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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
2002-08-27 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 13077 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph from CF · 2:47
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 6–4. Mark Mulder earned the win and Billy Koch picked up the save. David Justice went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Mark Mulder L: Runelvys Hernandez SV: Billy Koch
Umpires — HP: Lance Barksdale · 1B: Bruce Dreckman · 2B: Jerry Crawford · 3B: Brian Gorman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ray Durham | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jermaine Dye | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 David Justice | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 John Mabry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Myers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chuck Knoblauch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos Beltran | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Sweeney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Raul Ibanez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Randa | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Kit Pellow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Neifi Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Ordaz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 A. J. Hinch | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Aaron Guiel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Alicea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Tucker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Mulder | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Koch | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runelvys Hernandez | 6.0 | 8 | 1 | 5 |
 Jeremy Affeldt | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Mullen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Ray Durham: K
- Terrence Long: 8/F8RXD
- Miguel Tejada: 53/G5
Bot 1
- Chuck Knoblauch: 8/F8LD
- Carlos Beltran: 63/G6
- Mike Sweeney: K
Top 2
- Eric Chavez: K
- Jermaine Dye: K
- David Justice: 41/G34
Bot 2
- Raul Ibanez: 53/G5
- Joe Randa: 63/G6
- Kit Pellow: HP
- Neifi Perez: 54(1)/FO/G56S
Top 3
- John Mabry: S8/G6M
- Mark Ellis: S7/G56.1-2
- Greg Myers: W.2-3;1-2
- Ray Durham: 8/L8LM
- Terrence Long: 8/SF/L8LD.3-H
- Miguel Tejada: K
Bot 3
- Luis Ordaz: K
- A. J. Hinch: S7/L7S
- Chuck Knoblauch: K
- Carlos Beltran: POCS2(136)
Top 4
- Eric Chavez: S8/L4M.BX2(86)
- Jermaine Dye: D9/F9LD
- David Justice: S7/L7S.2-H
- John Mabry: K+SB2
- Mark Ellis: 63/G6S
Bot 4
- Carlos Beltran: 53/G5
- Mike Sweeney: 13/G15
- Raul Ibanez: S7/L7M
- Joe Randa: S9/G34.1-2
- Kit Pellow: 54(1)/FO/G5
Top 5
- Greg Myers: 63/G6
- Ray Durham: HR/F7D
- Terrence Long: D8/G34
- Miguel Tejada: 63/G6S.2-3
- Eric Chavez: 8/F8LD
Bot 5
- Neifi Perez: 3/P34S
- Luis Ordaz: 63/G6
- A. J. Hinch: K23
Top 6
- Jermaine Dye: 63/G6
- David Justice: HR/L9LD
- John Mabry: 8/F8LXD
- Mark Ellis: 9/F89XD
Bot 6
- Aaron Guiel: 8/P8LS
- Carlos Beltran: 53/G56
- Mike Sweeney: 7/F78D
Top 7
- Greg Myers: S7/L7M
- Ray Durham: K/C
- Terrence Long: D8/L8RXD.1-H;BX3(845)
- Miguel Tejada: 8/F8LXD
Bot 7
- Raul Ibanez: 6/P6
- Joe Randa: D9/L89XD
- Kit Pellow: S9/F9LS.2-H
- Neifi Perez: K.1-2(WP)
- Luis Ordaz: 9/P89S
Top 8
- Eric Chavez: D7/L5D
- Jermaine Dye: 63/G6
- David Justice: D8/L8LXD.2-H
- John Mabry: K
- Mark Ellis: 3/FL
Bot 8
- A. J. Hinch: S8/L4MD
- Aaron Guiel: HP.1-2
- Carlos Beltran: S7/L5D.2-H;1-2
- Mike Sweeney: 8/F8RXD.2-3
- Raul Ibanez: K/C
- Joe Randa: T9/L9LD.3-H;1-H
- Kit Pellow: K
Top 9
- Greg Myers: 63/G6
- Ray Durham: 9/F89D
- Terrence Long: K
Bot 9
- Luis Alicea: K
- Luis Ordaz: 53/G6S
- Michael Tucker: S9/G34
- Aaron Guiel: 43/G34