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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS 05/31/2048 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS |  
					| GAME ID: 1370 - SUNDAY, MAY 31ST , 2048 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Oakland Athletics (28-27) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 0 |  
								| Kansas City Royals (30-25) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Athletics Win at Kansas City, 6-2 |  
					| Oakland Athletics starter Aaron Garard pitched his team past the Kansas City Royals, 6-2. In 6 innings, Garard surrendered 4 hits, while striking out 6 and  walking 3. He allowed 2 runs. The victory gives Oakland a record of 28-27. 
 Oakland used the clutch hitting of Tom Butterbaugh to capture the win. The designated hitter drilled a run-scoring  double in the top of the seventh inning to give the Athletics the lead, 2-1. For the game, Butterbaugh had 1 single and 1 double in 4 at-bats.
 
 "We had a nice day," said Oakland skipper Daryl S. Oakland.
 
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					| OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - N. Gentzel pinch hit for S. Kasahara in the 8th b - J. May pinch hit for R. O'Brien in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
T. Butterbaugh
 (6, 7th Inning off J. Silveira IV, 1 on, 1 out)
 Total Bases: 
M. Kawachi
, 
C. Beavers
, 
Q. Bradford
 2
, 
R. O'Brien
, 
T. Butterbaugh
 3
, 
G. Hash
 2-out RBI: 
G. Hash
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
J. May
, 
G. Hash
 GIDP: 
S. Kasahara
 Sac Fly: 
N. Gentzel
 Hit by Pitch: 
C. Beavers
 Team LOB: 
9
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
Q. Bradford
 (8)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Hash-Langlois, Bradford-Langlois-Kasahara)
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								| a - B. Baconneck pinch hit for I. Faber in the 7th b - J. Pacheco substituted for B. Baconneck in the 8th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
M. Meyerhoff
 (10, 1st Inning off A. Garard, 0 on, 2 outs) 
, 
I. Faber
 (7, 2nd Inning off A. Garard, 1 on, 2 outs) 
, 
M. Jaquez
 (17, 6th Inning off A. Garard, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
M. Belgard
, 
M. Meyerhoff
 2
, 
M. Jaquez
 2
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M. Estrada
, 
I. Faber
 2
, 
B. Baconneck
 2-out RBI: 
M. Belgard
, 
I. Faber
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
M. Jaquez
, 
G. Switzer
, 
M. Markus
 GIDP: 
M. Markus
 Hit by Pitch: 
M. Jaquez
, 
R. Downey
 Team LOB: 
7
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
M. Belgard
 (6)
 
 FIELDING
 Errors: 
C. Eaker
 (1)
 Double Plays: 
1 (Belgard-Faber-Estrada)
 PB: 
M. Meyerhoff
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					| OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE |  | KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| A. Garard W (4-3) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 6.39 |  
	| J. Bradford H (5) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5.31 |  
	| E. Daniels | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 |  |  |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Aaron Garard Ballpark: 
Kauffman Stadium
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
 Start Time: 
1:10 PM CT
 Time: 
3:31
 Attendance: 
39920
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