OAK 9, KC 8 | Mar 13, 2018 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, March 13, 2018•Surprise Stadium•79°F, Cloudy

OAK

Athletics

Royals

Final

WIN

Kendall Graveman

LOSS

Danny Duffy

SAVE

Simon Castro

The Athletics edged the Royals 9-8 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Jorge Mateo2 HR, 3 RBI

★Sheldon Neuse3-for-4, 3 RBI

★Mark Canha3-for-4, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 9: Adalberto Mondesi homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

Weather: 79°F, CloudyWind: 8 mph, VariesFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 3:10Att: 5,297Venue: Surprise Stadium

Win Probability

KC WinOAK Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	5	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	9	17	1
KC	0	0	0	4	0	0	0

Game 534069 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Oakland Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Kevin MerrellSS	2	0	1	0	0	0	.455/.455/.909
Dustin GarneauC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.083/.154/.167
Nick MartiniLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.353/.478/.471
Slade Heathcott1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.375/.478/.438
Steve Lombardozzi Jr.2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	.300/.364/.400
Greg DeichmannRF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.500/.500/1.000
BJ BoydCF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.167/.250/.667
Tyler MarincovDH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000/1.000/1.000
Will Toffey3B	1	0	1	0	0	0	.200/.333/.200
Bench
Jorge MateoSS	4	2	2	3	0	0	.250/.250/.750
Franklin Barreto2B	3	2	2	0	1	1	.333/.395/.758
Jake SmolinskiRF
Totals	43	9	17	9	2	4	-

HR:Mateo (1st off Duffy, 0 on, 0 out); Neuse (1st off Duffy, 1 on, 1 out); Mateo (4th off Duffy, 1 on, 2 out); Canha (5th off Maurer, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Neuse; Canha; Murphy

TB:32

RBI:Mateo 3; Neuse 3; Canha 2; Murphy

GIDP:Deichmann

Team LOB:10

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Brandon DownesCF	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500/.500/.500
Elier HernandezLF	2	1

Pitching

Oakland Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Kendall GravemanW	3.0	5	4	4	4	0	24-23	12.00
Chris HatcherH	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	6-6	1.80
Yusmeiro PetitH	2.0	1	0	0	4	0	15-15	1.35
Blake Treinen	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	3-3	1.80
Chris Bassitt	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	7-6	7.50
Kyle Finnegan	0.2	3	3	3	0	1	8-7	9.00
Simon CastroS	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0.00
Totals	9.0	14	8	8	9	1	64-61	-

HBP:Cuthbert (by Graveman); Castellano (by Bassitt)

Inherited runners-scored:Hatcher 2-1

Pitches-strikes:Graveman 24-23; Hatcher 6-6; Petit 15-15; Treinen 3-3; Bassitt 7-6; Finnegan 8-7; Castro 1-1

Groundouts-flyouts:Graveman 3-3; Hatcher 2-0; Petit 0-2; Treinen 1-1; Bassitt 1-2; Finnegan 2-0; Castro 0-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Danny DuffyL	3.2	7	7	7	1	3	3	37-30	9.35

Scoring Plays

Top 1 • OAK

5-0

Sean Murphy doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Tyler Collins. Dustin Fowler scores.

4-0

Sheldon Neuse homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Mark Canha scores.

2-0

Mark Canha doubles (1) on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Gordon. Franklin Barreto scores.

1-0

Jorge Mateo homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

Top 4 • OAK

7-0

Jorge Mateo homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Sean Murphy scores.

Bot 4 • KC

7-1

Ryan Goins doubles (1) on a line drive to center fielder Dustin Fowler. Cheslor Cuthbert scores. Cody Asche to 3rd.

7-2

Adalberto Mondesi singles on a ground ball to second baseman Franklin Barreto. Cody Asche scores. Ryan Goins to 3rd.

7-3

Drew Butera reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Jorge Mateo. Ryan Goins scores. Adalberto Mondesi to 3rd. Missed catch error by second baseman Franklin Barreto.

7-4

Ramon Torres singles on a line drive to left fielder Anthony Garcia. Adalberto Mondesi scores. Drew Butera to 2nd.

Top 5 • OAK

8-4

Mark Canha homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.

Top 6 • OAK

9-4

Sheldon Neuse singles on a soft fly ball to center fielder Brandon Downes. Franklin Barreto scores. Nick Martini to 3rd. Mark Canha to 2nd.

Bot 8 • KC

9-5

Alfredo Escalera singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Kevin Merrell. Humberto Arteaga scores. Adalberto Mondesi to 3rd. Angelo Castellano to 2nd.

Bot 9 • KC

9-6

Ryan O'Hearn doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Nick Martini. Elier Hernandez scores.

9-8

Adalberto Mondesi homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Ryan O'Hearn scores.

HBP:García (by Duffy)

Inherited runners-scored:Maurer 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Duffy 37-30; Maurer 12-6; Herrera 6-6; Maness 5-5; Gaviglio 3-3; McCarthy 7-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Duffy 2-6; Maurer 2-2; Herrera 2-0; Maness 2-1; Gaviglio 0-3; McCarthy 2-0

Bench
Tyler CollinsCF	3	0	1	0	0	2	.300/.364/.367
Alex GordonLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.133/.229/.167
Cheslor Cuthbert1B	2	1	0	0	0	0	.233/.258/.400
Cody Asche3B	3	1	2	0	0	1	.313/.455/.625
Ryan Goins2B	3	1	2	1	0	0	.429/.458/.571
Drew ButeraC	2	0	0	1	0	0	.211/.273/.368
Ramón TorresSS	2	0	1	1	0	0	.400/.400/.480
Billy BurnsRF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.222/.222/.222
Danny DuffyP							.000/.000/.000
Brandon MaurerP							.000/.000/.000
Kelvin HerreraP							.000/.000/.000
Seth ManessP							.000/.000/.000
Sam GaviglioP							.000/.000/.000
Kevin McCarthyP							.000/.000/.000