KC 7, OAK 6 | Aug 16, 2017 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 16, 2017•Oakland Coliseum•68°F, Sunny

Royals

OAK

Athletics

Final

WIN

Brandon Maurer

LOSS

Blake Treinen

SAVE

Kelvin Herrera

The Royals edged the Athletics 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Alcides Escobar3-for-4, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 8: Matt Chapman homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Ryon Healy scores.

Weather: 68°F, SunnyWind: 6 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 7:35 PM UTCT: 3:37Att: 15,239Venue: Oakland Coliseum

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86.9%D

26 missed calls

+16.1% KC

+0.26 runs

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	1	1	7	14	1
OAK	0	0	2	0	2	0	0

Game 491895 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	6	1	0	0	0	1	.287/.325/.471	94.5	.104	.111
Lorenzo CainCF	3	1	2	2	1	0	.293/.358/.442	106.2	.847	.1377
Eric Hosmer1B	4	1	2	1	1	1	.315/.377/.500	110.4	.399	.361
Melky CabreraRF	5	0	2	0	0	2	.295/.338/.448	106.7	.595	.642
Mike Moustakas3B	4	1	2	1	1	1	.284/.320/.566	98.5	.400	.378
Brandon MossDH	4	0	0	0	1	2	.200/.280/.411	106.5	.650	.837
Alcides EscobarSS	4	2	3	0	1	0	.236/.261/.322	103.7	.454	.434
Alex GordonLF	5	0	2	2	0	0	.200/.288/.290	99.9	.400	.396
Drew ButeraC	4	1	1	1	1	0	.268/.323/.382	89.7	.208	.192
Bench
Danny DuffyP							.500/.500/.500	-	-	-
Scott AlexanderP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	39	7	14	7	6	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Cain (4th off Blackburn, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Escobar

TB:18

RBI:Moustakas; Gordon 2; Butera; Hosmer; Cain 2

SB:Merrifield

CS:Gordon

GIDP:Moss

Team LOB:12

Oakland Athletics

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Rajai DavisCF	5	1	2	0	0	2	.239/.298/.362	97.2	.300

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Danny Duffy	5.0	6	4	4	2	8	1	101-67	88.9	3.82
Scott AlexanderH	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	12-7	93.5	2.55
Peter MoylanH	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	19-12	82.5	4.53
Brandon MaurerWBS	1.0	4	2	2	0	2	1	22-16	90.4	6.19
Kelvin HerreraS	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-9	95.8	3.91
Totals	9.0	12	6	6	3	14	2	171-111	-	-

WP:Herrera

Inherited runners-scored:Moylan 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Duffy 101-67; Alexander 12-7; Moylan 19-12; Maurer 22-16; Herrera 17-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Duffy 3-4; Alexander 0-0; Moylan 3-0; Maurer 1-0; Herrera 0-2

Oakland Athletics

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Paul Blackburn	4.0	8	4	4	3	2	1	97-56	88.2	3.46

Game Notes

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B9Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Ryon Healy singles on a ground ball to shortstop Alcides Escobar.

🥎

T1Passed ball

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T7Wild pitch by Danny Coulombe

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T8Passed ball

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B9Wild pitch by Kelvin Herrera

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Mike Moustakas singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Marcus Semien, deflected by third baseman Matt Chapman. Eric Hosmer scores. Melky Cabrera to 2nd.

EV: 97.0 mph73 ftLA: 2°

Bot 3 • OAK

1-2

Marcus Semien homers (5) on a fly ball to left center field. Dustin Garneau scores.

EV: 97.9 mph💣 391 ftLA: 30°

Top 4 • KC

4-2

Lorenzo Cain homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. Drew Butera scores.

EV: 106.2 mph💣 421 ftLA: 27°

2-2

Drew Butera singles on a line drive to second baseman Jed Lowrie, deflected by shortstop Marcus Semien. Alcides Escobar scores.

EV: 89.7 mph110 ftLA: 6°

Top 5 • KC

5-2

Alex Gordon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Chad Pinder. Mike Moustakas scores. Alcides Escobar to 3rd. Alex Gordon to 2nd.

EV: 93.2 mph125 ftLA: 9°

Bot 5 • OAK

5-4

Jed Lowrie singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Lorenzo Cain. Dustin Garneau scores. Rajai Davis scores.

EV: 97.1 mph87 ftLA: 4°

Top 8 • KC

6-4

Eric Hosmer singles on a ground ball to right fielder Chad Pinder. Whit Merrifield scores. Lorenzo Cain to 2nd.

EV: 106.4 mph132 ftLA: 7°

Bot 8 • OAK

6-6

Matt Chapman homers (9) on a fly ball to center field. Ryon Healy scores.

EV: 103.2 mph💣 418 ftLA: 29°

Top 9 • KC

7-6

Alex Gordon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Chad Pinder. Alcides Escobar scores.

EV: 99.9 mph134 ftLA: 9°

WP:Coulombe

HBP:Cain (by Dull)

IBB:Dull

Pitches-strikes:Blackburn 97-56; Castro 29-18; Hatcher 9-6; Coulombe 12-8; Dull 28-14; Treinen 14-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Blackburn 7-2; Castro 1-1; Hatcher 0-2; Coulombe 0-3; Dull 1-0; Treinen 1-0

Bench
Ryon Healy1B	5	1	2	0	0	0	.262/.293/.462	98.5	.417	.411
Matt OlsonPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.213/.292/.525	99.9	.085	.077
Paul BlackburnP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Simon CastroP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chris HatcherP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Danny CoulombeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan DullP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Blake TreinenP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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