The as have wone 19 games in a row. Beat the royals, which shouldn't be too hard, and they'll extend that winning streak to 20 - an american league record. After the first three innings, it's 11. Hard to imagine a more comfortable leave than that. But then, to the horror of 55 thousand fans in attendance, oakland's lead starts to evaporate. They give up five runs in the fourth, another five in the eighth. And then, with the royals up to bat in the top of the ninth, aod ono alisa tetina pyaloo itan popaton tata ti sinon tenty t and the b