Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics
Royals Hitting
a-popped out to second for M Maier in the 11th
b-fouled out to third for C Getz in the 11th
- Batting
- 2BB Pena (1, B McCarthy); J Francoeur (2, B McCarthy); B Butler (3, A Carignan)
- HRB Butler (2, 4th inning off B McCarthy 0 on, 1 Out); A Gordon (1, 7th inning off B Fuentes 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIA Gordon 2 (2), B Butler 2 (5)
- 2Out RBIA Gordon, B Butler
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP1-10 (M Moustakas 0-2, M Maier 0-1, A Gordon 1-1, A Escobar 0-1, C Getz 0-1, E Hosmer 0-1, J Francoeur 0-1, B Butler 0-2)
- Fielding
- EB Pena (1, throw); A Escobar (1, ground ball)
Athletics Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
J. Weeks2B |
C. CrispPR-LF |
J. GomesDH |
C. CowgillLF-RF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | .250 | .333 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .200 | .250 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .100 | .182 | .100 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | .261 | .409 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .192 | .222 | .192 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | .429 | .773 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .154 | .313 | .615 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .231 | .280 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .111 | .111 | .111 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .273 | .300 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .429 | .000 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | .467 | .364 |
| 42 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
a-reached on error for C Cowgill in the 12th
- Batting
- 2BY Cespedes (2, B Chen); D Barton (1, B Chen); J Weeks (1, B Chen)
- HRJ Gomes (2, 4th inning off B Chen 1 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Gomes 3 (4), C Crisp (1)
- 2Out RBIJ Gomes
- Team LOB10
- Team RISP0-9 (J Weeks 0-1, C Pennington 0-2, J Reddick 0-2, J Donaldson 0-1, C Crisp 0-1, J Gomes 0-1, K Suzuki 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBY Cespedes (1, 3rd base off B Chen/B Pena); J Gomes (1, 2nd base off K Herrera/B Pena)
- Fielding
- EJ Weeks (1, pop up)
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Broxton(L,0-1; B, 1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 102-70 | 1.64 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.86 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-14 | 0.00 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20-13 | 4.91 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26-17 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-10 | 3.38 |
| 11.2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 207-132 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB Chen 14-21; K Herrera 3-4; J Mijares 2-5; G Holland 3-6; T Collins 1-7; J Broxton 3-7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB Chen 13-13-30-14; K Herrera 3-1-2-2; J Mijares 4-3-4-3; G Holland 4-6-0-3; T Collins 6-7-1-3; J Broxton 5-0-3-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB Chen 3-9; K Herrera 2-0; J Mijares 1-2; G Holland 2-1; T Collins 0-2; J Broxton 1-0
- Game ScoresB Chen 50
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
B. Fuentes(B,1) |
A. Carignan(W,1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 102-67 | 2.50 |
| 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-9 | 3.38 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-12 | 0.00 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-19 | 0.00 |
| 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-15 | 10.13 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 5.40 |
| 12.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 190-126 |
- Pitching
- HBPJ Reddick (By J Mijares); Y Cespedes (By J Broxton); J Gomes (By J Broxton)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedB McCarthy 16-26; B Fuentes 4-4; R Cook 2-4; G Balfour 4-8; J Norberto 2-6; A Carignan 1-2
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesB McCarthy 20-9-20-18; B Fuentes 4-1-1-3; R Cook 3-1-4-4; G Balfour 5-3-6-5; J Norberto 4-3-4-4; A Carignan 1-0-1-2
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsB McCarthy 8-6; B Fuentes 0-1; R Cook 2-2; G Balfour 1-3; J Norberto 2-2; A Carignan 0-1
- Game ScoresB McCarthy 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Y Cespedes scored on throwing error by catcher B Pena. | 0 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | A Gordon singled to right center, B Pena scored. | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4th | B Butler homered to left (397 feet). | 2 | 1 | ||
| 4th | J Gomes homered to left (394 feet), Y Cespedes scored. | 2 | 3 | ||
| 7th | A Gordon homered to center (399 feet). | 3 | 3 | ||
| 12th | B Butler doubled to left, E Hosmer scored. | 4 | 3 | ||
| 12th | C Crisp grounded out to second, S Smith scored, J Weeks to third, E Sogard to second. | 4 | 4 | ||
| 12th | J Gomes hit by pitch, J Weeks scored, E Sogard to third, Y Cespedes to second. | 4 | 5 | ||
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
8:35 PM, 11 April 2012
Oakland, California
Attendance: 12,390
Game Time:4:10
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds
- First Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
- Second Base Umpire - James Hoye
- Third Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
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 |

