Royals Vs Athletics

kansas city royals at oakland athletics may 23, 2006 top of the first anthony reyes takes the mound for the athletics. bernie williams grounded to the third baseman. <---> craig counsell popped up to second. <---> jeromy burnitz singled to left. <--1> edgardo alfonzo flied out to left. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the first, the game is tied at 0. bottom of the first jaret wright takes the mound for the royals. mark ellis walked. <--1> milton bradley grounded to third for a double play (5-4-3). <---> eric chavez doubled in the left field gap. <-2-> brian stavisky doubled down the third base line, scoring a run. <-2-> bobby crosby struck out. <-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 tim salmon singled to left. <--1> steve finley grounded to second. <--1> the royals put on the hit and run. scott hatteberg struck out. <--1> chad moeller grounded to third. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the second, kansas city trails 1 to 0. bottom of the second john suomi struck out. <---> nick swisher singled to left. <--1> dan johnson grounded to second. <-2-> kelly shoppach doubled to right, scoring a run. <-2-> mark ellis grounded to first. <-2-> 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the second, oakland leads 2 to 0. top of the third juan castro popped up foul down the third base line. <---> bernie williams grounded to short. <---> craig counsell singled to left. <--1> jeromy burnitz grounded to third. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the third, kansas city trails 2 to 0. bottom of the third milton bradley grounded to second. <---> eric chavez walked. <--1> brian stavisky struck out. <--1> bobby crosby singled over the third baseman. <-21> john suomi walked. <321> nick swisher struck out. <321> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 3 left on base. at the end of the third, oakland leads 2 to 0.

top of the fourth edgardo alfonzo singled to left. <--1> tim salmon flied out to center. <--1> steve finley flied out to left. <--1> scott hatteberg singled to right, advancing the runner to third. <3-1> chad moeller popped up to second. <3-1> 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. in the middle of the fourth, kansas city trails 2 to 0. bottom of the fourth dan johnson doubled down the third base line. <-2-> kelly shoppach popped up to second. <-2-> mark ellis singled in the right field gap, scoring a run. <--1> milton bradley flied out to right. <--1> mike stanton came in to pitch for the royals. <--1> eric chavez struck out. <--1> 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the fourth, oakland leads 3 to 0. top of the fifth juan castro grounded to the shortstop. <---> bernie williams reached first on a throwing error by the third baseman. <--1> craig counsell lined out to short. <--1> jeromy burnitz grounded to second. <--1> 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the fifth, kansas city trails 3 to 0. bottom of the fifth brian stavisky lined out to left. <---> bobby crosby popped up to short. <---> john suomi hit an infield single to second. <--1> nick swisher lined out to center. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the fifth, oakland leads 3 to 0. top of the sixth edgardo alfonzo flied out to center. <---> tim salmon grounded to second. <---> steve finley singled through the right side. <--1> scott hatteberg grounded to third. <--1> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the sixth, kansas city trails 3 to 0. bottom of the sixth dan johnson flied out to left. <---> kelly shoppach grounded to first base. <---> mark ellis singled in the right field gap. <--1> mark ellis went for an extra base and reached second. <-2-> milton bradley was hit by a pitch. <-21> eric chavez flied out to right. <-21> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. at the end of the sixth, oakland leads 3 to 0. top of the seventh chad moeller grounded to first. <---> juan castro lined out to center. <---> bernie williams lined out to short. <---> 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.

in the middle of the seventh, kansas city trails 3 to 0. bottom of the seventh brian stavisky hit an infield single to third. <--1> bobby crosby walked. <-21> john suomi singled down the first base line, scoring a run. <3-1> chris hammond came in to pitch for the royals. <3-1> nick swisher hit an infield single to third. <321> dan johnson flied out to center. <321> bobby crosby tagged up and reached home, scoring a run. <-21> kelly shoppach homered to right-center for three rbis. <---> mark ellis doubled into the right field corner. <-2-> milton bradley grounded to short. <--1> eric chavez struck out. <--1> 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. at the end of the seventh, oakland leads 8 to 0. top of the eighth craig counsell hit an infield single to short. <--1> jeromy burnitz singled to left. <-21> edgardo alfonzo grounded to the third baseman. <32-> tim salmon flied out to center. <32-> craig counsell tagged up and reached home, scoring a run. <-2-> rudy seanez came in to pitch for the athletics. <-2-> steve finley grounded to short. <-2-> 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base. in the middle of the eighth, kansas city trails 8 to 1. bottom of the eighth adam bernero came in to pitch for the royals. <---> brian stavisky singled down the first base line. <--1> bobby crosby flied out to left. <--1> john suomi walked. <-21> nick swisher walked. <321> dan johnson grounded to short for a double play (6-4-3). <32-> 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base. at the end of the eighth, oakland leads 8 to 1. top of the ninth scott hatteberg grounded to short. <---> chad moeller grounded to second. <---> juan castro grounded to third. <---> athletics win: 8-1