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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
2000-05-02 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 10 innings · Att: 13224 · 72°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph R to L · 3:47
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 8–7. Kansas City Royals put up 4 in the 4th. Jason Rakers earned the win. Miguel Tejada went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
| KCA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
W: Jason Rakers L: Jason Isringhausen SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: John Shulock · 1B: Ed Rapuano · 2B: Bill Miller · 3B: Brian Runge · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Terrence Long | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Olmedo Saenz | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Matt Stairs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Ben Grieve | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Frank Menechino | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sal Fasano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Becker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Febles | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jermaine Dye | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Beltran | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Randa | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Quinn | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Brian Johnson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Sanchez | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Fabregas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron Mahay | 3.1 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
 Luis Vizcaino | 2.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| T. J. Mathews | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Tam | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jason Isringhausen | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miguel Batista | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
 Mac Suzuki | 4.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Jerry Spradlin | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Ricky Bottalico | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Rakers | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Terrence Long: 7/F7D
- Miguel Tejada: 43/G4+
- Jason Giambi: 7/F8RXD
Bot 1
- Johnny Damon: HR/F89D+
- Carlos Febles: 9/L9S
- Mike Sweeney: S8/G4M
- Jermaine Dye: 4/P34S-
- Carlos Beltran: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 2
- Olmedo Saenz: HR/L7D+
- Matt Stairs: W
- Ben Grieve: S8/L8RM+.1-H(E8);B-3
- Eric Chavez: 7/SF/F7LD.3-H
- Ramon Hernandez: S9/L9S+
- Frank Menechino: W.1-2
- Terrence Long: 31/G34S.2-3;1-2
- Miguel Tejada: D9/L89D+.3-H;2-H
- Jason Giambi: 43/G34+
Bot 2
- Joe Randa: W
- Mark Quinn: 8/F78XD
- Brian Johnson: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Top 3
- Olmedo Saenz: 8/L8LD+
- Matt Stairs: 3/G3-
- Ben Grieve: 31/G3
Bot 3
- Rey Sanchez: FLE2/F78XD
- Rey Sanchez: 7/P6D-
- Johnny Damon: 6/P6
- Carlos Febles: W/P2LF
- Mike Sweeney: 4/P3DF-
Top 4
- Eric Chavez: 9/F89D
- Ramon Hernandez: K/C
- Frank Menechino: S8/L8LS+
- Terrence Long: 7/F7M
Bot 4
- Jermaine Dye: HR/L8LXD+
- Carlos Beltran: D7/G5+
- Joe Randa: S7/7S.2-2
- Mark Quinn: S8/G6M+.2-H;1-2
- Brian Johnson: 13/SH/BG23-.2-3;1-2
- Rey Sanchez: S9/L89S.3-H;2-3
- Johnny Damon: 8/SF/L8LD+.3-H
- Carlos Febles: SB2
- Carlos Febles: FC6/G6.2X3(6546);B-1
Top 5
- Miguel Tejada: W
- Jason Giambi: 36(1)/FO/G34S
- Olmedo Saenz: 6(B)3(1)/LDP/L6+
Bot 5
- Mike Sweeney: 4/P34D-
- Jermaine Dye: K/C
- Carlos Beltran: W
- Joe Randa: 9/F9LS-
Top 6
- Matt Stairs: 31/G34+
- Ben Grieve: 63/G6
- Eric Chavez: 3/G3
Bot 6
- Mark Quinn: 4/P9LS-
- Brian Johnson: S/G4
- Rey Sanchez: 9/F9M
- Johnny Damon: 64(1)/FO/G6S
Top 7
- Ramon Hernandez: W
- Frank Menechino: S3/BG23-.1-2
- Terrence Long: 7/L7D+
- Miguel Tejada: S5/G56S.2X3(5);1-2#
- Jason Giambi: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Carlos Febles: 9/F9M
- Mike Sweeney: S9/L89S
- Jermaine Dye: 9/F9D
- Carlos Beltran: 7/FL/F7LMF-
Top 8
- Olmedo Saenz: W
- Matt Stairs: 9/L9D+
- Ben Grieve: 7/F78D
- Eric Chavez: SB2
- Eric Chavez: 53/G6S
Bot 8
- Joe Randa: S8/G6M
- Mark Quinn: 54/SH/BG25-.1-2
- Brian Johnson: 9/P9S-
- Rey Sanchez: 43/G4S
Top 9
- Sal Fasano: K/C
- Frank Menechino: K
- Terrence Long: 3/G3
Bot 9
- Johnny Damon: 43/G4
- Carlos Febles: 23/G2R-
- Mike Sweeney: W
- Jermaine Dye: 8/F8LXD
Top 10
- Miguel Tejada: HR/L7D+
- Jason Giambi: HR/L9LD+
- Olmedo Saenz: K23
- Matt Stairs: W
- Ben Grieve: D/L78XD+.1-3
- Eric Chavez: IW
- Sal Fasano: K
- Rich Becker: K
Bot 10
- Carlos Beltran: 7/L7D+
- Joe Randa: S/G15
- Mark Quinn: HR/L7LD+.1-H
- Jorge Fabregas: K/C
- Rey Sanchez: S8/G4M+
- Johnny Damon: SB2
- Johnny Damon: IW
- Carlos Febles: S/L78D+.2-H;1-2