Final
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Athletics Athletics Athletics OAK
69-80 6 Oakland Athletics
Kansas City Royals
Kansas City Royals Royals Royals KC
68-80 16 Kansas City Royals
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Decisions

Win Probability

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Top 1st

  1. Rickey Henderson hits a home run (14).

    -9.6%

  2. Ryan Christenson pops out to first baseman Jeff King.

  3. Jason Giambi grounds out, second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King.

  4. Matt Stairs lines out, shortstop Mendy Lopez to first baseman Jeff King.

Bottom 1st

  1. Johnny Damon walks.

  2. Larry Sutton singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ben Grieve. Johnny Damon to 3rd.

  3. Jose Offerman called out on strikes.

  4. Dean Palmer singles on a ground ball to third baseman Mike Blowers. Johnny Damon scores. Larry Sutton to 2nd.

    +7.0%

  5. Jeremy Giambi walks. Larry Sutton to 3rd. Dean Palmer to 2nd.

  6. Jeff King pops out to third baseman Mike Blowers.

  7. Hal Morris flies out to left fielder Rickey Henderson.

Top 2nd

  1. Mike Blowers singles on a ground ball to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  2. Ben Grieve walks. Mike Blowers to 2nd.

  3. Scott Spiezio flies out to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  4. Miguel Tejada grounds into a double play, shortstop Mendy Lopez to second baseman Jose Offerman to first baseman Jeff King. Ben Grieve out at 2nd. Miguel Tejada out at 1st.

Bottom 2nd

  1. Mike Sweeney strikes out swinging.

  2. Mendy Lopez flies out to left fielder Rickey Henderson.

  3. Johnny Damon doubles (26) on a line drive to right fielder Ben Grieve.

  4. Larry Sutton doubles (14) on a line drive to right fielder Ben Grieve. Johnny Damon scores.

    +10.7%

  5. Jose Offerman flies out to left fielder Rickey Henderson.

Top 3rd

  1. Mike Macfarlane pops out to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. Rickey Henderson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  3. Ryan Christenson strikes out swinging.

  4. Pitcher Jose Rosado picks off Rickey Henderson at on throw to first baseman Jeff King.

Bottom 3rd

  1. Dean Palmer strikes out swinging.

  2. Jeremy Giambi lines out to shortstop Miguel Tejada.

  3. Jeff King reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Miguel Tejada.

  4. Hal Morris singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ben Grieve. Jeff King to 3rd.

  5. Mike Sweeney hits a home run (8). Jeff King scores. Hal Morris scores.

    +21.1%

  6. Mendy Lopez flies out to right fielder Ben Grieve.

Top 4th

  1. Jason Giambi grounds out, third baseman Dean Palmer to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. Matt Stairs singles on a ground ball to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  3. Mike Blowers strikes out swinging.

  4. Ben Grieve strikes out swinging.

Bottom 4th

  1. Johnny Damon walks.

  2. Larry Sutton pops out to third baseman Mike Blowers.

  3. Jose Offerman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ben Grieve. Johnny Damon to 3rd.

  4. Dean Palmer out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Rickey Henderson. Johnny Damon scores.

    +0.8%

  5. Jeremy Giambi pops out to shortstop Miguel Tejada.

Top 5th

  1. Scott Spiezio called out on strikes.

  2. Miguel Tejada singles on a line drive to left fielder Hal Morris.

  3. Mike Macfarlane singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon. Miguel Tejada to 2nd.

  4. Rickey Henderson walks. Miguel Tejada to 3rd. Mike Macfarlane to 2nd.

  5. Ryan Christenson singles on a pop up to center fielder Johnny Damon. Miguel Tejada scores. Mike Macfarlane scores. Rickey Henderson to 3rd.

    -10.1%

  6. Jason Giambi hits a home run (25). Rickey Henderson scores. Ryan Christenson scores.

    -23.9%

  7. Matt Stairs singles on a line drive to center fielder Johnny Damon.

  8. Mike Blowers walks. Matt Stairs to 2nd.

  9. Ben Grieve grounds into a double play, second baseman Jose Offerman to shortstop Mendy Lopez to first baseman Jeff King. Mike Blowers out at 2nd. Ben Grieve out at 1st.

Bottom 5th

  1. Jeff King singles on a line drive to right fielder Ben Grieve.

  2. Hal Morris flies out to center fielder Ryan Christenson. Jeff King to 3rd.

  3. Mike Sweeney doubles (17) on a line drive to right fielder Ben Grieve. Jeff King scores.

    +9.1%

  4. Mendy Lopez flies out to right fielder Ben Grieve.

  5. Johnny Damon flies out to right fielder Ben Grieve.

Top 6th

  1. Scott Spiezio lines out to first baseman Jeff King.

  2. Miguel Tejada strikes out swinging.

  3. Mike Macfarlane strikes out swinging.

Bottom 6th

  1. Larry Sutton flies out to center fielder Ryan Christenson.

  2. Jose Offerman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Rickey Henderson.

  3. Dean Palmer flies out to right fielder Ben Grieve.

  4. Jeremy Giambi walks. Jose Offerman to 3rd.

  5. Jeff King hits a home run (24). Jose Offerman scores. Jeremy Giambi scores.

    +20.3%

  6. Hal Morris walks.

  7. Mike Sweeney singles on a ground ball to second baseman Scott Spiezio. Hal Morris to 2nd.

  8. Mendy Lopez flies out to right fielder Ben Grieve.

Top 7th

  1. Rickey Henderson singles on a line drive to center fielder Carlos Beltran.

  2. Ryan Christenson flies out to center fielder Carlos Beltran.

  3. Jason Giambi walks.

  4. Matt Stairs flies out to left fielder Hal Morris.

  5. Mike Blowers grounds out, shortstop Mendy Lopez to first baseman Jeff King.

Bottom 7th

  1. Johnny Damon grounds out, third baseman Mike Blowers to first baseman Jason Giambi.

  2. Carlos Beltran singles on a ground ball to third baseman Mike Blowers.

  3. Jose Offerman reaches on a fielding error by right fielder Ben Grieve. Carlos Beltran to 2nd.

  4. Dean Palmer doubles (25) on a line drive to left fielder Rickey Henderson. Carlos Beltran scores. Jose Offerman scores.

    +1.9%

  5. Jeremy Giambi walks.

  6. Jeff King lines out to center fielder Ryan Christenson.

  7. Jeff Conine called out on strikes.

Top 8th

  1. Ben Grieve walks.

  2. Scott Spiezio strikes out swinging.

  3. Eric Chavez grounds out, first baseman Jeff King to pitcher Scott Service. Ben Grieve to 2nd.

  4. Mike Macfarlane strikes out swinging.

Bottom 8th

  1. Mike Sweeney doubles (18) on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Christenson.

  2. Mendy Lopez doubles (9) on a line drive to left fielder Rickey Henderson. Mike Sweeney scores. Mendy Lopez to 3rd.

    +0.1%

  3. Johnny Damon singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ryan Christenson. Mendy Lopez scores.

    +0.0%

  4. Carlos Beltran walks.

  5. Carlos Febles singles on a ground ball to left fielder Rickey Henderson. Dee Brown to 3rd. Carlos Beltran to 2nd.

  6. Scott Leius singles on a ground ball to left fielder Rickey Henderson. Dee Brown scores. Carlos Beltran to 3rd. Carlos Febles to 2nd.

    +0.0%

  7. Jeremy Giambi out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ryan Christenson. Carlos Beltran scores.

    +0.0%

  8. Jeff King grounds into a double play, shortstop Jorge Velandia to first baseman Jason Giambi. Scott Leius out at 2nd. Jeff King out at 1st.

Top 9th

  1. Rickey Henderson grounds out, pitcher Scott Service to first baseman Shane Halter.

  2. Ryan Christenson pops out to third baseman Scott Leius.

  3. Jason McDonald walks.

  4. Matt Stairs grounds out, shortstop Mendy Lopez to first baseman Shane Halter.

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Date
September 15, 1998 (Tuesday)
Series
1 of 2
Venue
Kauffman Stadium
Attendance
12,103
Duration
3h 16m
Weather
Cloudy / 75°F / Wind: 3 mph, Out To CF mph
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