Game Wrapup


	Guillen wins it

Royals 4, Athletics 3

Brian Bannister struck out a season-high seven on Wednesday. (Ben Margot/AP)

By Dick Kaegel / MLB.com

The Royals did something they haven't done in 20 years -- sweep a three-game series against the A's in Oakland. Jose Guillen hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning for the winning run, and Joakim Soria earned his 30th save of the season.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 07/28: KC 4, OAK 2
Tue. 07/29: KC 5, OAK 2
Wed. 07/30: KC 4, OAK 3

Kansas City (50-59)
Won 4

Kansas City 4, Oakland 3

Oakland (53-54)
Lost 3

July 30, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Kansas City	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	9	0
Oakland	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	13	0

Kansas City	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Aviles, M, 2B-SS	5	1	3	1	0	0	0	.325
Maier, CF	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.200
Gordon, 3B	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	.253
Guillen, RF	4	0	1	2	0	0	4	.259
DeJesus, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301
Teahen, LF-RF	5	0	1	0	0	2	4	.247
Butler, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.255
Gload, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.262
Olivo, C	4	1	2	0	0	2	1	.251
Pena, SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.150
a-German, PH-2B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.243
Totals	33	4	9	4	6	8	17
a-Walked for Pena in the 10th.
BATTING 2B: Olivo (16, Gallagher), Aviles, M 2 (18, Gallagher, Street). TB: Aviles, M 5; Maier 2; Guillen; Teahen; Olivo 3. RBI: Aviles, M (28), Maier (1), Guillen 2 (71). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Olivo; Teahen. S: Maier. SF: Guillen. GIDP: Butler; Pena; Guillen. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Teahen (3, 2nd base off Street/Suzuki). FIELDING PB: Olivo (3). Outfield assists: Guillen (Gonzalez, C at home).

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Sweeney, R, RF	6	0	1	1	0	1	2	.299
Suzuki, C	5	0	1	0	1	0	2	.296
Gonzalez, C, CF	6	0	1	0	0	2	4	.271
Cust, DH	3	0	2	0	2	1	0	.226
1-Davis, PR-DH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.198
Brown, E, LF	5	1	2	0	0	2	4	.248
Ellis, 2B	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	.232
Hannahan, 3B	4	1	2	0	1	1	2	.242
Crosby, SS	3	0	2	2	2	1	2	.249
Bankston, 1B	5	0	0	0	0	1	8	.203
Totals	42	3	13	3	6	9	26
1-Ran for Cust in the 8th.
BATTING TB: Sweeney, R; Suzuki; Gonzalez, C; Cust 2; Brown, E 2; Ellis 2; Hannahan 2; Crosby 2. RBI: Crosby 2 (44), Sweeney, R (36). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Brown, E 2; Gonzalez, C; Crosby; Bankston 3; Sweeney, R. Team LOB: 15. BASERUNNING SB: Davis (18, 2nd base off Ramirez, R/Olivo), Crosby (6, 2nd base off Ramirez, R/Olivo). FIELDING Outfield assists: Sweeney, R (Maier at 2nd base). DP: 3 (Crosby-Ellis-Bankston 2, Ziegler-Ellis-Bankston).

Kansas City	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Bannister	5.0	8	2	2	4	7	0	5.33
Ramirez, H (H, 1)	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	3.10
Nunez (BS, 2)	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.08
Mahay	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.75
Ramirez, R (W, 2-1)	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	2.82
Soria (S, 30)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.47

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gallagher	5.0	5	3	3	3	4	0	4.11
Ziegler	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Street (L, 2-4)	1.2	2	1	1	2	2	0	4.05
Blevins	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.71

Ramirez, H pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.
Gallagher pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.

IBB: Gordon (by Ziegler), Gordon (by Street).
Pitches-strikes: Bannister 111-69, Ramirez, H 13-8, Nunez 15-9, Mahay 10-7, Ramirez, R 18-11, Soria 10-9, Gallagher 83-47, Ziegler 31-20, Street 40-23, Blevins 3-3.
Ground outs-fly outs: Bannister 2-6, Ramirez, H 2-0, Nunez 0-2, Mahay 2-1, Ramirez, R 1-1, Soria 0-3, Gallagher 5-5, Ziegler 8-0, Street 0-3, Blevins 0-0.
Batters faced: Bannister 27, Ramirez, H 5, Nunez 4, Mahay 4, Ramirez, R 5, Soria 3, Gallagher 22, Ziegler 9, Street 9, Blevins 1.
Inherited runners-scored: Nunez 1-1, Mahay 2-0, Ramirez, R 1-0, Ziegler 2-0, Blevins 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ed Montague. 1B: Jim Wolf. 2B: Phil Cuzzi. 3B: Brian Knight.
Weather: 69 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 10 mph, Out to CF.
T: 3:16.
Att: 26,272.
July 30, 2008

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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