GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: KANSAS CITY (55-67) at OAKLAND (60-64)

AL: KANSAS CITY (55-67) at OAKLAND (60-64)

<h3>Royals go for fourth straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">Kansas City (55-67) at Oakland (60-64) 4:05 pm EDT</div>

OAKLAND, California (Ticker) - Rookie Billy Butler hopes his hotbat propels the Kansas City Royals to a season-long four-gamewinning streak when they face the Oakland Athletics in thefinale of a three-game series Sunday.


Butler is 10-for-24 (.417) with six RBI over his currentseven-game hitting streak. The 21-year-old rookie is batting.310 with four home runs and 35 RBI in 57 games this season.

The Royals, who have won five of their last six games inOakland, will send Kyle Davies (1-1, 5.52 ERA) to the mound.The 23-year-old Davies, who was acquired at the trade deadlinefrom the Atlanta Braves for Octavio Dotel, surrendered four runsand eight hits with seven strikeouts in a 5-3 loss to the TexasRangers on Tuesday.


He will be opposed by Lenny DiNardo (7-6, 3.29), who has wonfour straight decisions. The lefthander hurled five frames,allowing two runs and six hits with three walks in Tuesday's 4-3triumph over the Chicago White Sox.


The Athletics have lost two in a row after winning fourconsecutive contests.

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY AT OAKLAND -- LINEUPS

KANSAS CITY OAKLAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Esteban German 3B .280 3 29 Shannon Stewart LF .294 10 37
David Dejesus CF .274 6 49 Jeff Davanon CF .400 0 1
Mark Grudzielanek 2B .304 5 40 Nick Swisher RF .254 15 59
John Buck DH .234 16 43 Jack Cust DH .275 20 63
Emil Brown RF .226 5 45 Mark Ellis 2B .260 16 55
Alex Gordon 1B .247 11 42 Dan Johnson 1B .227 11 43
Tony Pena Jr SS .267 1 38 Marco Scutaro SS .243 6 32
Joey Gathright LF .347 0 14 Jack Hannahan 3B .133 0 1
Jason Larue C .149 4 12 Rob Bowen C .333 2 3

Kyle Davies RHP (1-1, 5.52) Lenny Dinardo LHP (7-6, 3.29)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY AT OAKLAND -- REVISED LINEUPS

KANSAS CITY OAKLAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Esteban German 3B .280 3 29 Shannon Stewart LF .294 10 37
David Dejesus CF .274 6 49 Jeff Davanon CF .400 0 1
Mark Grudzielanek 2B .304 5 40 Nick Swisher RF .254 15 59
Billy Butler DH .310 4 37 Jack Cust DH .275 20 63
Emil Brown RF .226 5 45 Mark Ellis 2B .260 16 55
Alex Gordon 1B .247 11 42 Dan Johnson 1B .227 11 43
Tony Pena Jr SS .267 1 38 Marco Scutaro SS .243 6 32
Joey Gathright LF .347 0 14 Jack Hannahan 3B .133 0 1
Jason Larue C .149 4 12 Rob Bowen C .333 2 3

Kyle Davies RHP (1-1, 5.52) Lenny Dinardo LHP (7-6, 3.29)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
WARMUPS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES (1-1, 5.52)
OAK - LENNY DINARDO (7-6, 3.29)

UMPIRES: HP - DOUG EDDINGS
1B - MIKE MUCHLINSKI
2B - DANA DEMUTH
3B - KERWIN DANLEY

WEATHER: 68 Degrees, sunny
WIND: 12 mph, in from right</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
STARTING BATS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES AND JASON LARUE
OAK - LENNY DINARDO AND ROB BOWEN

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: E GERMAN (.280, 3 HR, 29 RBI)
D DEJESUS (.274, 6 HR, 49 RBI)
M GRUDZIELA (.304, 5 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0
OAKLAND 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES
OAK - LENNY DINARDO

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.294, 10 HR, 37 RBI)
J DAVANON (.400, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
N SWISHER (.254, 15 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
E Brown rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294
J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
N Swisher rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
J Cust dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
OAKLAND - -- 0
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.52

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.26

Pitches-strikes: L DiNardo 10-6. Ground balls-fly balls: L DiNardo 1-2.
Batters faced: L DiNardo 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Muchlinski. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 68 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES
OAK - LENNY DINARDO</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JEFF DAVANON SCORED SHANNON STEWART.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: KANSAS CITY 0
OAKLAND 1 BOTTOM, 1ST

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.254, 15 HR, 59 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0
OAKLAND 1 1 2 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES
OAK - LENNY DINARDO

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: B BUTLER (.310, 4 HR, 37 RBI)
E BROWN (.226, 5 HR, 45 RBI)
A GORDON (.247, 11 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS OAKLAND (1) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
B Butler dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310
E Brown rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
A Gordon 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
N Swisher rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 3B - S Stewart (1, K Davies). SF - J DaVanon. RBI - J DaVanon (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 1.


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KANSAS CITY - 0 -- 0
OAKLAND - 1 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.74

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.26

WP - K Davies. Pitches-strikes: K Davies 27-18; L DiNardo 10-6. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Davies 0-2; L DiNardo 1-2. Batters faced: K Davies 5; L
DiNardo 3.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Muchlinski. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 68 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0
OAKLAND 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES
OAK - LENNY DINARDO

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.227, 11 HR, 43 RBI)
M SCUTARO (.243, 6 HR, 32 RBI)
J HANNAHAN (.133, 0 HR, 1 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS OAKLAND (1) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Gordon 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
N Swisher rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
D Johnson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
M Scutaro ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133
R Bowen c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333

Totals 4 1 2 1 0 1 2

BATTING: 3B - S Stewart (1, K Davies). SF - J DaVanon. RBI - J DaVanon (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 1.


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
OAKLAND - 1 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5.74

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.23

WP - K Davies. Pitches-strikes: K Davies 27-18; L DiNardo 19-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Davies 0-2; L DiNardo 3-3. Batters faced: K Davies 5; L
DiNardo 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Muchlinski. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 68 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0
OAKLAND 1 0 1 3 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES
OAK - LENNY DINARDO

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: T PENA JR (.267, 1 HR, 38 RBI)
J GATHRIGHT (.347, 0 HR, 14 RBI)
J LARUE (.149, 4 HR, 12 RBI)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS OAKLAND (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Gordon 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
T Pena Jr ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Gathright lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .347
J LaRue c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .149

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
N Swisher rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
M Scutaro ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .133
R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313

Totals 7 1 3 1 1 2 3

BATTING: 3B - S Stewart (1, K Davies). SF - J DaVanon. RBI - J DaVanon (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Scutaro (1, 2nd base by K Davies/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 00 -- 0
OAKLAND - 10 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.40

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.23

WP - K Davies. Pitches-strikes: K Davies 46-27; L DiNardo 19-12. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Davies 0-3; L DiNardo 3-3. Batters faced: K Davies 9; L
DiNardo 6.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Muchlinski. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 68 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 1 0
OAKLAND 1 0 1 3 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES
OAK - LENNY DINARDO

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.295, 1-FOR-1)
J DAVANON (.400, 0-FOR-0, SF, RBI)
N SWISHER (.256, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS OAKLAND (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Gordon 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Gathright lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .148

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
J DaVanon cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .400
N Swisher rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
M Ellis 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
M Scutaro ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .133
R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313

Totals 7 1 3 1 1 2 3

BATTING: 3B - S Stewart (1, K Davies). SF - J DaVanon. RBI - J DaVanon (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 1. Team LOB - 2.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Scutaro (1, 2nd base by K Davies/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
OAKLAND - 10 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 5.40

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.20

WP - K Davies. Pitches-strikes: K Davies 46-27; L DiNardo 31-20. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Davies 0-3; L DiNardo 5-3. Batters faced: K Davies 9; L
DiNardo 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Muchlinski. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 68 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 1 0
OAKLAND 1 0 0 1 4 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES
OAK - LENNY DINARDO

DUE UP FOR KANSAS CITY: D DEJESUS (.273, 0-FOR-1)
M GRUDZIELANEK (.303, 0-FOR-1)
B BUTLER (.309, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: KANSAS CITY at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">KANSAS CITY (0) VS OAKLAND (1) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

KANSAS CITY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
E German 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .278
D DeJesus cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273
M Grudzielanek 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303
B Butler dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309
E Brown rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225
A Gordon 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246
T Pena Jr ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
J Gathright lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .352
J LaRue c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .148

Totals 10 0 1 0 0 1 2

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .295
J DaVanon cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .500
N Swisher rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255
J Cust dh 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .274
M Ellis 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .259
D Johnson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226
M Scutaro ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
J Hannahan 3b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .133
R Bowen c 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .313

Totals 11 1 4 1 2 2 6

BATTING: 3B - S Stewart (1, K Davies). SF - J DaVanon. RBI - J DaVanon (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ellis 2. Team LOB - 4.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Scutaro (1, 2nd base by K Davies/J LaRue).


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KANSAS CITY - 000 -- 0
OAKLAND - 100 -- 1
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KANSAS CITY ip h r er bb so hr era
K Davies 3 4 1 1 2 2 0 5.09

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
L DiNardo 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.20

WP - K Davies. Pitches-strikes: K Davies 70-41; L DiNardo 31-20. Ground
balls-fly balls: K Davies 0-6; L DiNardo 5-3. Batters faced: K Davies 14; L
DiNardo 10.

UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Mike Muchlinski. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Kerwin
Danley.

Weather: 68 degrees, sunny. Wind: 12 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
KANSAS CITY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
OAKLAND 1 0 0 1 4 0 (BOT 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: KAN - KYLE DAVIES
OAK - LENNY DINARDO

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D JOHNSON (.226, 0-FOR-1)
M SCUTARO (.247, 1-FOR-1)
J HANNAHAN (.133, 0-FOR-0, BB)</div>