Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
May 15, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 15, 2007 at Network Associates Coliseum. 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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Kansas City Royals 4, Oakland Athletics 5

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
German 3b 5 0 1 0
DeJesus cf 5 0 0 0
Grudzielanek 2b 5 0 0 0
Teahen rf 4 1 2 0
Sweeney dh 4 0 0 0
  Berroa pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Brown lf 5 1 2 1
Buck c 3 1 1 1
  Costa pr 0 1 0 0
  Phillips c 1 0 0 0
Gordon 1b 5 0 0 0
Pena ss 5 0 4 2
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
  Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 10 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 5 1 2 0
Swisher cf 4 2 3 0
Chavez 3b 5 1 1 1
Johnson 1b 3 1 1 1
Cust dh 3 0 0 0
Crosby ss 5 0 1 2
Ellis 2b 5 0 1 1
Scutaro rf 5 0 2 0
Kendall c 4 0 0 0
Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  Calero p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  DiNardo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 11 5
Kansas City 000 000 013 004102
Oakland 000 200 020 015111
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   6.0 5 2 2 3 3
  Peralta   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Gobble   0.1 1 2 2 2 1
  Riske   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Greinke   1.2 1 0 0 1 4
  Soria  L (1-2) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
10.2
11
5
5
8
9
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy   7.2 6 1 1 1 4
  Calero   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Embree   0.1 2 2 2 0 0
  Witasick   0.1 1 1 1 2 0
  Marshall   1.1 1 0 0 1 1
  DiNardo  W (1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
11.0
10
4
4
4
6

  E–Gordon (8), Pena (9), Crosby (7).  DP–Kansas City 4. Gordon-Pena-Gordon, German-Grudzielanek-Gordon, Pena-Grudzielanek-Gordon, Grudzielanek-Pena-Gordon, Oakland 1. Crosby-Ellis-Johnson.  PB–Buck (2).  2B–Kansas City Teahen (8,off Embree), Oakland Scutaro (2,off Bannister); Chavez (12,off Gobble).  3B–Kansas City Pena (5,off Witasick).  HR–Kansas City Buck (7,8th inning off Kennedy 0 on 0 out).  SH–Teahen (1,off Marshall).  IBB–Sweeney (2,by Marshall); Chavez (1,by Soria).  Team LOB–10.  SF–Johnson (1,off Soria).  HBP–Kendall (3,by Bannister).  Team–12.  SB–Pena (3,2nd base off Kennedy/Kendall); Stewart (4,2nd base off Bannister/Buck); Scutaro (1,2nd base off Peralta/Buck).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Paul Emmel, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–Ron Kulpa.  T–3:43.  A–14,966.
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