OAK 7, KC 2 | Sep 16, 2021 | The Best Box Score

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Thursday, September 16, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•85°F, Sunny

OAK

Athletics

Royals

Final

WIN

Paul Blackburn

LOSS

Daniel Lynch IV

The Athletics cruised past the Royals 7-2 in a dominant performance.

★Josh Harrison4-for-5, 2 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Josh Harrison doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Edward Olivares. Tony Kemp scores.

Weather: 85°F, SunnyWind: 9 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:10 PM UTCT: 3:28Att: 11,729Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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95.8%A

6 missed calls

+5.2% KC

+0.36 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinOAK Win

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

Game 632468 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Oakland Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Josh Harrison3B	5	2	4	2	0	0	.295/.358/.427	103.5	.306	.359
Starling MarteCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.321/.396/.467	106.8	.184	.173
Matt Olson1B	4	0	1	0	1	1	.275/.370/.546	95.3	.536	.489
Mark CanhaLF	4	1	0	1	1	2	.237/.362/.410	82.9	.162	.156
Yan GomesDH	3	0	0	0	0	0	.252/.296/.428	86.2	.030	.036
Chad PinderRF	4	0	2	2	0	0	.229/.294/.365	106.8	.441	.581
Sean MurphyC	4	0	0	0	0	0	.215/.307/.409	87.2	.085	.081
Elvis AndrusSS	2	2	1	0	1	0	.241/.288/.321	101.3	.184	.169
Tony Kemp2B	2	2	0	0	1	0	.267/.375/.403	80.7	.099	.090
Bench
Khris DavisDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.187/.259/.347	94.4	.331	.298
Jed LowrieDH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.245/.320/.399
Totals	34	7	9	5	4	4	-	-	-	-

2B:Harrison; Olson

TB:11

RBI:Harrison 2; Canha; Pinder 2

CS:Marte

GIDP:Olson; Marte

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit MerrifieldRF	5	0	0	0	0	2	.278/.319/.396	97.8	.135

Pitching

Oakland Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Paul BlackburnW	5.0	6	2	2	2	3	1	79-51	85.7	4.94
Deolis GuerraH	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	25-16	82.5	3.34
Andrew ChafinH	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	15-10	87	1.86
Sergio Romo	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-5	83	4.37
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	3	7	1	128-82	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Guerra 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Blackburn 79-51; Guerra 25-16; Chafin 15-10; Romo 9-5

Groundouts-flyouts:Blackburn 6-5; Guerra 2-2; Chafin 0-1; Romo 2-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Daniel Lynch IVL	2.0	2	3	1	1	1	0	53-31	88.4	5.34

Bot 1 • KC

0-2

Salvador Perez homers (45) on a fly ball to left center field. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 106.9 mph💣 428 ftLA: 36°

Top 3 • OAK

4-2

Chad Pinder singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Josh Harrison scores. Mark Canha scores. Jed Lowrie to 2nd.

EV: 106.8 mph175 ftLA: 7°

2-2

Jed Lowrie reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Ryan O'Hearn. Tony Kemp scores. Josh Harrison to 3rd. Mark Canha to 2nd.

EV: 93.7 mph10 ftLA: -11°

1-2

Josh Harrison singles on a ground ball to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Elvis Andrus scores. Tony Kemp to 2nd.

EV: 87.3 mph20 ftLA: -5°

Top 9 • OAK

7-2

Mark Canha reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Hunter Dozier to shortstop Nicky Lopez. Josh Harrison scores. Matt Olson out at 2nd.

EV: 45.1 mph4 ftLA: -36°

6-2

Josh Harrison doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Edward Olivares. Tony Kemp scores.

EV: 103.5 mph389 ftLA: 21°

WP:Brentz 3; Zuber

HBP:Marte (by IV); Kemp (by IV); Andrus (by Brentz)

Inherited runners-scored:Payamps 3-2; Tapia 1-0; Zuber 1-1

Pitches-strikes:IV 53-31; Payamps 26-17; Speier 22-14; Tapia 14-11; Staumont 16-8; Brentz 10-2; Zuber 14-8

Groundouts-flyouts:IV 3-2; Payamps 3-3; Speier 0-1; Tapia 2-2; Staumont 1-2; Brentz 0-0; Zuber 2-0

Bench
Ryan O'Hearn1B	3	0	1	0	0	0	.220/.259/.370	82.1	.330	.312
Kyle IsbelCF	3	0	0	0	0	0	.283/.327/.413	103.2	.084	.090
Sebastián RiveroC	3	0	2	0	0	0	.194/.286/.258	105.2	.523	.539
Daniel Lynch IVP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joel PayampsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Gabe SpeierP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Domingo TapiaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake BrentzP							.000/1.000/.000	-	-	-
Tyler ZuberP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Oakland Athletics

Kansas City Royals

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