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Kansas City Royals @ 
Oakland Athletics
2002-09-02 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 26325 · 84°F, sunny · Wind 6 mph L to R · 3:19
Oakland Athletics defeated Kansas City Royals 7–6. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 6th. Billy Koch earned the win. David Justice went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
W: Billy Koch L: Jason Grimsley SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tim McClelland · 1B: Chuck Meriwether · 2B: Ted Barrett · 3B: Brian Runge · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Ordaz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carlos Beltran | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Joe Randa | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Raul Ibanez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kit Pellow | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Michael Tucker | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aaron Guiel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Neifi Perez | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 A. J. Hinch | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Brent Mayne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Luis Alicea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ray Durham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Scott Hatteberg | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Miguel Tejada | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Jermaine Dye | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Justice | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Ellis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Myers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runelvys Hernandez | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Scott Mullen | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeremy Affeldt | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Grimsley | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Barry Zito | 6.0 | 10 | 0 | 4 |
 Chad Bradford | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ricardo Rincon | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Tam | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Koch | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Luis Ordaz: 9/F9LM
- Carlos Beltran: K
- Joe Randa: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Ray Durham: 7/F7D
- Scott Hatteberg: K/C
- Miguel Tejada: 53/G5
Top 2
- Raul Ibanez: 31/G3
- Kit Pellow: S7/L7M
- Michael Tucker: 54(1)/FO/L56
- Aaron Guiel: 3/L3
Bot 2
- Eric Chavez: K
- Jermaine Dye: 3/FL
- David Justice: 7/F7D
Top 3
- Neifi Perez: HR/F7D
- A. J. Hinch: HR/F78D
- Luis Ordaz: S8/G6M
- Carlos Beltran: 8/F8LXD
- Joe Randa: S8/L8LD.1-2
- Raul Ibanez: 6/L6
- Kit Pellow: K
Bot 3
- Mark Ellis: E5/G5
- Terrence Long: 63/G6M.1-2
- Ramon Hernandez: 2/FL/P25F
- Ray Durham: 31/G3
Top 4
- Michael Tucker: 1/BP13
- Aaron Guiel: S9/L89S
- Neifi Perez: S9/L9S.1-2
- A. J. Hinch: E6/G6M.2-3;1-2
- Luis Ordaz: 9/SF/F9S.3-H(UR);2-3
- Carlos Beltran: SB2
- Carlos Beltran: S8/G6M.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
- Joe Randa: S8/G6M.1-3
- Raul Ibanez: 46(1)/FO/G4M
Bot 4
- Scott Hatteberg: K
- Miguel Tejada: 63/G6
- Eric Chavez: 63/G6
Top 5
- Kit Pellow: K
- Michael Tucker: 43/G4
- Aaron Guiel: K/C
Bot 5
- Jermaine Dye: S6/G6
- David Justice: HR/F9LD.1-H
- Mark Ellis: 53/G
- Terrence Long: 13/G15
- Ramon Hernandez: 53/G56
Top 6
- Neifi Perez: S9/L9S
- A. J. Hinch: 3/SH/BG3S.1-2
- Luis Ordaz: 6/L6
- Carlos Beltran: 63/G6
Bot 6
- Ray Durham: W
- Scott Hatteberg: D8/F8RXD.1-H
- Miguel Tejada: S8/L8LS.2-3
- Eric Chavez: S8/G4M.3-H;1-2
- Jermaine Dye: 9/F89M
- David Justice: SB3;SB2
- David Justice: S9/L9S.3-H;2-H;B-2(E9)
- Mark Ellis: IW
- Terrence Long: K/C
- Ramon Hernandez: 53/G5
Top 7
- Joe Randa: 53/G5
- Raul Ibanez: S8/G4M
- Kit Pellow: E4/G4.1-2
- Michael Tucker: 6/FL
- Mike Sweeney: 8/F8LS
Bot 7
- Ray Durham: 7/F7M
- Scott Hatteberg: 8/F8LD
- Miguel Tejada: K
Top 8
- Neifi Perez: S2/BG25
- Brent Mayne: S9/L9S.1-3
- Luis Ordaz: 64(1)3/GDP/G6.3-H
- Carlos Beltran: W
- Joe Randa: K
Bot 8
- Eric Chavez: 43/G4
- Jermaine Dye: E5/G56
- David Justice: WP.1-2
- David Justice: K
- Mark Ellis: 63/G6M
Top 9
- Raul Ibanez: S9/L9S
- Luis Alicea: W.1-2
- Michael Tucker: 54/SH/BG56S.2-3;1-2
- Mike Sweeney: IW
- Neifi Perez: 6(1)3/GDP/G6M
Bot 9
- Terrence Long: T7/L7LD
- Greg Myers: IW
- Ray Durham: IW.1-2
- Scott Hatteberg: 42(3)/FO/G4S.2-3;1-2
- Miguel Tejada: S8/G6M.3-H;2-3;1-2
Notes & reviews
- Zito ran into Guiel while backing up the play at home