@FlameRaptorRaven's rating of Royals vs Athletics

@FlameRaptorRaven rated the Royals vs Athletics game 9.7 out of 10 in MLB on September 5, 2002. Final score: Royals 11 – Athletics 12. Reg. Season. Fan ratings and discussion on RateGame.

“The Red Sox just completed the 4th longest MLB winning streak of the 21st century, the 2nd longest reached its peak in this game. It’s a game so good that Moneyball director Bennett Miller used it as the climax of the movie. At the time, no MLB team had completed a 20-game win streak since 1935. It was seen as almost impossible for any team, let alone a team that had just lost their best player, to accomplish such a feat in the modern era. Yet somehow the Oakland As were 1 win away and it looked like they were going to cruise to that victory. Instead, Hollywood needed a script so the Royals clawed back into the game and Alicea drove in the tying run at the top of the 9th. All of a sudden, the As, right on the precipice of a historic achievement, were now so close to blowing it. Only for Scott Hatteberg to come in and hit the walk off home run that Chris Pratt of all people would recreate in a movie a decade later. An unbelievable way to reach a milestone teams are still chasing today. ”

Rating published on July 23, 2026 by @FlameRaptorRaven.