Athletics 4, Royals 3

Preview - Box Score - Recap

	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Kansas City 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1 Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 7 1 WP: K. Foulke (3-0) LP: D.J. Carrasco (3-3)

Scoring Summary

Top 2nd: Kansas City

-M. Tucker doubled to right center, C. Beltran scored

Top 3rd: Kansas City

-R. Ibanez doubled to deep left center, J. Randa scored

-C. Beltran singled to left, R. Ibanez scored

Bot 7th: Oakland

-R. Hernandez homered to left

Bot 9th: Oakland

-E. Durazo homered to right, M. Tejada scored

Bot 10th: Oakland

-M. Ellis singled to right center, T. Long scored, C. Singleton to third, E. Byrnes to second

Kansas City
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
D. Relaford 2b	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	.289
J. Randa 3b	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.226
M. Sweeney 1b	5	0	3	0	0	0	1	.292
R. Ibanez lf	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	.288
C. Beltran cf	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.257
M. Tucker rf	3	0	1	1	1	2	3	.257
K. Harvey dh	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.236
B. Mayne c	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.269
A. Berroa ss	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.258
Totals	38	3	8	3	2	7	11

Batting 2B - M Tucker (10, T Hudson); R Ibanez (11, T Hudson); M Sweeney (6, K Foulke). RBI - M Tucker (19), R Ibanez (24), C Beltran (18). 2-out RBI - R Ibanez, C Beltran. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Tucker 2, A Berroa 1. Team LOB - 7.

Base Running SB - C Beltran (7, 2nd base off T Hudson/R Hernandez).    Fielding E - A Berroa (13, throw).

Oakland
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
E. Byrnes cf	4	0	1	0	1	1	1	.350
M. Ellis 2b	5	0	1	1	0	2	2	.259
E. Chavez 3b	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.254
M. Tejada ss	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.218
E. Durazo 1b	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	.269
R. Hernandez c	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.289
R. Gant dh	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.146
S. Hatteberg ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266
T. Long rf	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.249
A. Piatt lf	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.125
C. Singleton ph	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.308
Totals	36	4	7	4	2	4	6

Batting 2B - A Piatt (2, D May); M Tejada (6, D May). HR - R Hernandez (5, 7th inning off D May 0 on, 2 Out), E Durazo (8, 9th inning off D May 1 on, 2 Out). RBI - R Hernandez (18), E Durazo 2 (36), M Ellis (19). 2-out RBI - R Hernandez, E Durazo 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 6.

Fielding E - E Durazo (2, catch). DP - 1 (M Tejada-M Ellis).

Kansas City
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
D. May	9.0	6	3	3	0	4	2	4.09
D.J. Carrasco (L, 3-3)	0.1	1	1	0	2	0	0	3.38
Oakland
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
T. Hudson	7.0	5	3	2	1	4	0	2.68
J. Mecir	0.2	2	0	0	0	1	0	5.14
R. Rincon	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.24
K. Foulke (W, 3-0)	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.10

WP - T Hudson.

IBB - C Singleton (by D Carrasco).

Pitches-strikes - D May 106-77; D Carrasco 19-9; T Hudson 107-75; J Mecir 18-12; R Rincon 5-3; K Foulke 23-15.

Ground balls-fly balls - D May 7-16; D Carrasco 1-0; T Hudson 7-10; J Mecir 1-0; R Rincon 0-0; K Foulke 1-3.

Batters faced - D May 33; D Carrasco 5; T Hudson 28; J Mecir 4; R Rincon 1; K Foulke 7.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Bruce Dreckman. 1B--Brian Runge. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Brian Gorman. Time: 2:41. Attendance: 37,705. Weather: 64 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 7 mph, out to right.

Updated on Sunday, May 25, 2003 9:42 pm ET