Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals
73-46, 33-25 Away
11
73-46, 33-25 Away
Final
64-54, 31-28 Home
3
64-54, 31-28 Home
Athletics Hitting
a-hit sacrifice fly to left for J Jaso in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BB Moss (19, J Guthrie); A Callaspo (13, B Chen)
- HRJ Donaldson 2 (25, 7th inning off B Chen 0 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off B Chen 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIB Moss 2 (76), J Donaldson 4 (84), S Vogt (29), E Sogard 2 (16), J Gomes (35)
- 2Out RBIJ Donaldson 2, B Moss, S Vogt
- SFJ Donaldson; J Gomes
- GIDPA Callaspo; E Sogard
- Team LOB7
- Team RISP5-13 (J Jaso 0-1, B Moss 2-2, A Callaspo 0-1, D Norris 0-2, J Donaldson 1-2, S Vogt 1-1, J Reddick 0-1, E Sogard 1-2, S Fuld 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP1 (J Donaldson-A Callaspo-S Vogt)
- EE Sogard (5, throw)
Royals Hitting
a-grounded to first for O Infante in the 8th
b-grounded to pitcher for S Perez in the 8th
c-grounded to first for A Gordon in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BJ Willingham (6, J Lester); L Cain (22, J Lester); S Perez (19, J Lester)
- RBIA Escobar (37), N Aoki (26), S Perez (49)
- 2Out RBIS Perez
- SFA Escobar
- GIDPJ Willingham
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP2-6 (S Perez 1-1, M Moustakas 0-1, O Infante 0-1, N Aoki 1-1, L Cain 0-1, B Butler 0-1)
- Fielding
- DP2 (O Infante-A Escobar-B Butler, A Escobar-B Butler)
- EA Escobar (11, throw)
- AssistsL Cain (J Donaldson at Home)
Athletics Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Lester 16-25; R Cook 2-3; D Otero 5-7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Lester 15-15-25-14; R Cook 2-1-6-1; D Otero 6-1-8-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lester 5-4; R Cook 0-1; D Otero 5-0
- Game ScoresJ Lester 55
Royals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Guthrie(L,8-10) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 89-59 | 4.45 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 3.04 |
| 4.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 58-43 | 6.56 |
| 9.0 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 148-103 |
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Guthrie 16-24; A Crow 1-1; B Chen 15-20
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Guthrie 19-8-12-20; A Crow 0-0-0-1; B Chen 15-4-6-18
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Guthrie 5-4; A Crow 0-1; B Chen 4-6
- Game ScoresJ Guthrie 26
Scoring Summary
Inning | OAK | KC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | B Moss doubled to deep center, J Jaso scored, J Donaldson thrown out at home. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Donaldson singled to right, S Fuld scored, J Donaldson to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | B Moss singled to left, J Donaldson scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th | A Callaspo grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, S Vogt scored, J Reddick out at second. | 4 | 0 | |
| 5th | J Donaldson hit sacrifice fly to center, S Fuld scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 5th | S Vogt singled to left, J Jaso scored, B Moss to second. | 6 | 0 | |
| 5th | A Escobar hit sacrifice fly to right, M Moustakas scored, L Cain to third. | 6 | 1 | |
| 5th | N Aoki reached on infield single to shortstop, L Cain scored, N Aoki to second on throwing error by shortstop E Sogard. | 6 | 2 | |
| 5th | S Perez doubled to deep left, N Aoki scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 7th | J Donaldson homered to center (413 feet). | 7 | 3 | |
| 8th | E Sogard singled to center, J Reddick and A Callaspo scored, E Sogard to second advancing on throw. | 9 | 3 | |
| 8th | J Gomes hit sacrifice fly to left, E Sogard scored. | 10 | 3 | |
| 8th | J Donaldson homered to center (425 feet). | 11 | 3 | |
KC wins 3-1
Game Information
Kauffman Stadium
1:10 AM, 13 August 2014
Kansas City, Missouri
Attendance: 27,161
Game Time:2:49
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Eric Cooper
- First Base Umpire - Tom Hallion
- Second Base Umpire - Hal Gibson III
- Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
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 |
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