Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

9-10, 6-7 Away

Final

12-8, 6-6 Home


KC
OAK

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1
0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	-	7	11	0

D. Eveland2-1

5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 4 BB

L. Hochevar0-1

4.2 IP, 9 H, 6 ER, 5 K, 3 BB

RoyalsTop 1st
- D. Eveland pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 2nd
- D. Eveland pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 3rd
- D. Eveland pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 4th
- D. Eveland pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 5th
- D. Eveland pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 6th
- D. Eveland pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- A. Brown pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 6th
- R. Mahay pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- E Brown stole second.
  1
  6
- R. Ramirez pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 7th
- A. Brown pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 7th
- R. Ramirez pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsTop 8th
- A. Brown pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsBottom 8th
- R. Ramirez pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- J. Oviedo pitching for KC
  KC
  OAK
- E Brown safe at first on error by second baseman E German.
  1
  7
- E Brown to second on wild pitch by L Nunez.
  1
  7
- E Brown to third, B Crosby to second on wild pitch by L Nunez.
  1
  7
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsTop 9th
- A. Brown pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- S. Casilla pitching for OAK
  KC
  OAK
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Royals
2
Athletics
13

Game 1

19/4

Royals
5
Athletics
6

Game 2

20/4

Royals
1
Athletics
7

Game 3

21/4

Oakland Coliseum

1:35 AM, 21 April 2008

Oakland, California

Attendance: 18,645

Game Time:2:51

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	16	16	.500	-	W1
Detroit	15	16	.484	0.5	L2
Chicago	14	17	.452	1.5	W3
Minnesota	13	18	.419	2.5	L2
Kansas City	12	18	.400	3	L1

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Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

D. Eveland2-1

L. Hochevar0-1

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Kansas City Royals vs. Athletics: Game Highlights

Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Ground Out