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Oakland Athletics @ 
Kansas City Royals
2010-09-14 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · Att: 12852 · 78°F, sunny · Wind 7 mph R to L · 2:38
Kansas City Royals defeated Oakland Athletics 11–3. Kansas City Royals put up 5 in the 3rd. Zack Greinke earned the win. Wilson Betemit 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| KCA | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 |
W: Zack Greinke L: Gio Gonzalez SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Mike Muchlinski · 1B: Ted Barrett · 2B: Tony Randazzo · 3B: D.J. Reyburn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Daric Barton | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jack Cust | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mark Ellis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeremy Hermida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Akinori Iwamura | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rajai Davis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Pennington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Landon Powell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Sogard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gabe Gross | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff Larish | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Steven Tolleson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Chris Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Carson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gregor Blanco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mike Aviles | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Butler | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Wilson Betemit | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Kila Ka'aihue | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Brayan Pena | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gordon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Yuniesky Betancourt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mitch Maier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gio Gonzalez | 2.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
 Boof Bonser | 3.2 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
 Ross Wolf | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Justin James | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zack Greinke | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
 Dusty Hughes | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jesse Chavez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Coco Crisp: S8/G4M+
- Daric Barton: S7/L7LS.1-3;B-2(TH3)
- Kurt Suzuki: K
- Jack Cust: W
- Mark Ellis: 12(3)3/GDP/G15
Bot 1
- Gregor Blanco: 9/F89M
- Mike Aviles: W
- Billy Butler: K
- Wilson Betemit: SB2
- Wilson Betemit: S7/G56.2-H
- Kila Ka'aihue: HR/F8RXD+.1-H
- Brayan Pena: S9/F9LS-
- Alex Gordon: 7/F7D+
Top 2
- Jeremy Hermida: K
- Akinori Iwamura: K
- Rajai Davis: S8/F8LM
- Cliff Pennington: CS2(26)
Bot 2
- Yuniesky Betancourt: 63/G6S-
- Mitch Maier: 3/G34
- Gregor Blanco: W
- Mike Aviles: S9/G34-.1-3
- Billy Butler: S7/G56+.3-H;1-2
- Wilson Betemit: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
- Kila Ka'aihue: S7/G56+.2-H;1-3(E7/TH);B-2
- Brayan Pena: 63/G6M
Top 3
- Cliff Pennington: 6/P5F
- Coco Crisp: 3/G3
- Daric Barton: 43/G34
Bot 3
- Alex Gordon: W
- Yuniesky Betancourt: 8/F8RM
- Mitch Maier: K
- Gregor Blanco: W.1-2
- Mike Aviles: HR/F7LD+.2-H;1-H
- Billy Butler: S57/G5+
- Wilson Betemit: HR/F9LD+.1-H
- Kila Ka'aihue: 7/F78M
Top 4
- Landon Powell: 9/F9D
- Jack Cust: 7/F7LS
- Eric Sogard: W
- Jeremy Hermida: 43/G34
Bot 4
- Brayan Pena: 8/F8LM
- Alex Gordon: 3/G34
- Yuniesky Betancourt: 53/G56+
Top 5
- Akinori Iwamura: 43/G4
- Rajai Davis: K
- Cliff Pennington: 9/L9S
Bot 5
- Mitch Maier: K
- Gregor Blanco: 63/G6
- Mike Aviles: S7/L78S
- Billy Butler: K
Top 6
- Gabe Gross: D8/G4+
- Jeff Larish: W
- Landon Powell: S9/G34.2-H;1-2
- Jack Cust: S9/L9S+.2-H;1-3
- Eric Sogard: 5/L56+
- Jeremy Hermida: W.1-2
- Akinori Iwamura: 46(1)/FO/G34.3-H;2-3
- Rajai Davis: 13/G
Bot 6
- Wilson Betemit: 8/F8LD
- Kila Ka'aihue: 9/F9D+
- Brayan Pena: S9/G34
- Alex Gordon: W.1-2
- Yuniesky Betancourt: 4/F34D-
Top 7
- Steven Tolleson: K
- Gabe Gross: 3/G3
- Jeff Larish: 63/G6-
Bot 7
- Mitch Maier: W
- Gregor Blanco: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Mike Aviles: 9/F89D
Top 8
- Landon Powell: 7/F7D+
- Chris Carter: 8/F8RM
- Eric Sogard: S8/L8LM
- Matt Carson: 8/F8LD
Bot 8
- Billy Butler: W
- Wilson Betemit: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Kila Ka'aihue: K
Top 9
- Akinori Iwamura: 9/F89M
- Rajai Davis: 8/F8LM
- Steven Tolleson: K
Notes & reviews
- Debut game for Eric Sogard