KC 6, OAK 5 | Sep 16, 2019 | The Best Box Score

Tuesday, September 17, 2019•Oakland Coliseum•66°F, Clear

Royals

OAK

Athletics

Final

WIN

Kevin McCarthy

LOSS

Liam Hendriks

SAVE

Ian Kennedy

The Royals edged the Athletics 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Adalberto Mondesi3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Marcus Semien3-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Brett Phillips homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

Weather: 66°F, ClearWind: 16 mph, Out To RFFirst pitch: 2:07 AM UTCT: 3:35Att: 12,902Venue: Oakland Coliseum

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88.7%D

22 missed calls

+14.6% ATH

+1.32 runs ATH

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	6	11	0
OAK	2	2	0	0	0	0	0

Game 566159 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	3	2	0	0	1	.307/.354/.472	99.7	.465	.512
Adalberto MondesiSS	5	0	3	2	0	1	.270/.296/.439	98.4	.550	.518
Jorge SolerDH	5	2	2	1	0	1	.258/.347/.560	109.9	.530	.908
Hunter Dozier3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.286/.358/.543	92	.102	.099
Alex GordonLF	3	0	1	2	0	1	.264/.340/.400	90	.145	.130
Bubba StarlingRF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.213/.257/.314	88	.112	.125
Ryan McBroom1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.250/.318/.300	66	-	-
Meibrys ViloriaC	4	0	0	0	0	3	.216/.262/.293	108.7	.680	.634
Brett PhillipsCF	3	1	1	1	1	2	.173/.302/.327	104.5	.500	.962
Bench
Ryan O'Hearn1B	2	0	0	0	0	2	.186/.277/.352	74.8	-	-
Glenn SparkmanP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	37	6	11	6	2	15	-	-	-	-

HR:Soler (4th off Roark, 0 on, 0 out); Phillips (9th off Hendriks, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Soler; Mondesi; Dozier

3B:Mondesi

TB:22

RBI:Phillips; Soler; Mondesi 2; Gordon 2

CS:Mondesi

GIDP:Merrifield

Team LOB:7

Oakland Athletics

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Marcus SemienSS	5	2	3	2	0	0	.284/.365/.519	105.6	.375

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Glenn Sparkman	4.1	6	4	4	3	1	1	78-40	89.5	6.02
Tim Hill	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	85.7	3.44
Scott Barlow	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	25-16	85.6	4.43
Gabe Speier	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5-2	92.1	8.31
Kevin McCarthyW	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19-8	89.3	5.00
Ian KennedyS	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	21-11	92.1	3.28
Totals	9.0	10	5	5	4	6	1	165-88	-	-

WP:Sparkman 2

IBB:McCarthy

Inherited runners-scored:Hill 1-0; McCarthy 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Sparkman 78-40; Hill 17-11; Barlow 25-16; Speier 5-2; McCarthy 19-8; Kennedy 21-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Sparkman 3-8; Hill 1-1; Barlow 2-1; Speier 0-0; McCarthy 2-1; Kennedy 0-1

Oakland Athletics

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Tanner Roark	4.2	7	4	4	1	8	1	110-67	87.5	4.12

Game Notes

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T5Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Bubba Starling singles on a soft ground ball to shortstop Marcus Semien. Alex Gordon to 2nd.

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B1Wild pitch by Glenn Sparkman

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B2Passed ball

Top 1 • KC

1-0

Adalberto Mondesi triples (10) on a line drive to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 98.4 mph277 ftLA: 15°

Bot 1 • OAK

1-2

Matt Olson doubles (25) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Marcus Semien scores. Ramon Laureano scores.

EV: 86.3 mph254 ftLA: 21°

Bot 2 • OAK

1-4

Marcus Semien homers (31) on a fly ball to center field. Sean Murphy scores.

EV: 105.6 mph💣 415 ftLA: 30°

Top 4 • KC

2-4

Jorge Soler homers (45) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 109.9 mph💣 447 ftLA: 31°

Top 5 • KC

4-4

Alex Gordon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Whit Merrifield scores. Jorge Soler scores.

EV: 90.0 mph6 ftLA: -18°

Bot 8 • OAK

4-5

Khris Davis singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Phillips. Mark Canha scores. Robbie Grossman to 2nd.

EV: 97.1 mph39 ft0

Top 9 • KC

6-5

Adalberto Mondesi doubles (19) on a line drive to left fielder Robbie Grossman. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 90.3 mph184 ftLA: 9°

5-5

Brett Phillips homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field.

EV: 104.5 mph💣 378 ftLA: 39°

HBP:Gordon (by Roark)

Inherited runners-scored:Diekman 2-2; Petit 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Roark 110-67; Diekman 29-20; Petit 14-10; Soria 10-9; Hendriks 18-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Roark 0-5; Diekman 0-0; Petit 1-1; Soria 0-1; Hendriks 0-3

Bench
Matt Olson1B	4	0	2	2	0	0	.272/.356/.562	107.3	.312	.413
Seth BrownLF	1	0	0	0	1	0	.377/.441/.585	80	-	-
Jurickson Profar2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	.212/.294/.408	103.1	.263	.405
Tanner RoarkP							.152/.152/.273	-	-	-
Jake DiekmanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Yusmeiro PetitP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joakim SoriaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Liam HendriksP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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