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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
2001-07-22 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 17252 · 94°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph to LF · 3:00
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 5–4. Roberto Hernandez earned the win. Mike Sweeney went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 |
W: Roberto Hernandez L: Jim Mecir SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tony Randazzo · 1B: Chris Guccione · 2B: Ed Montague · 3B: Paul Schrieber · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Menechino | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jeremy Giambi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jason Giambi | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Tejada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Eric Chavez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy McMillon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Olmedo Saenz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Sadler | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rey Sanchez | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Beltran | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Sweeney | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jermaine Dye | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Quinn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Randa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hector Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Ordaz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brent Mayne | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Alicea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Raul Ibanez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Mulder | 5.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeff Tam | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Guthrie | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Mecir | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeff Suppan | 7.2 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Jason Grimsley | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Roberto Hernandez | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Damon: K/C
- Frank Menechino: K/C
- Jeremy Giambi: 43/G4S
Bot 1
- Donnie Sadler: 43/G4S
- Rey Sanchez: S/L8RM
- Carlos Beltran: 8/F8LD
- Mike Sweeney: 46(1)/FO/G6M
Top 2
- Jason Giambi: T8/F8LXD+
- Terrence Long: K
- Miguel Tejada: S9/G4+.3-H
- Eric Chavez: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Bot 2
- Jermaine Dye: 53/G56
- Mark Quinn: 63/G6S
- Joe Randa: K
Top 3
- Billy McMillon: 8/F8LXD
- Greg Myers: 43/G4S
- Johnny Damon: 3/P3
Bot 3
- Hector Ortiz: S8/G6M+
- Luis Ordaz: 54(1)/FO/G56S
- Donnie Sadler: 54(1)/FO/G56S
- Rey Sanchez: SB2
- Rey Sanchez: S7/L7M+.2-H;BX1(753)
Top 4
- Frank Menechino: 63/G6
- Jeremy Giambi: K
- Jason Giambi: W
- Terrence Long: 7/F7D
Bot 4
- Carlos Beltran: S/G56S+
- Mike Sweeney: WP.1X3(25)
- Mike Sweeney: HR/L7D+
- Jermaine Dye: S9/G34+
- Mark Quinn: 4(1)3/GDP/G4M
Top 5
- Miguel Tejada: 53/G56
- Eric Chavez: 63/G6M
- Billy McMillon: 43/G4
Bot 5
- Joe Randa: S8/G6M+
- Hector Ortiz: S8/L8RM.1-2
- Luis Ordaz: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
- Donnie Sadler: W
- Rey Sanchez: S8/G4M+.3-H;2XH(8542);1-2
- Carlos Beltran: 4/P6MD
Top 6
- Greg Myers: 8/F78D
- Johnny Damon: S9/L9S
- Frank Menechino: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
Bot 6
- Mike Sweeney: S7/G56+
- Jermaine Dye: S8/G6+.1-2
- Mark Quinn: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Joe Randa: S8/L8RS.3-H
- Hector Ortiz: S9/G34+.1-2
- Luis Ordaz: 43/G4
Top 7
- Jeremy Giambi: K/C
- Jason Giambi: 43/G4
- Terrence Long: D9/L9LD+
- Miguel Tejada: 53/G5S
Bot 7
- Donnie Sadler: 3/P23
- Rey Sanchez: 9/L9M
- Carlos Beltran: 7/F78M
Top 8
- Olmedo Saenz: 13/G13
- Billy McMillon: 8/F78XD
- Greg Myers: HR/F78XD+
- Johnny Damon: S/G4
- Frank Menechino: SB2
- Frank Menechino: K
Bot 8
- Mike Sweeney: 3/FL/P3DF
- Jermaine Dye: 9/F89XD
- Mark Quinn: K23
Top 9
- Jeremy Giambi: W
- Jason Giambi: D/L89D+.1-H;B-3(E4/TH)
- Terrence Long: D9/L9LS+.3-H
- Miguel Tejada: W
- Olmedo Saenz: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.2-3
- Billy McMillon: 31/G
Bot 9
- Joe Randa: 1/P13-
- Brent Mayne: T8/L8LXD+
- Luis Alicea: 7/F7LS
- Raul Ibanez: W
- Rey Sanchez: S7/G5+.3-H;1-2