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Game 1
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Game 2
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Game 3
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Mariners Game Summary
The Oakland Athletics fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4 to 2, on July 28, 2008.
Game Info
July 28, 2008
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. DeJesus CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
M. Aviles SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
M. Grudzielanek 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Guillen RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
M. Maier CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Butler DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
A. Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
J. Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
E. German LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Patterson LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
K. Suzuki C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
R. Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Cust DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
M. Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Hannahan 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Conrad 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
Batting
HR: A. Gordon, J. Guillen
RBI: A. Gordon 2, J. Guillen 2
Batting
2B: B. Conrad, C. Gonzalez
RBI: C. Gonzalez, R. Sweeney
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Greinke (W) | 7.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.45 |
R. E Ramirez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Soria (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Braden (L) | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5.40 |
S. Casilla | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Embree | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. DeJesus CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .400 | .250 |
M. Aviles SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | .600 | .600 |
M. Grudzielanek 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Guillen RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 |
M. Maier CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Butler DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .750 | .667 |
A. Gordon 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .750 | .750 | 1.500 |
J. Buck C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
R. Gload 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
E. German LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Batting
HR: A. Gordon, J. Guillen
RBI: A. Gordon 2, J. Guillen 2
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Z. Greinke (W) | 7.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2.45 |
R. E Ramirez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Soria (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Patterson LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
K. Suzuki C | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
R. Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Cust DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
M. Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Hannahan 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Crosby SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Conrad 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | .333 | .667 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
Batting
2B: B. Conrad, C. Gonzalez
RBI: C. Gonzalez, R. Sweeney
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Braden (L) | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5.40 |
S. Casilla | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
A. Embree | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
