Royals 7, Athletics 4 (64-78)

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 06: Hideki Matsui(notes) #55 of the Oakland Athletics hits a single in the first inning of their game against the Kansas City Royals at O.co Coliseum on September 6, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)


H. Matsui dh .261

WP: D. Duffy (4-8) S: J. Soria (26) 

LP: G. Gonzalez (12-12)

HR: KC - E. Hosmer (16), J. Francoeur (17)

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Royals 11, Athletics 6 (64-77)

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 05: Rich Harden(notes) #18 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Kansas City Royals at O.co Coliseum on September 5, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)



WP: G. Holland (4-1)
LP: A. Bailey (0-4)
HR: KC - B. Butler 2 (18), OAK - S. Sizemore (9)

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Mariners 5, Athletics 8 (64-76)

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 04: Kurt Suzuki(notes) #8 of the Oakland Athletics hits an RBI single driving inBrandon Allen(notes) #31 against the Seattle Mariners in the second inning during an MLB baseball game at O.co Coliseum on September 4, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)



WP: T. Cahill (10-13) S: A. Bailey (19)
LP: B. Beavan (3-5)
HR: SEA - D. Ackley (6)

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Mariners 0, Athletics 3 (63-76)

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 03: Brandon McCarthy(notes) #32 of the Oakland Athletics pitches against the Seattle Mariners in the seventh inning during an MLB baseball game at O.co Coliseum on September 3, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)



WP: B. McCarthy (8-7)    3.41
LP: M. Pineda (9-9)
HR: OAK - S. Sizemore (8)

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Mariners 2, Athletics 9 (62-76)

OAKLAND, CA - SEPTEMBER 02: Cliff Pennington(notes) #2 of the Oakland Athletics swings and watches the flight of his ball as he hits a three-run home run against the Seattle Mariners in the seventh inning during an MLB baseball game at O.co Coliseum on September 2, 2011 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)


WP: G. Moscoso (7-8)
LP: J. Vargas (7-13)
HR: OAK - C. Pennington (7)   .272
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Athletics 7, Indians 0 (61-76)

Gio Gonzalez delivers a pitch against the Indians on Thursday. Gonzalez mowed down seven over seven shutout frames to improve to 5-0 with a 0.72 ERA in six career starts against the Tribe.

W: Gonzalez, G (12-11, 3.21) ; L: Carmona (6-13, 4.84)

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Athletics 3, Indians 4 (60-76)

CLEVELAND, OH - AUGUST 31: Jemile Weeks(notes) #19 celebrates with Kurt Suzuki(notes) #8 of the Oakland Athleticsafter Suzuki's solo home run during the fourth inning against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on August 31, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)



WP: F. Herrmann (4-0)
LP: J. Outman (3-4)
HR: OAK - K. Suzuki (13), CLE - J. Hannahan 2 (8)

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