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Bannister eyes fourth win of the season

Apr 18, 2008 - 1:16 PM Kansas City (9-7) at Oakland (9-8) 10:05 pm EDT

OAKLAND, California (Ticker) - Brian Bannister aims for his fourth straight win on Friday as the Kansas City Royals visit the Oakland Athletics in the opener of a three-game series.

The Royals will try and bounce back from a 5-3 loss to Los Angeles on Thursday behind Bannister, who is coming off his second career complete game. The righthander allowed just three hits in a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

Bannister (3-0, 0.86 ERA) has allowed just 10 hits in 21 innings, but amazingly he is not even the best pitcher on his own team thus far. Zack Greinke is also 3-0 and has an ERA of 0.75.

Bannister will try and lower his microscopic ERA against an Oakland team that has failed to score more than two runs in each of its last five games.

The A's, who have lost three straight, managed just four hits in an 8-1 loss to Seattle on Thursday.

Oakland will send Chad Gaudin (0-1, 7.20) to the hill. Gaudin allowed three runs and four hits in six innings of a 7-1 loss to Cleveland on Sunday.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    KANSAS CITY 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
    OAKLAND 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 x 13 15 1 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: KAN - BRIAN BANNISTER, RON MAHAY (6TH), JOEL PERALTA (6TH), YASUHIKO
    YABUTA (8TH), HIDEO NOMO (8TH) AND JOHN BUCK
    OAK - CHAD GAUDIN, SANTIAGO CASILLA (8TH), ANDREW

    Apr 19 12:45 AM


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    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY BOBBY CROSBY (2) TO LEFT CENTER WITH
    2 OUT IN THE 8TH OFF HIDEO NOMO SCORED EMIL BROWN AND RYAN SWEENEY.
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2, OAKLAND 13
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.156, 0-FOR-3, SF, RBI)

    Royals 2, Athletics 13  Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 19 12:38 AM


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    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY RYAN SWEENEY SCORED JACK CUST.
    SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, R SWEENEY ON FIRST, E BROWN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    OAKLAND 10 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.271, 2-FOR-3, BB, 2 RBI)

    Royals 2, Athletics 10  Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 19 12:36 AM


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    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY EMIL BROWN SCORED DARIC BARTON AND MARK ELLIS.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, E BROWN ON SECOND, J CUST ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    OAKLAND 9 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: R SWEENEY (.294, 2-FOR-4)

    Royals 2, Athletics 9  Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 19 12:35 AM


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    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    BASES LOADED WALK TO JACK CUST SCORED KURT SUZUKI.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J CUST ON FIRST, M ELLIS ON SECOND, D BARTON
    ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    OAKLAND 7 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E BROWN (.278, 2-FOR-4, RBI)

    Royals 2, Athletics 7  Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 19 12:30 AM


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    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARK ELLIS SCORED BOBBY CROSBY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ELLIS ON FIRST, D BARTON ON SECOND, K
    SUZUKI ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    OAKLAND 6 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.159, 1-FOR-3, BB)

    Royals 2, Athletics 6  Bot 8, 0 OutsApr 19 12:27 AM


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    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JACK HANNAHAN SCORED BOBBY CROSBY.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J HANNAHAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    OAKLAND 5 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.345, 2-FOR-3)

    Royals 2, Athletics 5  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 18 11:47 PM


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    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY TRAVIS BUCK SCORED RYAN SWEENEY.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, B CROSBY ON THIRD, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    OAKLAND 4 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.159, 0-FOR-2)

    Royals 2, Athletics 4  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 18 11:46 PM


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    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY BOBBY CROSBY SCORED JACK CUST AND EMIL BROWN.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B CROSBY ON SECOND, R SWEENEY ON THIRD, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    OAKLAND 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: T BUCK (.159, 0-FOR-2)

    Royals 2, Athletics 3  Bot 6, 0 OutsApr 18 11:42 PM


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    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BILLY BUTLER SCORED TONY PENA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 1 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 2
    OAKLAND 1 END TOP, 3RD

    Royals 2, Athletics 1  Top 3, 0 OutsApr 18 10:54 PM


  • AL
    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY ROSS GLOAD SCORED ALEX GORDON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R GLOAD ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 1
    OAKLAND 1 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: J BUCK (.256, 1 HR, 6 RBI)

    Royals 1, Athletics 1  Top 2, 0 OutsApr 18 10:34 PM


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    AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY EMIL BROWN SCORED KURT SUZUKI.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BROWN ON FIRST, J CUST ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
    OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: R SWEENEY (.267, 0 HR, 3 RBI)

    Royals 0, Athletics 1  Bot 1, 0 OutsApr 18 10:23 PM

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