Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
May 17, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 2007 at Network Associates Coliseum. 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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Kansas City Royals 7, Oakland Athletics 4

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
German 3b 4 0 0 1
DeJesus cf 5 1 1 0
Grudzielanek 2b 5 1 2 0
Teahen rf 4 1 2 1
Sweeney dh 3 2 2 1
Brown lf 5 1 1 1
Shealy 1b 4 0 1 0
Phillips c 3 1 1 2
Berroa ss 3 0 1 0
Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Greinke p 0 0 0 0
  Gobble p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 11 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 4 0 1 0
Swisher cf 4 0 0 0
Chavez 3b 4 1 1 0
Johnson 1b 3 1 0 0
Cust dh 2 1 0 0
Crosby ss 4 1 2 2
Buck rf 3 0 1 1
Ellis 2b 4 0 3 1
Melhuse c 3 0 1 0
Braden p 0 0 0 0
  Robertson p 0 0 0 0
  DiNardo p 0 0 0 0
  Witasick p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 9 4
Kansas City 020 003 1107110
Oakland 010 003 000490
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton  W (1-0) 5.1 6 4 4 3 1
  Greinke   1.0 3 0 0 0 1
  Gobble   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Riske   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Soria  SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
4
4
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Braden  L (1-3) 5.1 6 5 5 1 1
  Robertson   1.2 3 1 1 1 2
  DiNardo   1.0 1 1 1 1 1
  Witasick   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
5
4

  E–None.  DP–Kansas City 3. Grudzielanek-Berroa-Shealy, Elarton-Berroa-Shealy, Berroa-Grudzielanek-Shealy.  2B–Kansas City Sweeney (6,off Braden); Phillips (1,off Robertson); DeJesus (9,off Robertson); Teahen (9,off Robertson); Grudzielanek (11,off Witasick), Oakland Stewart (7,off Elarton); Ellis (7,off Elarton).  3B–Kansas City Brown (1,off Braden).  HR–Oakland Crosby (5,2nd inning off Elarton 0 on 1 out).  HBP–Berroa (1,by Braden); Stewart (2,by Greinke).  IBB–Sweeney (3,by Robertson).  Team LOB–8.  SF–Buck (1,off Greinke).  Team–6.  CS–Teahen (2,2nd base by Witasick/Melhuse).  U-HP–Dan Iassogna, 1B–Ron Kulpa, 2B–Dale Scott, 3B–Paul Emmel.  T–2:52.  A–21,037.
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