Oakland 9, Kansas City 6
When: 2:10 PM ET, Sunday, July 18, 2010
Where: Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Temperature:
91°
Umpires:
Home -
Jeff Kellogg, 1B -
Jeff Nelson, 2B -
Mark Carlson, 3B -
Larry Vanover
Attendance:
18702
By SportsDirect Inc.
Adam Rosales hit one of three Oakland home runs Sunday afternoon as the Athletics completed a road sweep of Kansas City with a 9-6 victory over the Royals.
Rosales belted a two-run shot over the left-field wall in the fourth inning for his second of the season. Kevin Kouzmanoff had a solo shot in the fifth and Jack Cust added a three-run blast in the ninth as the A's won their fifth straight game to return to the .500 mark for the season.
Trailing 9-1 at one point, the Royals gamely rallied in the ninth inning. Chris Getz had a two-run double, Scott Podsednik drove in a pair of runs with a single and David DeJesus had a run-scoring hit to cut the deficit to 9-6. Andrew Bailey came on for Oakland and got Billy Butler to fly out to right field, ending the threat and the game.
Vin Mazzaro (5-2) was strong for Oakland, allowing one run on seven hits over 7 2/3 innings. He walked one and struck out five. Bailey earned his 20th save.
Brian Bannister (7-8) was roughed up as the Royals dropped their sixth straight game. Bannister surrendered five runs on six hits over 6 1/3 innings, issuing six walks while striking out two. He is just 1-5 over his last seven starts dating back to June 12.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Oakland |
|
Kansas City |
|
Vin Mazzaro |
Player |
Brian Bannister |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
7.2 |
IP |
6.1 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
7 |
Hits |
6 |
|
1.17 |
ERA |
7.11 |
Hitting
| Oakland |
|
Kansas City |
|
Cliff Pennington
| Player |
Jose Guillen |
|
2 |
Hits |
2 |
|
1 |
RBI |
0 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
2 |
TB |
2 |
|
1.000 |
Avg |
.500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Oakland
|
10 |
3 |
20 |
.312 |
18 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
| Kansas City
|
11 |
0 |
12 |
.289 |
14 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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