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Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

1993-09-20 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 15039 · 66°F, night, dry · Wind 10 mph to RF · 2:15

Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 2–1. Oakland Athletics put up 2 in the 1st. Todd Van Poppel earned the win and Roger Smithberg picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
OAK	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	5

W: Todd Van Poppel L: David Cone SV: Roger Smithberg

Umpires — HP: Mark Johnson · 1B: Jim McKean · 2B: Vic Voltaggio · 3B: Ken Kaiser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Felix Jose	4	0	1	0	0	2
Brian McRae	4	0	1	0	0	1
George Brett	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mike Macfarlane	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Hamelin	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kevin McReynolds	4	0	0	1	0	0
Gary Gaetti	3	0	2	0	0	0
Greg Gagne	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jose Lind	3	0	1	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mike Bordick	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jerry Browne	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ruben Sierra	4	0	0	0	0	2
Troy Neel	2	1	2	1	0	0
Brent Gates	3	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Aldrete	3	0	1	1	0	0
Craig Paquette	3	0	0	0	0	1
Scott Brosius	2	0	0	0	1	1
Henry Mercedes	3	0	0	0	0	2

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
David Cone	8.0	5	1	8

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Van Poppel	8.0	7	1	6
Roger Smithberg	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Felix Jose: K
Brian McRae: S7/L78S
George Brett: 3(B)3(1)/LDP/L3

Bot 1

Mike Bordick: D7/G5L
Jerry Browne: 3/G3.2-3
Ruben Sierra: 13/G15
Troy Neel: S9/L89.3-H
Brent Gates: S7/L7S.1-2
Mike Aldrete: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3
Craig Paquette: 64(1)/FO/G6

Top 2

Mike Macfarlane: 6/P6D
Bob Hamelin: W
Kevin McReynolds: 3/P3F
Gary Gaetti: S9/P9S.1-3
Greg Gagne: K

Bot 2

Scott Brosius: K
Henry Mercedes: 53/G5
Mike Bordick: K

Top 3

Jose Lind: 9/F9M
Felix Jose: K
Brian McRae: 63/G56D

Bot 3

Jerry Browne: 6/P5D
Ruben Sierra: 63/G6M
Troy Neel: HP
Brent Gates: 8/F78D

Top 4

George Brett: 8/L8RD
Mike Macfarlane: S7/L7LM
Bob Hamelin: K+CS2(2E6)
Kevin McReynolds: 5/P5

Bot 4

Mike Aldrete: 9/L9M
Craig Paquette: K
Scott Brosius: W
Henry Mercedes: K

Top 5

Gary Gaetti: 63/G6
Greg Gagne: K
Jose Lind: S4/L4D
Felix Jose: 7/F7D

Bot 5

Mike Bordick: 9/F89M
Jerry Browne: 13/G15
Ruben Sierra: K

Top 6

Brian McRae: K
George Brett: 8/F8RXD
Mike Macfarlane: 53/G5

Bot 6

Troy Neel: S8/L8RS
Brent Gates: CS2(24)
Brent Gates: K
Mike Aldrete: 4/L4

Top 7

Bob Hamelin: 31/G3
Kevin McReynolds: 8/F8RS
Gary Gaetti: D7/G5L
Greg Gagne: 8/F8RD

Bot 7

Craig Paquette: 8/F78XD
Scott Brosius: 53/G5
Henry Mercedes: K

Top 8

Jose Lind: 53/G5
Felix Jose: S9/G34
Brian McRae: CS2(26)
Brian McRae: 5/P5F

Bot 8

Mike Bordick: 8/F89D
Jerry Browne: 7/L7M
Ruben Sierra: K

Top 9

George Brett: S3/G3S
Mike Macfarlane: W.1-2
Bob Hamelin: 8/F8RXD.2-3
Kevin McReynolds: 64(1)/FO/G6M.3-H
Gary Gaetti: HP.1-2
Greg Gagne: 7/F7M