Royals 9 - 2 Athletics
Final
  for this game

Athletics look to claim fifth straight win

Aug 17, 2007 - 3:07 PM Kansas City (53-67) at Oakland (60-62) 10:05 pm EDT

OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they begin a three-game series against the Kansas City Royals on Friday.

Oakland's Dan Meyer (NR) makes his major league appearance since 2004 in the series opener. The 26-year-old righthander was acquired from the Atlanta Braves after that season in the trade for Tim Hudson.

Meyer was promoted after going 6-2 with a 3.40 ERA in 19 starts with Class AAA Sacramento.

On Thursday, rookie Kurt Suzuki snapped a 10th-inning tie with a three-run homer in helping Oakland post an 8-5 victory and complete a sweep of a three-game set with the Chicago White Sox.

Kansas City hands the ball to Brian Bannister (8-7, 3.41 ERA), who had his three-game winning streak stopped after giving up three runs in 4 2/3 innings in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday.

Prior to Bannister's setback, the 26-year-old righthander had gone 3-0 with an impressive 1.61 ERA through four starts.

He has faced the Athletics once before already, allowing two runs over six frames but did not figure in a 5-4 loss on May 15.

The Royals have won seven of nine trips to McAfee Coliseum.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 9 12 0
    OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 4 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER AND JOHN BUCK
    OAK - DAN MEYER, KIKO CALERO (5TH), SANTIAGO CASILLA
    (7TH), JAY MARSHALL (9TH) AND KURT SUZUKI

    HOME RUNS: KAN - EMIL BROWN (5)

    Aug 18 12:47 AM


  • AL
    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BILLY BUTLER SCORED ESTEBAN GERMAN.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, B BUTLER ON FIRST, M GRUDZIELANEK ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 9
    OAKLAND 2 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M TEAHEN (.285, 1-FOR-4, RBI)

    Royals vs. AthleticsAug 18 12:37 AM


  • AL
    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    FIELDER'S CHOICE BY MARK GRUDZIELANEK SCORED JOEY
    GATHRIGHT.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M GRUDZIELANEK ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 8
    OAKLAND 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.310, 1-FOR-2, BB, RBI)

    Royals vs. AthleticsAug 18 12:06 AM


  • AL
    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY SANTIAGO CASILLA ALLOWED TONY PENA JR TO
    SCORE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J GATHRIGHT ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 7
    OAKLAND 2 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: M GRUDZIELANEK (.306, 2-FOR-3, RBI)

    Royals vs. AthleticsAug 18 12:05 AM


  • AL
    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY NICK SWISHER SCORED JEFF DAVANON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
    OAKLAND 2 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.271, 1-FOR-2)

    Royals vs. AthleticsAug 17 11:55 PM


  • AL
    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    WILD PITCH BY DAN MEYER ALLOWED MARK TEAHEN TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 6
    OAKLAND 1 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.229, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)

    Royals vs. AthleticsAug 17 10:53 PM


  • AL
    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY MARK TEAHEN SCORED BILLY BUTLER.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEAHEN ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 5
    OAKLAND 1 TOP, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E BROWN (.229, 1-FOR-1, HR, 2 RBI)

    Royals vs. AthleticsAug 17 10:52 PM


  • AL
    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY NICK SWISHER (15) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF BRIAN BANNISTER.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 4, OAKLAND 1
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.270, 20 HR, 63 RBI)

    Royals vs. AthleticsAug 17 10:27 PM


  • AL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 4 4 3 0
    OAKLAND 0 0 1 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER
    OAK - DAN MEYER

    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.287, 7 HR, 34 RBI)
    S STEWART (.299, 10 HR, 37 RBI)
    N SWISHER (.256, 14 HR, 57 RBI)

    Royals vs. AthleticsAug 17 10:22 PM

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