <321>
jeromy burnitz struck out. <321>
edgardo alfonzo grounded to short. <321>
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, kansas city trails 8 to 2.

bottom of the eighth

antonio alfonseca came in to pitch for the royals. <--->
jason kubel struck out. <--->
brian stavisky tripled in the left field gap. <3-->
olmedo saenz popped up behind home plate. <3-->
dan johnson grounded to first. <3-->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, oakland leads 8 to 2.

top of the ninth

tim salmon popped up behind home plate. <--->
steve finley homered over the left field fence. <--->
scott hatteberg doubled down the third base line. <-2->
huston street came in to pitch for the athletics. <-2->
chad moeller flied out to left. <-2->
juan castro walked. <-21>
bernie williams flied out to left field. <-21>

athletics win: 8-3