OAK 5, KC 4 | May 6, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 6, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•93°F, Clear

OAK

Athletics

Royals

Final

WIN

Ken Waldichuk

LOSS

Brady Singer

SAVE

Zach Jackson

The Athletics edged the Royals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

Key Moment

Top 3: JJ Bleday homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

Weather: 93°F, ClearWind: 18 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 11:10 PM UTCT: 3:16Att: 29,549Venue: Kauffman Stadium

Ump Audit

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92.3%B

17 missed calls

+47.1% ATH

+0.29 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinOAK Win

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

Game 718280 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Oakland Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Esteury RuizDH	5	0	1	2	0	2	.273/.340/.352	97.2	.240	.311
Ryan Noda1B	3	1	2	1	0	0	.263/.427/.488	113.9	.410	.685
Brent RookerLF	4	0	1	1	1	2	.330/.440/.716	107.2	.510	.629
Ramón LaureanoRF	5	0	0	0	0	1	.224/.283/.412	100	.137	.133
JJ BledayCF	5	2	2	1	0	2	.375/.412/.813	101.3	.263	.350
Shea LangeliersC	3	1	1	0	1	1	.216/.289/.431	99.1	.382	.362
Tony Kemp2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	.184/.280/.262	98.7	.412	.474
Nick AllenSS	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107/.167/.143	-	-	-
Kevin Smith3B	4	1	1	0	0	3	.197/.209/.303	104.7	.758	.793
Bench
Jace Peterson3B	2	0	1	0	1	0	.191/.287/.266	100.8	.484	.482
Jesús AguilarPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.263/.318/.475
Totals	35	5	9	5	4	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Bleday (3rd off Singer, 0 on, 1 out)

2B:Rooker; Noda; Bleday

3B:Noda

TB:17

RBI:Rooker; Ruiz 2; Noda; Bleday

SB:Ruiz

Team LOB:9

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Bobby Witt Jr.SS	6	1	1	2	0	1	.234/.276/.445	104.3	.485

Pitching

Oakland Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Ken WaldichukW	5.0	6	4	4	6	6	2	114-69	86.5	7.25
Rico GarciaH	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	25-12	90.6	0.00
Richard LoveladyH	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-10	87.8	2.16
Sam MollH	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19-12	88.2	2.77
Zach JacksonS	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	23-12	90.5	2.25
Totals	9.0	7	4	4	10	11	2	196-115	-	-

WP:Jackson

HBP:Massey (by Lovelady); Perez (by Moll)

Inherited runners-scored:Lovelady 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Waldichuk 114-69; Garcia 25-12; Lovelady 15-10; Moll 19-12; Jackson 23-12

Groundouts-flyouts:Waldichuk 3-6; Garcia 2-1; Lovelady 0-1; Moll 1-1; Jackson 1-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady SingerL	4.0	6	5	5	3	4	1	96-52	88.7	8.82

Game Notes

📺

B9Replay review: Royals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Bobby Witt Jr. grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Ryan Noda.

💨

B9Wild pitch by Zach Jackson

Bot 1 • KC

0-1

Maikel Garcia doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder JJ Bleday. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Salvador Perez to 3rd.

EV: 101.9 mph391 ftLA: 20°

Top 2 • OAK

2-1

Esteury Ruiz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Hunter Dozier. JJ Bleday scores. Shea Langeliers scores. Jace Peterson to 3rd.

EV: 79.7 mph94 ftLA: 6°

Top 3 • OAK

3-1

JJ Bleday homers (2) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 96.3 mph💣 370 ftLA: 25°

Top 4 • OAK

5-1

Brent Rooker doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Ryan Noda scores.

EV: 107.2 mph406 ftLA: 18°

4-1

Ryan Noda triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Hunter Dozier. Kevin Smith scores.

EV: 113.9 mph401 ftLA: 20°

Bot 4 • KC

5-2

Freddy Fermin homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 103.0 mph💣 427 ftLA: 34°

5-4

Bobby Witt Jr. homers (6) on a fly ball to center field. Jackie Bradley Jr. scores.

EV: 104.3 mph💣 434 ftLA: 31°

HBP:Noda (by Singer); Noda (by Singer)

Pitches-strikes:Singer 96-52; Clarke 36-21; Taylor 16-11; Staumont 10-8; Barlow 17-10

Groundouts-flyouts:Singer 2-6; Clarke 0-2; Taylor 1-1; Staumont 1-0; Barlow 1-0

Bench
Hunter DozierRF	3	0	0	0	1	1	.176/.253/.279	106.6	.004	.005
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF	3	1	1	0	0	1	.154/.241/.212	97.9	.289	.451
Brady SingerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Taylor ClarkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh TaylorP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh StaumontP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-