A's hold off Royals 12-10 to keep pace in AL wild-card race

— Matt Olson hit a two-run homer, Josh Harrison drove in three runs and Elvis Andrus had four hits as the Oakland Athletics held on through a nervy ninth inning to beat the Kansas City Royals 12-10 on Wednesday night.
Sep 16, 2021, 05:37 am - AP
OAK
KC
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S. Manaea
win

S. Manaea10-9

5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
C. Hernandez
loss

C. Hernandez6-2

4.0 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 3 K, 4 BB
A. Chafin
save

A. Chafin4

1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

OAKKC
1stBenintendi singled to right center, Lopez scored, Benintendi thrown out at second.01
2ndAndrus singled to left, Canha scored and Kemp scored.21
3rdCanha singled to center, Olson scored.31
4thOlson homered to left (367 feet), Andrus scored.51
4thMondesi grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Perez scored, C. Santana out at second, Benintendi to third.52
4thAlberto singled to center, Benintendi scored and Mondesi scored, Dozier to third.54
5thKemp singled to center, Canha scored, Gomes to second, Brown to third.64
5thHarrison singled to right, Brown scored and Gomes scored, Kemp to third.84
5thPerez homered to right center (413 feet).85
7thHarrison singled to right, Kemp scored, Andrus to second.95
7thMarte singled to center, Andrus scored and Harrison scored on fielding error by center fielder Olivares, Marte to second.115
7thDavis singled to right, Marte scored.125
7thBenintendi singled to center, Lopez scored.126
8thOlivares singled to right, Dozier scored.127
8thBenintendi singled to right, Lopez scored and Olivares scored, O'Hearn to third.129
9thOlivares grounded out to second, Mondesi scored, Alberto to second, Dozier to third.1210
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