Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
April 28, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 28, 2006 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 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 5 0 0 0
Swisher lf 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 3 0 0 0
Thomas dh 4 0 1 0
Payton rf 4 1 1 0
Crosby ss 3 1 0 0
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 0
Kendall c 2 1 1 1
Ellis 2b 3 1 2 4
Haren p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 6 5
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Costa cf 2 0 1 0
  German pr,cf 2 0 1 0
Grudzielanek 2b 4 0 0 0
Sweeney dh 4 1 1 2
  Graffanino pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Sanders rf 5 1 2 1
Mientkiewicz 1b 5 0 2 0
Brown lf 3 0 1 0
Teahen 3b 3 0 0 0
Berroa ss 4 0 0 0
Buck c 2 0 0 0
  Stairs ph 1 1 1 0
Mays p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Sisco p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Oakland 002 300 000560
Kansas City 100 100 001390
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Haren  W (1-2) 8.0 8 2 2 1 6
  Calero   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Saarloos  SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
4
7
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Mays  L (0-3) 3.1 4 5 5 5 0
  Gobble   3.2 0 0 0 1 4
  Hudson   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Sisco   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
5
6
5

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 1. Crosby-Ellis-Johnson, Kansas City 1. Berroa-Grudzielanek-Mientkiewicz.  2B–Oakland Payton (3,off Mays); Ellis (4,off Mays)., Kansas City Costa (4,off Haren); Sanders (4,off Haren); Mientkiewicz (5,off Haren).  HR–Oakland Ellis (2,3rd inning off Mays 1 on 1 out), Kansas City Sweeney (2,1st inning off Haren 0 on 2 out); Sanders (4,4th inning off Haren 0 on 0 out).  SF–Kendall (2,off Mays).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Buck (1,by Haren); Brown (1,by Haren).  Team–11.  SB–Brown (3,2nd base off Haren/Kendall); Brown (3,2nd base off Haren/Kendall).  U-HP–Andy Fletcher, 1B–Mike Reilly, 2B–Jeff Kellogg, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–2:51.  A–12,203.
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