Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
Royals Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 | .375 | .498 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | .334 | .466 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .302 | .375 | .478 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .288 | .338 | .463 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .284 | .331 | .471 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 | .280 | .370 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | .337 | .434 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .321 | .375 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 | .283 | .328 |
| 40 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
- Batting
- 2BS Perez (6, G Gonzalez)
- HRE Hosmer (16, 2nd inning off G Gonzalez 0 on, 0 Out); J Francoeur (17, 2nd inning off G Gonzalez 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIE Hosmer (66), J Francoeur (77), A Escobar (41), A Gordon 2 (78), J Giavotella (15), S Perez (9)
- 2Out RBIS Perez, A Gordon
- Team LOB9
- Team RISP3-11 (S Perez 1-2, A Gordon 0-1, A Escobar 1-1, M Cabrera 0-2, E Hosmer 0-1, J Giavotella 0-2, Y Navarro 1-2)
- Baserunning
- SBE Hosmer (9, 3rd base off G Gonzalez/A Recker); J Francoeur (20, 2nd base off J Blevins/A Recker)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Weeks (21, D Duffy)
- RBIJ Weeks 2 (27), C Pennington 2 (55)
- 2Out RBIJ Weeks, C Pennington
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP4-12 (J Willingham 0-1, S Sizemore 0-1, J Weeks 3-3, C Pennington 1-2, A Recker 0-2, R Sweeney 0-1, H Matsui 0-2)
- Fielding
- EC Pennington (21, throw)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedD Duffy 15-26; B Wood 6-8; J Soria 4-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesD Duffy 25-9-23-18; B Wood 8-3-5-4; J Soria 4-3-5-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Duffy 6-9; B Wood 2-1; J Soria 1-0
- Game ScoresD Duffy 54
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
G. Gonzalez(L,12-12) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 98-64 | 3.43 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36-22 | 0.00 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27-17 | 3.20 |
| 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 161-103 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedG Gonzalez 17-29; A Carignan 4-7; J Blevins 4-7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesG Gonzalez 17-9-18-20; A Carignan 5-6-9-2; J Blevins 5-1-6-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsG Gonzalez 5-6; A Carignan 0-3; J Blevins 2-3
- Game ScoresG Gonzalez 22
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | E Hosmer homered to right (406 feet). | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | J Francoeur homered to left (409 feet). | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | A Escobar reached on infield single to third, J Giavotella scored, S Perez to third, Y Navarro to second. | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2nd | A Gordon grounded out to first, S Perez scored, Y Navarro to third, A Escobar to second. | 4 | 0 | ||
| 3rd | J Weeks doubled to center, R Sweeney scored, A Recker to third. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | C Pennington singled to left, A Recker scored, J Weeks to third, C Pennington to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 2 | ||
| 5th | J Giavotella grounded out to third, E Hosmer scored, J Francoeur to second. | 5 | 2 | ||
| 5th | S Perez doubled to right, J Francoeur scored. | 6 | 2 | ||
| 5th | A Gordon walked, S Perez scored, Y Navarro to third, A Escobar to second. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 7th | J Weeks reached on infield single to third, M Taylor scored, R Sweeney to second. | 7 | 3 | ||
| 9th | C Pennington walked, B Allen scored, M Taylor to third, J Weeks to second. | 7 | 4 | ||
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 7 September 2011
Oakland, California
Attendance: 12,064
Game Time:3:06
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Bob Davidson
- First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight
- Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
2025 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 88 | 74 | .543 | - | W2 |
| Detroit | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 | L1 |
| Kansas City | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | W2 |
| Minnesota | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 | L1 |
| Chicago | 60 | 102 | .370 | 28 | W1 |

