Oakland Athletics vs Kansas City Royals
April 30, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 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 13, Kansas City Royals 6

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 4 2 2 3
Swisher lf 4 3 1 4
Chavez 3b 5 1 3 3
Thomas dh 3 0 0 0
  Perez ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Crosby ss 4 1 1 0
Payton rf 5 2 3 0
Johnson 1b 5 2 2 1
Kendall c 3 1 1 1
Ellis 2b 3 1 0 0
  Scutaro ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Gaudin p 0 0 0 0
  Saarloos p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 13 13 12
Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Robinson rf,cf 5 1 3 0
Graffanino 2b 4 0 0 1
Sweeney dh 4 0 0 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 3 2 0 0
Brown lf 3 1 2 1
Teahen 3b 5 1 1 3
Berroa ss 4 0 0 0
Bako c 4 0 0 0
German cf 2 0 2 0
  Sanders rf 1 1 0 0
Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Sisco p 0 0 0 0
  Dessens p 0 0 0 0
  Burgos p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 8 5
Oakland 230 006 10113133
Kansas City 101 030 010681
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  W (3-2) 5.0 6 5 4 5 4
  Kennedy   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Gaudin   2.0 2 1 0 1 0
  Saarloos   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
8
6
4
7
5
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton   2.1 4 5 5 3 1
  Peralta   2.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Hudson  L (0-3) 0.0 2 4 4 1 0
  Sisco   2.0 5 3 2 0 1
  Dessens   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Burgos   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
13
12
5
5

  E–Swisher (1), Chavez (2), Blanton (2), German (3).  DP–Kansas City 2. Mientkiewicz-Berroa-Peralta, Berroa-Graffanino-Mientkiewicz.  2B–Oakland Kotsay (4,off Sisco), Kansas City Robinson (1,off Blanton); Brown (5,off Blanton).  HR–Oakland Chavez (9,1st inning off Elarton 1 on 1 out); Swisher (10,2nd inning off Elarton 2 on 2 out); Johnson (2,9th inning off Burgos 0 on 1 out)., Kansas City Teahen (2,5th inning off Blanton 2 on 1 out).  SF–Swisher (1,off Sisco).  HBP–Thomas (1,by Elarton); Kendall (4,by Hudson); Kotsay (1,by Burgos).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  CS–German (1,2nd base by Blanton/Kendall); German (1,2nd base by Blanton/Kendall).  U-HP–Mike Reilly, 1B–Jeff Kellogg, 2B–Jerry Meals, 3B–Andy Fletcher.  T–3:12.  A–15,224.
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