MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
05/15/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 572 - MONDAY, MAY 15TH , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (23-17) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Oakland Athletics (18-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Royals Top Athletics, 2-0, Behind Appier
The Kansas City Royals claimed a close win over the Oakland Athletics, due in large part to Kevin Appier. The Kansas City right-hander pitched a great game to secure the 2-0 win. Charlie Hamilton closed out the game, earning his 8th save. The second-place Royals have won 5 straight.

Appier, now 5-3, scattered 5 hits over 8 innings for the Royals.

Kansas City manager Kevin S commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Kearns LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .281 3 14
H. Pacheco RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .275 10 22
A. Medina SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .219 5 16
G. Atkins DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .234 3 18
L. Overbay 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .467 2 5
D. Barton C 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .248 4 26
A. LaRoche 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240 4 17
M. Wilson CF 3 1 2 2 0 0 1 .275 2 9
O. Robles 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .235 1 10
Totals 31 2 6 2 5 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Kearns (8, 5th Inning off R. Halladay, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Wilson (2, 5th Inning off R. Halladay, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Kearns 2 , G. Atkins , L. Overbay 2 , M. Wilson 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Atkins , O. Robles
Sac Fly: M. Wilson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Overbay (1)
CS: G. Atkins (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Pierre CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .266 1 15
R. Zimmerman 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .274 4 21
S. Casey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .348 1 7
J. Hamilton RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .188 2 15
J. Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .198 4 12
J. Araujo DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 1 8
K. Matsui SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 1 13
J. Thurston 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277 3 10
N. Panther LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .248 1 11
Totals 31 0 5 0 0 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Pierre (8, 1st Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Thurston (6, 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Panther (5, 6th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pierre 2 , J. Hamilton , K. Matsui , J. Thurston 2 , N. Panther 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Zimmerman , S. Casey , J. Posada , K. Matsui
Hit by Pitch: R. Zimmerman
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Hamilton (3)
CS: J. Pierre (3)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Panther (2)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier W (5-3) 8.0 5 0 0 0 4 0 98 2.95   
C. Hamilton SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 6.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 76
Batters Faced: K. Appier 28, C. Hamilton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 7-12, C. Hamilton 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 98-67, C. Hamilton 19-12
WP: C. Hamilton
Hit Batsmen: C. Hamilton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Halladay L (2-5) 5.2 3 2 1 5 5 1 106 4.94   
B. Lincoln 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 6.41   
J. Castillo 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.74   
J. Moreno 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Halladay 57
Batters Faced: R. Halladay 25, B. Lincoln 5, J. Castillo 4, J. Moreno 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Halladay 5-7, B. Lincoln 3-1, J. Castillo 0-2, J. Moreno 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Halladay 106-57, B. Lincoln 20-13, J. Castillo 13-9, J. Moreno 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Lincoln 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: McAfee Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (54 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 24564
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