Final
KC 5 — OAK 2
7/29/2008 · Venue pending
Retrosheet · OAK200807290
Complete available game record for KC at OAK, including the linescore, player box score, fielding record, and play-by-play when available.
Runs by inning
Linescore
| Club | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Oakland Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Official box
Batting
| Batter | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wes Bankston | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Patterson | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Aviles | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Sweeney | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kurt Suzuki | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Guillen | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mitch Maier | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Butler | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Cust | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Ellis | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Gordon | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Hannahan | — | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Teahen | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| John Buck | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Crosby | — | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross Gload | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brooks Conrad | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Mahay | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Blevins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny DiNardo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gil Meche | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joakim Soria | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Official box
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gil Meche | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0-0 |
| Greg Smith | 7.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Blevins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Ron Mahay | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 |
| Lenny DiNardo | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 |
| Joakim Soria | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 |
Chances
Fielding
| Fielder | Pos | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Crosby | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Blevins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hannahan | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Hannahan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny DiNardo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Ellis | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Patterson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Smith | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wes Bankston | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Suzuki | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Sweeney | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brooks Conrad | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Teahen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Buck | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Gload | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Gordon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Guillen | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Mahay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitch Maier | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gil Meche | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joakim Soria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Teahen | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Aviles | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Scoring record
Play by play
| Inn. | Outs | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 top | 0→0 | 4E3/G4.B-1 | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 0→1 | 9/F9M | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 top | 2→3 | PO1(13) | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F7LMF | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 1 bottom | 2→3 | 2!/P3F | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 top | 2→3 | K | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 0→1 | 9/L9D+ | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→1 | W | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 1→2 | 8/F8RXD+ | 0–0 |
| 2 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8LM | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RM | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 1→2 | 43/G4 | 0–0 |
| 3 top | 2→3 | 143/G13+ | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→0 | D7/L7D+ | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 0→1 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 1→2 | K | 0–0 |
| 3 bottom | 2→3 | 8/F8RM | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→0 | T8/F8LXD+ | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 0→1 | 7/SF/L78D+.3-H | 0–0 |
| 4 top | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 top | 2→3 | 53/G5+ | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | D8/L8RM+ | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L8LS.2-H | 1–0 |
| 4 bottom | 2→3 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 0→1 | 8/F8LM | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 1→2 | 43/G34 | 1–1 |
| 5 top | 2→3 | 53/G56 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 0→1 | 63/G6 | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 1→2 | K | 1–1 |
| 5 bottom | 2→3 | 63/G6S | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 0→1 | 4/P4 | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 1→2 | 7/L7S | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→2 | HR/L7D+ | 1–1 |
| 6 top | 2→3 | 3/P3DF | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 0→1 | K | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 1→2 | 63/G6M | 2–1 |
| 6 bottom | 2→3 | K | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | W | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 0→0 | NP | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 0→1 | 8/F8RXD+ | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 1→1 | D9/L8RD.1-3 | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 1→2 | FC3/G3.3XH(32);2-3;B-1 | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 2→2 | HR/F78XD+.3-H;1-H | 2–1 |
| 7 top | 2→3 | 7/F7S | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 0→1 | 7/F78S | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | D9/L89M+ | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→1 | S9/P89S.2-3 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 1→2 | 13/G13.3-H;1-2 | 5–1 |
| 7 bottom | 2→2 | W | 5–2 |
| 7 bottom | 2→3 | 6/P78S | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 0→1 | 43/G34 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 1→2 | 43/G34 | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→2 | HP | 5–2 |
| 8 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 0→1 | 43/G4 | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→1 | W | 5–2 |
| 8 bottom | 1→3 | 46(1)3/GDP/G4 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 0→1 | 9/F9D | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 1→2 | 31/G3 | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→2 | S6/G6M | 5–2 |
| 9 top | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 0→1 | K | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 1→2 | 4!/L4+ | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→2 | S8/L8RM+ | 5–2 |
| 9 bottom | 2→3 | K | 5–2 |