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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
2000-05-03 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 13344 · 72°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph R to L · 3:29
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 14–5. Oakland Athletics put up 8 in the 7th. Gil Heredia earned the win. Mike Sweeney went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 | |
| KCA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
W: Gil Heredia L: Jeff Suppan SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Ed Rapuano · 1B: Bill Miller · 2B: Brian Runge · 3B: John Shulock · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ryan Christenson | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Miguel Tejada | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Giambi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Olmedo Saenz | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben Grieve | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Terrence Long | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Frank Menechino | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jorge Velandia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Piatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Febles | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Sweeney | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Jermaine Dye | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Beltran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Randa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Quinn | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jorge Fabregas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rey Sanchez | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Pose | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Reboulet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave McCarty | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Ordaz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gil Heredia | 6.1 | 11 | 1 | 3 |
 Jeff Tam | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Magnante | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeff Suppan | 5.0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
 Jay Witasick | 1.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Rakers | 3.0 | 9 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ryan Christenson: K/C
- Miguel Tejada: D9/G3+
- Jason Giambi: HP
- Olmedo Saenz: WP.2-3
- Olmedo Saenz: 46(1)/FO/G6M.3-H
- Ben Grieve: K/C
Bot 1
- Johnny Damon: S7/L78S+
- Carlos Febles: SB2
- Carlos Febles: K
- Mike Sweeney: HR/L78XD+.2-H
- Jermaine Dye: S9/L4+
- Carlos Beltran: S8/G6M+.1-2
- Joe Randa: S9/L89S.2-3;1-2
- Mark Quinn: K/C
- Jorge Fabregas: 3/G3-
Top 2
- Terrence Long: D9/L89D+
- Ramon Hernandez: W
- Eric Chavez: K
- Frank Menechino: 3/G3-.2-3;1-2
- Ryan Christenson: 31/G34S
Bot 2
- Rey Sanchez: 63/G56
- Johnny Damon: 43/G4
- Carlos Febles: D9/L89M+
- Mike Sweeney: 9/F9M-
Top 3
- Miguel Tejada: K
- Jason Giambi: 3/G34-
- Olmedo Saenz: D/L8LD+
- Ben Grieve: 8/L8LXD+
Bot 3
- Jermaine Dye: S7/G56+
- Scott Pose: 43/G34S-.1-2
- Joe Randa: 53/G5
- Mark Quinn: 6/L6
Top 4
- Terrence Long: 43/G4
- Ramon Hernandez: 4/P3D-
- Eric Chavez: 63/G6
Bot 4
- Jorge Fabregas: 8/F8RD
- Rey Sanchez: S8/L8LS
- Johnny Damon: W.1-2
- Carlos Febles: K
- Mike Sweeney: 53/G5
Top 5
- Frank Menechino: S7/L7D+
- Ryan Christenson: 53/SH/BG25-.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: S7/L7S+.2-H
- Jason Giambi: K+SB2
- Olmedo Saenz: S8/L8LM+.2-H
- Ben Grieve: 43/G4
Bot 5
- Jermaine Dye: 43/G4
- Scott Pose: S7/P7S-
- Joe Randa: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Top 6
- Terrence Long: 7/F7D
- Ramon Hernandez: W
- Eric Chavez: K
- Frank Menechino: D7/L7LM+.1-H;B-3
- Ryan Christenson: W
- Miguel Tejada: 43/G4
Bot 6
- Mark Quinn: 53/G56S
- Jorge Fabregas: 43/G4-
- Rey Sanchez: 43/G6
Top 7
- Jason Giambi: HR/F7D+
- Olmedo Saenz: S9/L89M+
- Ben Grieve: S7/L78S+.1-2
- Terrence Long: HR/L89XD+.2-H;1-H
- Ramon Hernandez: 6/P5D-
- Eric Chavez: HR/F78XD+
- Frank Menechino: S/G6M
- Ryan Christenson: D7/L7LS.1-H
- Miguel Tejada: S7/L7M+.2-H
- Jason Giambi: S8/G4M+.1-3
- Olmedo Saenz: 5/P5S-
- Ben Grieve: D/L89XD+.3-H;1-3
- Terrence Long: 63/G6
Bot 7
- Johnny Damon: 9/F89XD+
- Carlos Febles: S8/L8RM+
- Mike Sweeney: S8/G6+.1-3
- Jermaine Dye: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
Top 8
- Ramon Hernandez: K/C
- Eric Chavez: 9/F89XD
- Jorge Velandia: K/C
Bot 8
- Scott Pose: 43/G4
- Jeff Reboulet: 8/F8RM-
- Dave McCarty: 63/G6M
Top 9
- Ryan Christenson: S8/L8RM+
- Miguel Tejada: D9/L9M+.1-3
- Jason Giambi: 63/G6.3-H
- Adam Piatt: 53/G56S.2-3
- Ben Grieve: S8/L8LS.3-H
- Terrence Long: 7/F7D
Bot 9
- Jorge Fabregas: S8/L8LS
- Luis Ordaz: 64(1)/FO/G56
- Johnny Damon: S7/L7S+.1-2
- Carlos Febles: D7/G5+.2-H;1-3
- Mike Sweeney: S7/G56+.3-H;2-H
- Jermaine Dye: K/C
- Scott Pose: 4(1)/FO/G6M-