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Saturday, June 2, 2012, 1:10PM
, Kauffman Stadium
Attendance: 26,276, Time of Game: 3:09
Athletics
9
23-30
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Royals
3
22-29
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       1  0  0   1  4  0   0  3  0    9 10  0
Royals          1  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    3 11  3

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jemile Weeks 2B 2 2 2 0 2 0 .229 .653 20 9 0.128 0.78 0.128 0.000 1.7 1 1 3B
   Adam Rosales PR-2B 1 1 1 2 0 0 .273 .773 2 1 0.048 0.57 0.048 0.000 1.6 2 0
Collin Cowgill RF 4 0 1 1 1 2 .246 .602 24 14 -0.065 0.87 0.024 -0.089 -0.7 3 1
Josh Reddick DH 4 1 1 2 1 1 .265 .878 25 15 0.148 0.96 0.210 -0.062 2.6 3B
Yoenis Cespedes LF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .252 .755 13 10 0.166 0.66 0.183 -0.017 1.7 1 0 2B
Kila Ka'aihue 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .231 .676 19 12 -0.015 0.53 0.045 -0.060 -0.6 7 0 2B
Brandon Inge 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .639 19 11 -0.047 0.37 0.000 -0.047 -1.1 2 3
Coco Crisp CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .409 25 13 -0.030 0.24 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 2 0
Kurt Suzuki C 4 2 1 0 1 2 .206 .506 27 15 0.046 0.58 0.074 -0.028 0.1 7 1
Cliff Pennington SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 .192 .514 17 12 -0.026 0.51 0.010 -0.036 -0.3 1 2 SH
Brandon McCarthy P 1 1
   Grant Balfour P 0 0
   Ryan Cook P 0 0
   Jerry Blevins P 0 0
Team Totals 38 9 10 7 6 9 .263 .785 191 112 0.353 0.61 0.722 -0.370 4.5 27 9
2B: Y Cespedes (6, off L Hochevar); K Ka'aihue (9, off T Collins).
3B: J Weeks (4, off L Hochevar); J Reddick (3, off L Hochevar).
SH: C Pennington (3, off L Hochevar).
TB: Y Cespedes 4; J Weeks 4; J Reddick 3; K Ka'aihue 2; C Cowgill; K Suzuki; A Rosales.
RBI: A Rosales 2 (2); J Reddick 2 (29); C Cowgill (4); Y Cespedes (22); K Ka'aihue (12).
2-out RBI: J Reddick 2; A Rosales 2; K Ka'aihue; Y Cespedes.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 3. B Inge-J Weeks-K Ka'aihue; C Cowgill-K Suzuki; C Pennington-K Ka'aihue.
Outfield Assists: C Cowgill (J Francoeur at home plate).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Gordon LF 5 1 2 0 0 1 .243 .711 16 13 0.042 0.71 0.106 -0.065 0.1 3 0 2B
Yuniesky Betancourt 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 .281 .744 13 11 0.003 0.95 0.059 -0.056 -0.1 2 0 SF,SH
Billy Butler DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 .284 .856 16 10 -0.185 1.29 0.022 -0.207 -1.6 GDP
Mike Moustakas 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .270 .819 16 9 -0.053 0.99 0.013 -0.067 -0.8 2 1
Jeff Francoeur RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .284 .775 8 6 0.087 0.94 0.120 -0.033 0.9 1 0
   Mitch Maier RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .654 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Eric Hosmer 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .207 .624 14 7 0.027 0.93 0.090 -0.063 1.0 6 0 2B
Alcides Escobar SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .303 .742 14 10 -0.106 0.86 0.030 -0.135 -1.6 1 4 SB
Jarrod Dyson CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .263 .642 10 8 0.017 0.74 0.061 -0.044 0.7 2 0
Humberto Quintero C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .648 6 5 -0.066 0.87 0.000 -0.066 -0.8 6 0 GDP
   Brayan Pena C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .683 11 7 0.087 0.71 0.091 -0.004 0.7 3 0 2B
Luke Hochevar P 0 1
   Tim Collins P 0 0
   Louis Coleman P 0 0
   Aaron Crow P 0 0
   Jose Mijares P 0 0
Team Totals 33 3 11 3 3 6 .333 .803 124 86 -0.147 0.90 0.592 -0.740 -1.5 27 6
2B: B Pena (7, off G Balfour); A Gordon (15, off B McCarthy); E Hosmer (8, off B McCarthy).
SF: Y Betancourt (1, off G Balfour).
SH: Y Betancourt (1, off B McCarthy).
TB: J Dyson 3; A Gordon 3; E Hosmer 2; B Pena 2; J Francoeur 2; A Escobar; Y Betancourt.
GIDP: H Quintero (1); B Butler (7).
RBI: J Francoeur (16); E Hosmer (26); Y Betancourt (5).
2-out RBI: J Francoeur.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
PB: H Quintero (2).
E: Y Betancourt (2); J Dyson (4); A Escobar (5).
Baserunning
SB: A Escobar (9, 2nd base off B McCarthy/K Suzuki).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brandon McCarthy, W (4-3) 6 8 2 2 2 2 0 2.95 25 71 54 36 2 16 9 12 5 0 48 0.139 1.10 1.0
Grant Balfour 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.76 5 23 15 7 2 6 0 3 1 0 0 0 -0.001 1.32 -0.5
Ryan Cook 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.72 4 18 8 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.10 0.5
Jerry Blevins 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.85 4 12 9 3 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.07 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 3 3 3 6 0 3.00 38 124 86 51 10 25 10 19 7 0 48 0 0 0.148 0.61 1.5

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luke Hochevar, L (3-6) 4.2 5 6 6 3 3 0 6.63 22 90 50 31 7 12 4 12 4 0 30 -0.276 1.01 -2.8
Tim Collins 1.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 2.30 5 21 14 6 5 3 0 2 0 0 1 1 -0.029 0.18 -0.3
Louis Coleman 1.2 1 2 0 2 2 0 3.12 9 45 26 14 3 9 2 3 2 0 0 0 0.010 0.27 0.4
Aaron Crow 0.1 3 1 0 0 0 0 2.78 5 16 11 8 0 3 2 3 1 0 2 2 -0.057 0.18 -2.4
Jose Mijares 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.38 4 19 11 4 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 9 10 9 6 6 9 0 6.00 45 191 112 63 18 31 9 21 7 0 30 3 3 -0.351 0.90 -4.5
Balks: None.
WP: L Hochevar (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Mike Everitt.
Time of Game: 3:09.
Attendance: 26,276.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Kansas City Royals
1 Jemile Weeks 2B 1 Alex Gordon LF
2 Collin Cowgill RF 2 Yuniesky Betancour 2B
3 Josh Reddick DH 3 Billy Butler DH
4 Yoenis Cespedes LF 4 Mike Moustakas 3B
5 Kila Ka'aihue 1B 5 Jeff Francoeur RF
6 Brandon Inge 3B 6 Eric Hosmer 1B
7 Coco Crisp CF 7 Alcides Escobar SS
8 Kurt Suzuki C 8 Jarrod Dyson CF
9 Cliff Pennington SS 9 Humberto Quintero C
Brandon McCarthy P Luke Hochevar P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 2-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  RR OAK J. Reddick L. Hochevar 19% 84% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Suzuki Scores; Weeks Scores
t4 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK Y. Cespedes L. Hochevar 11% 61% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cespedes to 3B/Adv on E8
b1 0-1 0 12- 3,(0-2)  OO KCR B. Butler B. McCarthy 11% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); Gordon to 3B
b6 2-6 1 -23 2,(0-1)  OO KCR A. Escobar B. McCarthy 11% 94% Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Francoeur out at Hm/RF-C
b1 0-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Francoeur B. McCarthy -10% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gordon Scores; Moustakas to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  OAK J. Weeks L. Hochevar 9% 59% Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 0 --3 3,(0-2)  RO OAK C. Cowgill L. Hochevar -1% 58% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Weeks Scores
t1 1-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK J. Reddick L. Hochevar -1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK Y. Cespedes L. Hochevar -1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  KCR A. Gordon B. McCarthy -4% 52% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR Y. Betancourt B. McCarthy -6% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive); Gordon to 2B
b1 0-1 0 12- 3,(0-2)  OO KCR B. Butler B. McCarthy 11% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B); Gordon to 3B
b1 0-1 2 --3 5,(3-1)  KCR M. Moustakas B. McCarthy -1% 56% Walk
b1 0-1 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R KCR J. Francoeur B. McCarthy -10% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gordon Scores; Moustakas to 2B
b1 1-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O KCR E. Hosmer B. McCarthy 4% 50% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 5-6-7
t2 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK K. Ka'aihue L. Hochevar -2% 48% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
t2 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK B. Inge L. Hochevar -2% 46% Popfly: 2B
t2 1-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK C. Crisp L. Hochevar -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 7-8-9
b2 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Escobar B. McCarthy 2% 47% Lineout: RF
b2 1-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  KCR J. Dyson B. McCarthy -3% 45% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b2 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO KCR H. Quintero B. McCarthy 5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 8-9-1
t3 1-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O OAK K. Suzuki L. Hochevar -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t3 1-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK C. Pennington L. Hochevar -2% 46% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t3 1-1 2 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK J. Weeks L. Hochevar 1% 47% Walk
t3 1-1 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  OAK C. Cowgill L. Hochevar 2% 49% Walk; Weeks to 2B
t3 1-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O OAK J. Reddick L. Hochevar -5% 45% Lineout: SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  KCR A. Gordon B. McCarthy -7% 38% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b3 1-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O KCR Y. Betancourt B. McCarthy 1% 39% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Gordon to 3B
b3 1-1 1 --3 3,(0-2)  O KCR B. Butler B. McCarthy 7% 46% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-1 2 --3 4,(0-2)  O KCR M. Moustakas B. McCarthy 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK Y. Cespedes L. Hochevar 11% 61% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cespedes to 3B/Adv on E8
t4 1-1 0 --3 2,(0-1)  R OAK K. Ka'aihue L. Hochevar 1% 63% Wild Pitch; Cespedes Scores
t4 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK K. Ka'aihue L. Hochevar -2% 60% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t4 2-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK B. Inge L. Hochevar -2% 59% Flyball: CF
t4 2-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK C. Crisp L. Hochevar -1% 58% Lineout: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 5-6-7
b4 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR J. Francoeur B. McCarthy 3% 61% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b4 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR E. Hosmer B. McCarthy 2% 63% Groundout: P unassisted (P's Left)
b4 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR A. Escobar B. McCarthy -2% 61% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 1-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  KCR J. Dyson B. McCarthy -1% 60% Escobar Steals 2B
b4 1-2 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O KCR J. Dyson B. McCarthy 4% 64% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Royals 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Royals' Luke Hochevar facing 8-9-1
t5 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK K. Suzuki L. Hochevar 4% 68% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t5 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK C. Pennington L. Hochevar -2% 66% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 2B-1B); Suzuki to 2B
t5 2-1 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  OAK J. Weeks L. Hochevar 3% 70% Passed Ball; Suzuki to 3B
t5 2-1 1 --3 8,(3-2)  OAK J. Weeks L. Hochevar 2% 71% Walk
t5 2-1 1 1-3 7,(2-2)  O OAK C. Cowgill L. Hochevar -7% 64% Strikeout Swinging
t5 2-1 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  RR OAK J. Reddick L. Hochevar 19% 84% Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Suzuki Scores; Weeks Scores
t5 4-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R OAK Y. Cespedes L. Hochevar 6% 89% Single to RF (Fly Ball); Reddick Scores
Tim Collins replaces Luke Hochevar pitching
t5 5-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R OAK K. Ka'aihue T. Collins 5% 94% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cespedes Scores
t5 6-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O OAK B. Inge T. Collins -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 9-1-2
b5 1-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O KCR H. Quintero B. McCarthy 1% 94% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 1-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O KCR A. Gordon B. McCarthy 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 1-6 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt B. McCarthy 0% 96% Foul Popfly: 3B (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Royals' Tim Collins facing 7-8-9
t6 6-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK C. Crisp T. Collins -0% 95% Foul Popfly: 3B (Behind Home)
t6 6-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki T. Collins -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-1 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O OAK C. Pennington T. Collins -0% 95% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-6, Athletics' Brandon McCarthy facing 3-4-5
b6 1-6 0 --- 4,(3-0)  KCR B. Butler B. McCarthy -2% 92% Walk
b6 1-6 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR M. Moustakas B. McCarthy 2% 95% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b6 1-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Francoeur B. McCarthy -2% 92% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Butler to 2B
b6 1-6 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R KCR E. Hosmer B. McCarthy -9% 83% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Butler Scores; Francoeur to 3B
b6 2-6 1 -23 2,(0-1)  OO KCR A. Escobar B. McCarthy 11% 94% Fly Ball Double Play: RF; Francoeur out at Hm/RF-C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 2.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Royals' Louis Coleman facing 1-2-3
Louis Coleman replaces Tim Collins pitching
Brayan Pena replaces Humberto Quintero playing C batting 9th
t7 6-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  OAK J. Weeks L. Coleman 1% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t7 6-2 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  O OAK C. Cowgill L. Coleman -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
t7 6-2 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  OAK J. Reddick L. Coleman 1% 95% Walk; Weeks to 2B
Adam Rosales pinch runs for Jemile Weeks (2B) batting 1st
t7 6-2 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O OAK Y. Cespedes L. Coleman -1% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Rosales to 3B
t7 6-2 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O OAK K. Ka'aihue L. Coleman -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-6, Athletics' Grant Balfour facing 8-9-1
Grant Balfour replaces Brandon McCarthy pitching
Adam Rosales moves from PR to 2B
b7 2-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  KCR J. Dyson G. Balfour -3% 90% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b7 2-6 0 1-- 7,(2-2)  KCR B. Pena G. Balfour -9% 81% Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Dyson to 3B
b7 2-6 0 -23 5,(2-2)  O KCR A. Gordon G. Balfour 5% 86% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b7 2-6 1 -23 2,(1-0)  RO KCR Y. Betancourt G. Balfour 4% 90% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Dyson Scores
b7 3-6 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O KCR B. Butler G. Balfour 3% 93% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Royals 3.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, Royals' Louis Coleman facing 6-7-8
t8 6-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O OAK B. Inge L. Coleman -1% 93% Flyball: LF
t8 6-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O OAK C. Crisp L. Coleman -0% 92% Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
t8 6-3 2 --- 9,(3-2)  OAK K. Suzuki L. Coleman 0% 92% Walk
t8 6-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK C. Pennington L. Coleman 1% 93% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to Short RF); Suzuki to 3B; Pennington to 2B
Aaron Crow replaces Louis Coleman pitching
t8 6-3 2 -23 2,(1-0)  RR OAK A. Rosales A. Crow 5% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Suzuki Scores/unER; Pennington Scores/unER
t8 8-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  OAK C. Cowgill A. Crow 0% 98% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Rosales to 3B
t8 8-3 2 1-3 4,(0-2)  R OAK J. Reddick A. Crow 1% 99% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Rosales Scores/No RBI/unER; Cowgill to 2B
t8 9-3 2 12- 1,(0-0)  OAK Y. Cespedes A. Crow 0% 99% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Cowgill to 3B; Reddick to 2B
t8 9-3 2 123 5,(2-2)  O OAK K. Ka'aihue A. Crow -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Athletics' Ryan Cook facing 4-5-6
Ryan Cook replaces Grant Balfour pitching
b8 3-9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O KCR M. Moustakas R. Cook 0% 99% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
b8 3-9 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O KCR J. Francoeur R. Cook 0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
b8 3-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  KCR E. Hosmer R. Cook -0% 100% Walk
b8 3-9 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O KCR A. Escobar R. Cook 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 3.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 9-3, Royals' Jose Mijares facing 6-7-8
Jose Mijares replaces Aaron Crow pitching
Mitch Maier replaces Jeff Francoeur playing RF batting 5th
t9 9-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK B. Inge J. Mijares -0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t9 9-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK C. Crisp J. Mijares 0% 100% Walk
t9 9-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK K. Suzuki J. Mijares -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O OAK C. Pennington J. Mijares -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-9, Athletics' Jerry Blevins facing 8-9-1
Jerry Blevins replaces Ryan Cook pitching
b9 3-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  KCR J. Dyson J. Blevins -0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b9 3-9 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O KCR B. Pena J. Blevins 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b9 3-9 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O KCR A. Gordon J. Blevins 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
b9 3-9 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  KCR Y. Betancourt J. Blevins 0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Gordon to 2B
b9 3-9 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O KCR Y. Betancourt J. Blevins 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 9, Royals 3.

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