KC 6, OAK 4 | Mar 3, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Friday, March 3, 2023•Hohokam Stadium•58°F, Partly Cloudy

Royals

OAK

Athletics

Final

WIN

Brad Keller

LOSS

Kyle Muller

SAVE

Steven Cruz

The Royals defeated the Athletics 6-4.

Key Moment

Top 3: Hunter Dozier doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Cristian Pache. Michael Massey scores.

Weather: 58°F, Partly CloudyWind: 1 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 8:05 PM UTCT: 2:40Att: 4,302Venue: Hohokam Stadium

Win Probability

OAK WinKC Win

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

Game 719287 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Luca TreshDH	2	0	0	0	0	2	.429/.500/.714
Clay Dungan2B	1	1	0	0	0	0	.000/.125/.000
Tucker BradleyRF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.375/.500/.750
CJ Alexander1B	1	0	1	0	1	0	.571/.700/.857
Jeison GuzmánCF	1	0	0	1	1	0	.000/.125/.000
Angelo CastellanoSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.250/.167
Nick Loftin3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	.286/.444/.857
Logan PorterC	1	0	0	0	1	0	.400/.571/.600
Tyler GentryLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.273/.000
Bench
Bobby Witt Jr.DH	3	0	1	1	0	0	.385/.429/.538
Michael Massey2B	3	1	1	0	0	0	.250/.250/.333
Hunter Dozier3B
Totals	34	6	9	5	5	4	-

2B:Massey; Dozier; Briceño

TB:12

RBI:Jr.; Guzmán; Taylor; Dozier; Briceño

GIDP:Gentry; Reyes

Team LOB:8

Oakland Athletics

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Kevin SmithSS	2	1	1	0	0	0	.333/.385/.333
Jordan DiazDH	2	0

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	ERA
Brad KellerW	3.0	2	1	1	1	3	22-18	5.79
Scott Barlow	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	6-6	3.00
Dylan ColemanH	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	14-8	3.00
Richard LoveladyH	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	6-6	0.00
Nick WittgrenH	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	5-5	6.00
Evan SiskH	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	7-3	3.00
Steven CruzS	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	8-7	0.00
Totals	9.0	10	4	3	3	7	68-53	-

WP:Coleman

HBP:Thomas (by Coleman)

Pitches-strikes:Keller 22-18; Barlow 6-6; Coleman 14-8; Lovelady 6-6; Wittgren 5-5; Sisk 7-3; Cruz 8-7

Groundouts-flyouts:Keller 4-2; Barlow 2-1; Coleman 1-1; Lovelady 1-1; Wittgren 0-2; Sisk 1-1; Cruz 2-1

Oakland Athletics

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Kyle MullerL	2.2	5	4	3	1	0	0	17-13	5.79

Top 2 • KC

2-0

Samad Taylor singles on a line drive to left fielder Brent Rooker. Maikel Garcia scores. Jose Briceno to 2nd.

1-0

Jose Briceno singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Franmil Reyes scores. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.

Bot 2 • OAK

2-1

Cristian Pache grounds out, third baseman Hunter Dozier to first baseman Matt Beaty. Brent Rooker scores.

Top 3 • KC

4-1

Matt Beaty reaches on a throwing error by first baseman Ryan Noda. Hunter Dozier scores.

3-1

Hunter Dozier doubles (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Cristian Pache. Michael Massey scores.

Top 4 • KC

5-1

Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a line drive to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Jose Briceno scores. Samad Taylor to 3rd.

Bot 4 • OAK

5-2

Cristian Pache singles on a ground ball to center fielder Samad Taylor. Brent Rooker scores.

Bot 5 • OAK

5-3

Conner Capel doubles (2) on a line drive to right fielder Dairon Blanco. Nick Allen scores.

Top 7 • KC

6-3

Jeison Guzman walks. Clay Dungan scores. Tucker Bradley to 3rd. CJ Alexander to 2nd.

Bot 9 • OAK

6-4

Dermis Garcia out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Tucker Bradley. Kevin Smith scores.

HBP:Dungan (by Williams); Bradley (by Williams)

Inherited runners-scored:Hall 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Muller 17-13; Conley 1-1; Tarnok 17-13; Williams 14-4; Hall 1-1; Garcia 8-4; Long 6-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Muller 5-3; Conley 1-0; Tarnok 2-5; Williams 0-1; Hall 0-1; Garcia 1-0; Long 1-1

Bench
Nick AllenSS	2	1	1	0	1	1	.429/.600/.429
Conner CapelDH	3	0	1	1	0	1	.333/.500/.556
Ramón LaureanoRF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.125/.125/.125
Ryan Noda1B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.333/.467/.750
Brent RookerLF	2	2	2	0	0	0	.500/.667/.750
Tyler SoderstromC	2	0	1	0	1	0	.385/.429/.769
Cristian PacheCF	3	0	1	2	0	0	.364/.417/.636
Tyler Wade3B	2	0	1	0	0	0	.500/.700/.833
Zack Gelof2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.200/.385/.200
Kyle MullerP							.000/.000/.000
Bryce ConleyP							.000/.000/.000
Freddy TarnokP							.000/.000/.000
Garrett WilliamsP							.000/.000/.000
Charles HallP							.000/.000/.000
Rico GarciaP							.000/.000/.000
Nolan LongP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

Kansas City Royals

Oakland Athletics

Pitching

Kansas City Royals

Oakland Athletics

Game Notes