Royals Hitting
a-singled to center for O Infante in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BA Gordon (28, J Lester); L Cain (20, J Lester)
- RBIS Perez (40), N Aoki (18), C Colon (2)
- 2Out RBIN Aoki, C Colon
- SFS Perez
- SHO Infante
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP3-10 (M Moustakas 0-2, S Perez 0-1, C Colon 1-2, E Kratz 0-1, A Escobar 0-1, N Aoki 1-1, B Butler 0-1, L Cain 1-1)
- Fielding
- EM Moustakas (11, ground ball); A Gordon (2, bobble)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BD Norris (14, J Vargas)
- RBIA Callaspo (34), J Reddick (29), N Punto (13), J Lowrie (41), J Donaldson (77), J Gomes 2 (34)
- 2Out RBIJ Gomes 2
- Team LOB2
- Team RISP6-10 (A Callaspo 1-1, D Norris 0-1, S Vogt 0-2, J Reddick 1-1, J Gomes 2-2, J Lowrie 0-1, N Punto 1-1, S Fuld 1-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (S Fuld-D Norris)
- AssistsS Fuld (A Gordon at Home)
Royals Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Vargas 13-20; A Crow 1-3; S Downs 2-4; B Chen 4-7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Vargas 13-8-11-15; A Crow 3-2-1-1; S Downs 1-0-1-4; B Chen 7-0-4-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Vargas 5-3; A Crow 0-0; S Downs 4-0; B Chen 1-4
- Game ScoresJ Vargas 34
Athletics Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Lester 19-29; R Cook 3-4; J Chavez 2-5
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Lester 17-9-21-24; R Cook 3-2-3-3; J Chavez 5-1-5-4
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lester 8-8; R Cook 1-2; J Chavez 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Lester 46
Scoring Summary
Inning | KC | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | S Perez hit sacrifice fly to center, A Escobar scored, N Aoki to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 5th | A Callaspo singled to center, J Gomes scored, S Vogt to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 5th | J Reddick singled to right, S Vogt scored, A Callaspo to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | N Punto singled to right, A Callaspo scored, J Reddick to second. | 1 | 3 | |
| 5th | J Lowrie reached on force attempt, fielding error by M Moustakas at third, J Reddick scored, N Punto to third, S Fuld to second. | 1 | 4 | |
| 5th | J Donaldson walked, E Sogard scored, S Fuld to third, J Lowrie to second. | 1 | 5 | |
| 5th | J Gomes singled to left, S Fuld and J Lowrie scored, J Donaldson to second, J Donaldson scored, J Gomes to third on error by left fielder A Gordon. | 1 | 8 | |
| 7th | N Aoki singled to left, L Cain scored, N Aoki to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 8 | |
| 7th | C Colon singled to center, N Aoki scored. | 3 | 8 | |
KC wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
9:05 PM, 2 August 2014
Oakland, California
Attendance: 30,097
Game Time:2:45
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Toby Basner
- First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
- Second Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
2024 American League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 20 | 12 | .625 | - | L2 |
| Kansas City | 20 | 13 | .606 | 0.5 | W3 |
| Minnesota | 18 | 13 | .581 | 1.5 | W11 |
| Detroit | 18 | 14 | .563 | 2 | L1 |
| Chicago | 6 | 26 | .188 | 14 | L4 |
2024 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 17 | 15 | .531 | - | L2 |
| Texas | 17 | 16 | .515 | 0.5 | L1 |
| Oakland | 16 | 17 | .485 | 1.5 | W5 |
| Houston | 12 | 20 | .375 | 5 | W2 |
| Los Angeles | 12 | 20 | .375 | 5 | W1 |
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