Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
May 3, 2000 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 3, 2000 at Kauffman Stadium. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 14, Kansas City Royals 5

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Christenson rf 4 2 2 1
Tejada ss 6 4 4 2
Giambi 1b 5 1 2 2
Saenz dh 5 1 3 2
  Piatt ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Grieve lf 6 1 3 2
Long cf 6 1 2 3
Hernandez c 3 1 0 0
Chavez 3b 5 1 1 1
Menechino 2b 4 2 3 1
  Velandia ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Heredia p 0 0 0 0
  Tam p 0 0 0 0
  Magnante p 0 0 0 0
Totals 46 14 20 14
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Damon lf,cf 4 2 2 0
Febles 2b 5 1 3 1
Sweeney 1b 5 1 3 4
Dye rf 5 0 2 0
Beltran cf 1 0 1 0
  Pose ph,lf 4 0 1 0
Randa 3b 3 0 1 0
  Reboulet ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Quinn dh 3 0 0 0
  McCarty ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Fabregas c 4 0 1 0
Sanchez ss 3 0 1 0
  Ordaz ss 1 1 0 0
Suppan p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Rakers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 5 15 5
Oakland 100 021 80214200
Kansas City 200 000 0035150
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Heredia  W (3-2) 6.1 11 2 2 1 3
  Tam   1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Magnante   1.0 4 3 3 0 1
Totals
9.0
15
5
5
1
4
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Suppan  L (1-3) 5.0 6 3 3 1 5
  Witasick   1.0 5 5 5 2 1
  Rakers   3.0 9 6 6 0 2
Totals
9.0
20
14
14
3
8

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2.  2B–Oakland Tejada 2 (5,off Suppan,off Rakers); Long (3,off Suppan); Saenz (7,off Suppan); Menechino (4,off Witasick); Christenson (1,off Rakers); Grieve (7,off Rakers), Kansas City Febles 2 (6,off Heredia,off Magnante).  HR–Oakland Jason Giambi (11,7th inning off Witasick 0 on, 0 out); Long (2,7th inning off Witasick 2 on, 0 out); Chavez (4,7th inning off Rakers 0 on, 1 out), Kansas City Sweeney (9,1st inning off Heredia 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Christenson (2,off Suppan).  HBP–Jason Giambi (1,by Suppan).  SB–Tejada (3,2nd base off Suppan/Fabregas); Damon (12,2nd base off Heredia/Hernandez).  WP–Suppan (1).  HBP–Suppan (1,Jason Giambi).  U-HP–Ed Rapuano, 1B–Bill Miller, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–John Shulock.  T–3:29.  A–13,344.
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