Royals 4, Athletics 2
Jose Guillen (right) celebrates his homer in the first inning. (Ben Margot/AP)
By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com
Zack Greinke struck out a career-high 11 in 7 1/3 innings, allowing two runs to earn his eighth win. Jose Guillen, back in the lineup after sitting a day with a pulled groin, and Alex Gordon each smacked a two-run homer to lead the offense.
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Kansas City 4, Oakland 2
Today's Boxes 7/28/08
STL 12, ATL 3
LAA 7, BOS 5
BAL 13, NYY 4
PIT 8, COL 4
CLE 5, DET 0
TOR 3, TB 1
FLA 7, NYM 3
CHC 6, MIL 4
HOU 5, CIN 4
SEA 7, TEX 5
MIN 7, CWS 0
SD 8, ARI 5
SF 7, LAD 6
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Standings thru 7/28/08 | Recap: KC | OAK | Gameday | Royals stats | Athletics stats
Kansas City AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
DeJesus , CF-RF4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .304
Aviles, M , SS5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .314
Grudzielanek , 2B5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .302
Guillen , RF3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .260
Maier , CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100
Butler , DH3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .262
Gordon , 3B4 1 3 2 0 1 1 .253
Buck , C4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .247
Gload , 1B4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .269
German , LF4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243
Totals 37 4 11 4 2 8 15
BATTING HR : Guillen (14, 1st inning off Braden, 1 on, 2 out), Gordon (12, 6th inning off Braden, 1 on, 1 out).TB : DeJesus; Aviles, M 3; Guillen 4; Butler 2; Gordon 6; Gload.RBI : Guillen 2 (69), Gordon 2 (47).2-out RBI : Guillen 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Gload.GIDP : Grudzielanek.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING DP : (Greinke-Aviles, M-Gload).
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Patterson , LF3 1 0 0 1 3 1 .205
Suzuki , C3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .300
Sweeney, R , RF4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .307
Cust , DH4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .221
Gonzalez, C , CF4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .280
Ellis , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227
Hannahan , 1B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .235
Crosby , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246
Conrad , 3B3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .176
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 12 15
BATTING 2B : Gonzalez, C (18, Greinke), Conrad (1, Greinke).TB : Suzuki 3; Sweeney, R; Gonzalez, C 3; Conrad 2.RBI : Gonzalez, C (19), Sweeney, R (35).2-out RBI : Gonzalez, C.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ellis; Patterson; Gonzalez, C.GIDP : Hannahan.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING DP : (Conrad-Ellis-Hannahan).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Greinke (W, 8-7)7.1 7 2 2 1 11 0 3.98
Ramirez, R (H, 14)0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.90
Soria (S, 28)1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.53
HBP : Suzuki (by Greinke).Pitches-strikes : Greinke 106-68, Ramirez, R 6-4, Soria 10-7, Braden 101-67, Casilla 24-16, Embree 19-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Greinke 5-6, Ramirez, R 1-0, Soria 1-2, Braden 4-9, Casilla 1-1, Embree 2-2.Batters faced : Greinke 30, Ramirez, R 2, Soria 3, Braden 28, Casilla 6, Embree 5.Inherited runners-scored : Ramirez, R 2-0, Embree 2-0.Umpires : HP: Phil Cuzzi. 1B: Brian Knight. 2B: Ed Montague. 3B: Jim Wolf.Weather : 57 degrees, overcast.Wind : 15 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:37.Att : 12,464.July 28, 2008
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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