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Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

2007-08-18 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 24638 · 70°F, sunny · Wind 22 mph from LF · 2:52

Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 7–3. Kansas City Royals put up 3 in the 2nd. Odalis Perez earned the win. Jason Smith went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KCA	0	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	7	14
OAK	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	7

W: Odalis Perez L: Chad Gaudin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Kerwin Danley · 1B: Doug Eddings · 2B: Mike Muchlinski · 3B: Dana DeMuth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Kansas City Royals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David DeJesus	5	0	2	0	0	1
Joey Gathright	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mark Teahen	3	0	1	0	0	2
Billy Butler	4	0	1	0	1	1
Ross Gload	4	2	3	1	1	0
Alex Gordon	5	1	2	1	0	0
John Buck	3	1	1	0	1	1
Jason Smith	4	2	2	4	0	0
Tony Pena	3	1	0	0	1	0
Emil Brown	1	0	0	0	0	1

Oakland Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Shannon Stewart	4	0	0	0	1	0
Nick Swisher	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jack Cust	2	1	2	0	2	0
Mike Piazza	4	1	1	1	0	1
Mark Ellis	4	0	1	0	0	1
Jeff DaVanon	4	1	2	1	0	1
Donnie Murphy	3	0	1	1	0	1
Jack Hannahan	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kurt Suzuki	4	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Royals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Odalis Perez	5.0	3	4	2
Joel Peralta	0.2	3	1	0
David Riske	1.1	1	0	0
Zack Greinke	1.0	0	0	3
Joakim Soria	1.0	0	0	0

Oakland Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Chad Gaudin	6.0	10	3	5
Jay Marshall	1.0	1	1	0
Ruddy Lugo	2.0	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

David DeJesus: K
Joey Gathright: S4/G34-
Mark Teahen: CS2(26)
Mark Teahen: K

Bot 1

Shannon Stewart: 7/L7M
Nick Swisher: 53/G
Jack Cust: W
Mike Piazza: K

Top 2

Billy Butler: 63/G6
Ross Gload: D7/G
Alex Gordon: S8/G4M+.2-H;BX2(8346/TH)
John Buck: W
Jason Smith: HR/L9LD+.1-H
Tony Pena: 4/L4D-

Bot 2

Mark Ellis: 43/G4
Jeff DaVanon: S8/L8RS
Donnie Murphy: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Top 3

David DeJesus: S9/G34
Joey Gathright: 13/BINT.1-1
Mark Teahen: K
Billy Butler: 4/L4D

Bot 3

Jack Hannahan: K23
Kurt Suzuki: 8/F8LXD
Shannon Stewart: W
Nick Swisher: W.1-2
Jack Cust: W.2-3;1-2
Mike Piazza: 7/F7S

Top 4

Ross Gload: W
Alex Gordon: 64(1)/FO/G6
John Buck: K
Jason Smith: 43/G34

Bot 4

Mark Ellis: D8/L8LS+
Jeff DaVanon: 63/G6S-.2-3
Donnie Murphy: S5.3-3
Jack Hannahan: 4(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 5

Tony Pena: 8/P8LS
David DeJesus: 63/G6
Joey Gathright: HP
Mark Teahen: S4/G4-/OBS.1-2
Billy Butler: K

Bot 5

Kurt Suzuki: 7/F7D
Shannon Stewart: 4/P4D
Nick Swisher: 2/P23F

Top 6

Ross Gload: HR/F89XD+
Alex Gordon: 63/G6
John Buck: S9/L9LM
Jason Smith: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 6

Jack Cust: T7/L8LM+
Mike Piazza: D9/F8RXD+.3-H
Mark Ellis: 9/F9S-
Jeff DaVanon: T8/L89D+.2-H
Donnie Murphy: 8/SF/F8LD+.3-H
Jack Hannahan: W
Kurt Suzuki: 9/F9D

Top 7

Tony Pena: W
David DeJesus: S8/L8LS+.1-3
Joey Gathright: S8/L8RS.3-H;1-2
Mark Teahen: 53/SH/BG56S.2-3;1-2
Billy Butler: IW
Ross Gload: 4(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 7

Shannon Stewart: 63/G6
Nick Swisher: 43/G34
Jack Cust: D9/G3+
Mike Piazza: 9/F9LM

Top 8

Alex Gordon: S5/BG5S
John Buck: SB2
John Buck: 63/G6
Jason Smith: HR/F9D+.2-H
Tony Pena: 43/G34-
David DeJesus: 43/G4

Bot 8

Mark Ellis: K
Jeff DaVanon: K
Donnie Murphy: K

Top 9

Joey Gathright: 63/G6
Emil Brown: K
Billy Butler: S9/G34
Ross Gload: S8/G6M.1-2
Alex Gordon: 43/G4

Bot 9

Jack Hannahan: 53/G5+
Kurt Suzuki: 63/G6
Shannon Stewart: 43/G4

Notes & reviews

Joey Gathright called for interference
Mark Ellis and Joey Gathright made contact when Ellis tried to field the ground ball; Ellis wanted interference but was called for obstructing Gathright; Oakland Manager Bob Geren ejected by 2B umpire Mike Muchlinski, who had made the call; rule 10.12(c) requires an error be charged on the play but that ruling was changed later in the game to a single, probably due to Ellis' 81-game errorless streak

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