Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
May 2, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 2000 at Kauffman Stadium. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Oakland Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 8

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Long cf 5 0 0 0
Tejada ss 4 1 3 3
Giambi 1b 5 1 1 1
Saenz dh 4 1 1 1
Stairs rf 3 1 0 0
Grieve lf 5 1 2 0
  Velandia 2b 0 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 0 0 1
Hernandez c 2 1 1 0
  Christenson pr 0 0 0 0
  Fasano c 2 0 0 0
Menechino 2b 3 1 2 0
  Becker ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Vizcaino p 0 0 0 0
  Mathews p 0 0 0 0
  Tam p 0 0 0 0
  Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 7 10 6
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf 4 1 1 2
Febles 2b 5 0 1 1
Sweeney 1b 4 0 2 0
Dye rf 5 1 1 1
Beltran cf 4 1 1 0
Randa 3b 4 2 3 0
Quinn dh 4 2 2 3
Johnson c 3 0 1 0
  Fabregas ph 1 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 5 1 2 1
Batista p 0 0 0 0
  Suzuki p 0 0 0 0
  Spradlin p 0 0 0 0
  Bottalico p 0 0 0 0
  Rakers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 14 8
Oakland 050 000 000 27101
Kansas City 100 400 000 38141
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Mahay   3.1 7 5 5 2 0
  Vizcaino   2.2 1 0 0 1 1
  Mathews   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Tam   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Isringhausen  L (1-1) 0.2 4 3 3 1 1
Totals
9.2
14
8
8
5
2
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Batista   2.0 4 5 5 2 0
  Suzuki   4.0 1 0 0 2 1
  Spradlin   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Bottalico   0.1 3 2 2 2 1
  Rakers  W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
10.0
10
7
7
7
6

  E–Hernandez (2), Beltran (3).  DP–Oakland 1, Kansas City 1.  2B–Oakland Tejada (3,off Batista); Grieve (6,off Bottalico), Kansas City Beltran (6,off Mahay).  HR–Oakland Saenz (2,2nd inning off Batista 0 on, 0 out); Tejada (3,10th inning off Bottalico 0 on, 0 out); Jason Giambi (10,10th inning off Bottalico 0 on, 0 out), Kansas City Damon (2,1st inning off Mahay 0 on, 0 out); Dye (12,4th inning off Mahay 0 on, 0 out); Quinn (5,10th inning off Isringhausen 1 on, 1 out).  SF–Chavez (1,off Batista); Damon (5,off Vizcaino).  IBB–Chavez (4,by Bottalico); Damon (1,by Isringhausen).  SH–Johnson (1,off Mahay); Quinn (1,off Mathews).  SB–Saenz (1,2nd base off Spradlin/Johnson); Sanchez 2 (2,2nd base off Vizcaino/Hernandez,2nd base off Isringhausen/Fasano).  IBB–Isringhausen (1,Damon); Bottalico (1,Chavez).  U-HP–John Shulock, 1B–Ed Rapuano, 2B–Bill Miller, 3B–Brian Runge.  T–3:47.  A–13,224.
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