OAK 12, KC 8 | May 5, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 6, 2023•Kauffman Stadium•76°F, Cloudy

OAK

Athletics

Royals

Final

WIN

Kyle Muller

LOSS

Brad Keller

The Athletics defeated the Royals 12-8.

★Tony Kemp3-for-4, 1 RBI

★Brent Rooker3-for-5, 3 RBI

★Esteury Ruiz3-for-6, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 7: Hunter Dozier triples (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Nick Pratto scores.

Weather: 76°F, CloudyWind: 10 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:11Att: 15,966Venue: Kauffman Stadium

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91.2%C

17 missed calls

+5.6% ATH

+0.77 runs KC

Win Probability

KC WinOAK Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	1	0	3	1	4	0	0	2	1	12	17	0
KC	0	0	0	2	1	2	3

Game 718299 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Oakland Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Esteury RuizCF	6	3	3	0	0	0	.276/.346/.358	106.1	.361	.351
Ryan Noda1B	4	3	3	3	2	0	.247/.408/.442	100.4	.324	.377
Brent RookerDH	5	2	3	3	1	2	.333/.442/.726	104.9	.633	.870
Ramón LaureanoRF	6	1	1	1	0	1	.238/.299/.438	109.3	.362	.548
Jordan Diaz2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242/.242/.364	-	-	-
Shea LangeliersC	3	0	1	1	1	0	.212/.282/.434	96.3	.163	.120
Tony KempLF	4	1	3	1	1	0	.190/.281/.270	101.2	.436	.496
Jace Peterson3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	.185/.276/.261	99.7	.204	.274
Nick AllenSS	5	1	1	1	0	1	.107/.167/.143	103.9	.447	.441
Bench
JJ BledayLF	3	1	2	0	1	0	.364/.417/.636	102.3	.550	.529
Kyle MullerP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	41	12	17	10	7	5	-	-	-	-

HR:Rooker (3rd off Keller, 2 on, 0 out); Laureano (3rd off Keller, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Kemp 2; Rooker; Ruiz; Noda 2

TB:29

RBI:Kemp; Allen; Rooker 3; Langeliers; Laureano; Noda 3

SB:Ruiz 2

SF:Langeliers

GIDP:Peterson

Team LOB:10

Kansas City Royals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
MJ MelendezRF	5	0	1	0	0	0	.200/.276/.364	97.8	.285

Pitching

Oakland Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle MullerW	5.1	8	5	5	3	1	1	94-58	88	6.62
Spencer Patton	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-4	87.6	0.00
Shintaro Fujinami	0.1	0	3	3	3	0	0	19-4	96.3	13.50
Austin PruittH	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	87.8	0.00
Sam MollH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	85.5	3.00
Zach Jackson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	22-15	90.8	2.40
Totals	9.0	10	8	8	6	2	1	164-94	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Patton 2-1; Pruitt 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Muller 94-58; Patton 9-4; Fujinami 19-4; Pruitt 10-6; Moll 10-7; Jackson 22-15

Groundouts-flyouts:Muller 7-7; Patton 0-2; Fujinami 0-1; Pruitt 0-2; Moll 2-1; Jackson 2-0

Kansas City Royals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brad KellerL	4.1	11	7	6	4	1	2	95-57	89.8	4.67

Top 1 • OAK

1-0

Brent Rooker walks.

Top 3 • OAK

4-0

Ramon Laureano homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.

EV: 109.3 mph💣 440 ftLA: 28°

3-0

Brent Rooker homers (10) on a fly ball to left field. Ryan Noda scores.

EV: 104.9 mph💣 423 ftLA: 37°

Top 4 • OAK

5-0

Brent Rooker doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Edward Olivares. Ryan Noda scores.

EV: 104.2 mph356 ftLA: 18°

Bot 4 • KC

5-2

Nick Pratto homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Salvador Perez scores.

EV: 103.7 mph💣 422 ftLA: 25°

Top 5 • OAK

9-2

Ryan Noda doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder MJ Melendez. Nick Allen scores. Esteury Ruiz scores.

EV: 100.4 mph326 ftLA: 23°

7-2

Nick Allen singles on a line drive to center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. Tony Kemp scores.

EV: 103.9 mph196 ftLA: 7°

6-2

Tony Kemp doubles (5) on a line drive to right fielder MJ Melendez. JJ Bleday scores.

EV: 100.3 mph329 ftLA: 22°

Bot 5 • KC

9-3

Vinnie Pasquantino out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Maikel Garcia scores. MJ Melendez to 3rd.

EV: 95.9 mph366 ftLA: 26°

Bot 6 • KC

9-4

Jackie Bradley Jr. grounds into a force out, second baseman Tony Kemp to shortstop Nick Allen. Nick Pratto scores. Matt Duffy to 3rd. Hunter Dozier out at 2nd. Jackie Bradley Jr. to 1st.

EV: 103.3 mph66 ftLA: 2°

9-5

Maikel Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Esteury Ruiz. Matt Duffy scores.

EV: 101.5 mph365 ftLA: 38°

Bot 7 • KC

9-6

Matt Duffy out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Edward Olivares scores.

EV: 87.2 mph298 ftLA: 27°

9-8

Hunter Dozier triples (1) on a sharp line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Vinnie Pasquantino scores. Nick Pratto scores.

EV: 102.5 mph325 ftLA: 14°

Top 8 • OAK

11-8

Tony Kemp walks. Brent Rooker scores. Jordan Diaz to 2nd. Wild pitch by pitcher Josh Taylor.

10-8

Shea Langeliers out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder MJ Melendez. Ryan Noda scores. Brent Rooker to 3rd.

EV: 96.3 mph294 ftLA: 48°

Top 9 • OAK

12-8

Ryan Noda reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by first baseman Nick Pratto. Esteury Ruiz scores. Ryan Noda to 2nd. Ryan Noda advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by first baseman Nick Pratto.

EV: 88.3 mph40 ft0

Bench
Brad KellerP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jonathan HeasleyP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Josh TaylorP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Carlos HernándezP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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