Royals Vs Athletics

kansas city royals at oakland athletics may 25, 2006 top of the first hector carrasco takes the mound for the athletics. bernie williams grounded to third. <---> craig counsell grounded to third. <---> jeromy burnitz struck out. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0. bottom of the first kevin millwood takes the mound for the royals. mark ellis singled to center field. <--1> milton bradley grounded to the second baseman. <-2-> olmedo saenz was hit by a pitch. <-21> brian stavisky singled to center, scoring a run. <-21> bobby crosby grounded to the shortstop for a double play (6-4-3). <-2-> 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the first, oakland leads 1 to 0. top of the second edgardo alfonzo popped up to short. <---> tim salmon flied out to center. <---> steve finley walked. <--1> scott hatteberg walked. <-21> chad moeller flied out to center. <-21> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the second, kansas city trails 1 to 0. bottom of the second john suomi grounded to second. <---> nick swisher grounded to second. <---> dan johnson singled up the middle. <--1> kelly shoppach struck out. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the second, oakland leads 1 to 0. top of the third juan castro singled to left field. <--1> bernie williams was hit by a pitch. <-21> craig counsell struck out. <-21> jeromy burnitz homered around the foul pole in right for three rbis. <---> edgardo alfonzo lined out to the second baseman. <---> tim salmon lined out to left. <---> 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. in the middle of the third, kansas city leads 3 to 1. bottom of the third mark ellis popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <---> milton bradley flied out to center field. <---> olmedo saenz flied out to left. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. at the end of the third, oakland trails 3 to 1. top of the fourth rudy seanez came in to pitch for the athletics. <---> steve finley flied out to right. <--->

scott hatteberg hit an infield single to third. <--1> chad moeller hit an infield single to short. <-21> juan castro singled to right, scoring a run. <3-1> bernie williams lined out to left. <3-1> craig counsell grounded to third. <3-1> 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the fourth, kansas city leads 4 to 1. bottom of the fourth brian stavisky walked. <--1> bobby crosby doubled over the third baseman. <32-> john suomi walked. <321> nick swisher lined out to short. <321> dan johnson flied out to left. <321> brian stavisky tagged up and reached home, scoring a run. <-21> kelly shoppach singled to right field, scoring a run. <-21> mark ellis singled into right field. <321> milton bradley singled over the third baseman for two rbis. <3-1> steve schmoll came in to pitch for the royals. <3-1> milton bradley stole second. <32-> olmedo saenz grounded to second. <32-> 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. at the end of the fourth, oakland leads 5 to 4. top of the fifth hong-chih kuo came in to pitch for the athletics. <---> jeromy burnitz walked. <--1> edgardo alfonzo struck out. <--1> tim salmon lined out to second. <--1> jeromy burnitz was caught stealing second. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. in the middle of the fifth, kansas city trails 5 to 4. bottom of the fifth brian stavisky flied out to left. <---> bobby crosby struck out. <---> john suomi hit an infield single to second. <--1> nick swisher grounded to short. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the fifth, oakland leads 5 to 4. top of the sixth steve finley walked. <--1> hong-chih kuo threw a wild pitch. <-2-> scott hatteberg struck out. <-2-> chad moeller doubled down the right field line, scoring a run. <-2-> juan castro grounded to first base. <-2-> bernie williams lined out to third. <-2-> 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the sixth, the game is tied at 5. bottom of the sixth dan johnson lined out to center. <---> kelly shoppach popped up to the catcher in foul ground. <---> mark ellis grounded to first. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. at the end of the sixth, the game is tied at 5.

top of the seventh craig counsell grounded to short. <---> jeromy burnitz grounded to third. <---> huston street came in to pitch for the athletics. <---> edgardo alfonzo struck out. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. in the middle of the seventh, the game is tied at 5. bottom of the seventh antonio alfonseca came in to pitch for the royals. <---> milton bradley flied out to left field. <---> olmedo saenz grounded to first. <---> brian stavisky struck out. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. at the end of the seventh, the game is tied at 5. top of the eighth tim salmon grounded to second. <---> steve finley grounded to short. <---> scott hatteberg popped up to short. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. in the middle of the eighth, the game is tied at 5. bottom of the eighth bobby crosby hit an infield single to first base. <--1> john suomi flied out to center field. <--1> nick swisher popped up to short. <--1> dan johnson popped up to third. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the eighth, the game is tied at 5. top of the ninth chad moeller struck out. <---> juan castro flied out to left. <---> ron villone came in to pitch for the athletics. <---> bernie williams grounded to first. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. in the middle of the ninth, the game is tied at 5. bottom of the ninth kelly shoppach popped up behind home plate. <---> mark ellis struck out. <---> chris hammond came in to pitch for the royals. <---> milton bradley grounded to short. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base. at the end of the ninth, the game is tied at 5. top of the tenth craig counsell grounded to second. <---> jeromy burnitz grounded to short. <---> edgardo alfonzo doubled down the left field line. <-2-> tim salmon popped up to short. <-2-> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the tenth, the game is tied at 5. bottom of the tenth olmedo saenz singled through the right side. <--1> brian stavisky flied out to right. <--1>

bobby crosby popped up to short. <--1> john suomi struck out. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the tenth, the game is tied at 5. top of the eleventh steve finley doubled down the left field line. <-2-> steve finley stole third. <3--> the athletics brought the infield in. scott hatteberg doubled down the right field line, scoring a run. <-2-> chad moeller struck out. <-2-> juan castro singled to left, scoring a run. <--1> luis ayala came in to pitch for the athletics. <--1> bernie williams singled up the middle. <-21> craig counsell popped up to short. <-21> jeromy burnitz popped up to short. <-21> 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the eleventh, kansas city leads 7 to 5. bottom of the eleventh nick swisher grounded to short. <---> dan johnson grounded to third. <---> adam bernero came in to pitch for the royals. <---> kelly shoppach singled up the middle. <--1> mark ellis grounded to first base. <--1> royals win: 7-5