Kansas City Royals vs Oakland Athletics
July 30, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 2008 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 4, Oakland Athletics 3

Kansas City Royals ab   r   h rbi
Aviles 2b,ss 5 1 3 1
Maier cf 4 1 2 1
Gordon 3b 0 0 0 0
Guillen rf 4 0 1 2
  DeJesus lf 0 0 0 0
Teahen lf,rf 5 0 1 0
Butler dh 4 0 0 0
Gload 1b 4 0 0 0
Olivo c 4 1 2 0
Pena ss 3 0 0 0
  German ph,2b 0 1 0 0
Bannister p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez H. p 0 0 0 0
  Oviedo p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez R. p 0 0 0 0
  Soria p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Sweeney rf 6 0 1 1
Suzuki c 5 0 1 0
Gonzalez cf 6 0 1 0
Cust dh 3 0 2 0
  Davis pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Brown lf 5 1 2 0
Ellis 2b 5 1 2 0
Hannahan 3b 4 1 2 0
Crosby ss 3 0 2 2
Bankston 1b 5 0 0 0
Gallagher p 0 0 0 0
  Ziegler p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
  Blevins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 13 3
Kansas City 002 001 000 1490
Oakland 020 000 100 03130
  Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO
Bannister   5.0 8 2 2 4 7
  Ramirez H.   1.0 3 1 1 0 0
  Oviedo   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  Mahay   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Ramirez R.  W(2-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Soria  SV(30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
10.0
0
0
0
0
0
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Gallagher   5.0 5 3 3 3 4
  Ziegler   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Street  L(2-4) 1.2 2 1 1 2 2
  Blevins   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
10.0
0
0
0
0
1

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 3. Crosby-Ellis-Bankston, Ziegler-Ellis-Bankston, Crosby-Ellis-Bankston.  PB–Olivo (3).  2B–Kansas City Olivo (16,off Gallagher); Aviles 2 (18,off Gallagher,off Street).  SH–Maier (1,off Ziegler).  SF–Guillen (2,off Street).  IBB–Gordon 2 (4,by Ziegler,by Street).  Team LOB–7.  Team–15.  SB–Teahen (3,2nd base off Street/Suzuki); Davis (14,2nd base off R. Ramirez/Olivo); Crosby (6,2nd base off R. Ramirez/Olivo).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Jim Wolf, 2B–Phil Cuzzi, 3B–Brian Knight.  T–3:16.  A–26,272.
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