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Royals sweep doubleheader from A's (AP)

 

Published 9/5/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - MLB News

Jose Guillen drove in three runs, Kyle Davies ended a four-game losing streak and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 9-6 on Thursday night to complete a doubleheader sweep. Kansas City, which won the first game 5-4 in 10 innings, also finished off a sweep of the three-game series between two of the AL's worst teams. (link)

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