OAK 7, KC 10 | Sep 14, 2021 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 15, 2021•Kauffman Stadium•74°F, Cloudy

OAK

Athletics

Royals

Final

WIN

Jake Brentz

LOSS

Yusmeiro Petit

SAVE

Scott Barlow

The Royals defeated the Athletics 10-7.

★Salvador Perez4 RBI

★Nicky Lopez3-for-5, 1 RBI

★Whit Merrifield3-for-5, 1 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Kyle Isbel homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Edward Olivares scores.

Weather: 74°F, CloudyWind: 8 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:59Att: 10,254Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

Chad Whitson

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89.8%C

18 missed calls

+30.6% ATH

+0.18 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinOAK Win

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

Game 632511 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Oakland Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Josh Harrison3B	4	1	1	2	1	0	.289/.352/.421	99.4	.488	.495
Starling MarteCF	3	1	1	0	1	2	.322/.396/.471	93.2	.247	.281
Matt Olson1B	3	0	0	1	1	0	.274/.369/.542	108.1	.156	.141
Yan GomesDH	2	0	0	0	0	1	.258/.301/.438	93.8	.278	.252
Mark CanhaLF	5	1	1	0	0	1	.235/.359/.411	100.3	.197	.209
Seth BrownRF	3	2	1	0	1	1	.207/.275/.460	110.3	.574	.632
Sean MurphyC	3	1	1	0	1	1	.218/.310/.413	95.1	.841	.797
Tony Kemp2B	3	1	1	0	1	0	.267/.373/.406	90.8	.319	.299
Elvis AndrusSS	4	0	2	2	0	0	.233/.279/.313	105.8	.618	.600
Bench
Jed LowrieDH	2	0	0	1	0	0	.248/.323/.403	92.2	.051	.149
Frankie MontasP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	32	7	8	6	6	6	-	-	-	-

2B:Brown; Canha; Marte; Andrus

TB:12

RBI:Harrison 2; Lowrie; Olson; Andrus 2

SF:Lowrie; Olson

GIDP:Gomes

Team LOB:7

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Whit Merrifield2B	5	2	3	1	0	1	.280/.322/.401	96.8	.654

Pitching

Oakland Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Frankie Montas	3.1	8	4	4	2	4	1	64-39	92.6	3.72
Deolis Guerra	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	20-14	83.8	3.45
Yusmeiro PetitLBS	0.1	4	4	4	0	1	1	22-13	83.9	3.79
Jake Diekman	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-9	89.9	3.13
Sergio Romo	1.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	24-12	81	4.45
Domingo Acevedo	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14-8	88.2	6.75
Totals	8.0	14	10	10	4	9	3	159-95	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Guerra 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Montas 64-39; Guerra 20-14; Petit 22-13; Diekman 15-9; Romo 24-12; Acevedo 14-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Montas 2-4; Guerra 1-1; Petit 0-0; Diekman 0-1; Romo 2-0; Acevedo 2-1

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jackson Kowar	1.0	3	5	5	4	1	0	39-18	92.3	11.50

Game Notes

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B5Replay review: Athletics challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Ryan O'Hearn grounds into a double play, first baseman Matt Olson to shortstop Elvis Andrus to pitcher Deolis Guerra. Adalberto Mondesi out at 2nd. Ryan O'Hearn out at 1st.

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T2Wild pitch by Jackson Kowar

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T3Wild pitch by Ervin Santana

Top 1 • OAK

2-0

Jed Lowrie out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Starling Marte scores.

EV: 83.7 mph278 ftLA: 23°

1-0

Matt Olson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Josh Harrison scores. Starling Marte to 3rd.

EV: 97.9 mph312 ftLA: 46°

Top 2 • OAK

5-0

Josh Harrison singles on a line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Sean Murphy scores. Tony Kemp scores. Elvis Andrus to 3rd. Josh Harrison to 2nd.

EV: 85.6 mph191 ftLA: 13°

3-0

Elvis Andrus singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Kyle Isbel. Seth Brown scores. Sean Murphy to 3rd. Tony Kemp to 2nd.

EV: 103.9 mph279 ftLA: 11°

Top 3 • OAK

6-0

Sean Murphy singles on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi.

EV: 95.1 mph193 ftLA: 12°

Bot 3 • KC

6-1

Whit Merrifield singles on a ground ball to right fielder Seth Brown. Kyle Isbel scores.

EV: 83.7 mph98 ftLA: 5°

6-2

Salvador Perez singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Starling Marte. Whit Merrifield scores.

EV: 102.5 mph7 ftLA: -16°

6-3

Adalberto Mondesi grounds into a force out, second baseman Tony Kemp to shortstop Elvis Andrus. Salvador Perez scores. Andrew Benintendi to 3rd. Carlos Santana out at 2nd. Adalberto Mondesi to 1st.

EV: 90.2 mph5 ftLA: -37°

Bot 4 • KC

6-4

Hunter Dozier homers (12) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 104.9 mph💣 426 ftLA: 26°

Top 5 • OAK

7-4

Elvis Andrus doubles (24) on a line drive to left fielder Andrew Benintendi. Seth Brown scores.

EV: 95.1 mph253 ftLA: 13°

Bot 6 • KC

7-5

Nicky Lopez singles on a line drive to right fielder Seth Brown, deflected by second baseman Tony Kemp. Kyle Isbel scores. Whit Merrifield to 3rd.

EV: 95.6 mph163 ftLA: 10°

7-8

Salvador Perez homers (43) on a fly ball to left field. Whit Merrifield scores. Nicky Lopez scores.

EV: 108.4 mph💣 420 ftLA: 36°

Bot 7 • KC

7-10

Kyle Isbel homers (1) on a line drive to right field. Edward Olivares scores.

EV: 102.2 mph💣 373 ftLA: 24°

HR:Dozier (4th off Montas, 0 on, 0 out); Perez (6th off Petit, 3 on, 1 out); Isbel (7th off Romo, 1 on, 1 out)

2B:Benintendi; Isbel

TB:25

RBI:Mondesi; Perez 4; Lopez; Merrifield; Dozier; Isbel 2

SB:Mondesi; Lopez

GIDP:O'Hearn

Team LOB:7

WP:Kowar; Santana 2

HBP:Marte (by Santana)

Inherited runners-scored:Santana 2-0; Payamps 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Kowar 39-18; Santana 46-27; Payamps 27-20; Brentz 14-11; Tapia 14-8; Staumont 11-9; Barlow 23-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Kowar 0-2; Santana 2-2; Payamps 1-4; Brentz 1-0; Tapia 2-1; Staumont 1-2; Barlow 1-1

Bench
Ryan O'HearnDH	3	0	0	0	1	1	.220/.256/.372	109	.396	.414
Jackson KowarP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ervin SantanaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Joel PayampsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jake BrentzP							.000/1.000/.000	-	-	-
Domingo TapiaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-