Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

30-33, 14-18 Away

Final

39-27, 21-18 Home


KC
OAK

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	0
1	3	0	0	1	1	0	5	-	11	14	0

J. Kaprielian3-1

6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 4 BB

J. Kowar0-2

1.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 1 K, 3 BB

Royals Hitting

hitters
W. Merrifield2B
C. Santana1B
A. BenintendiLF
S. PerezDH
K. Gutierrez3B
H. DozierRF
J. DysonCF
C. GallagherC
N. LopezSS
aH. AlbertoPH-SS
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	0	0	0	0	0	2	.256	.310	.382
3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.237	.368	.395
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.284	.342	.419
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.280	.307	.524
4	1	2	2	1	0	2	.258	.266	.366
3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.164	.238	.364
3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.277	.346	.383
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.250	.250
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.224	.320	.301
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.262	.274	.388
32	2	5	2	1	5	8

a-walked for Lopez in the 7th

Batting
3BGutierrez (2, Kaprielian)
HRGutierrez (1, 8th inning off Luzardo 1 on, 2 Out)
RBIGutierrez 2 (8)
2Out RBIGutierrez 2
Team LOB8
Team RISP0-4 (Merrifield 0-1, Gallagher 0-1, Benintendi 0-1, Lopez 0-1)

Baserunning
SBDyson (6, 3rd base off Kaprielian/Murphy); Lopez (6, 2nd base off Kaprielian/Murphy)

Athletics Hitting

hitters
T. Kemp2B
M. Chapman3B
M. Olson1B
M. MorelandDH
S. MurphyC
S. BrownRF
C. PinderLF
E. AndrusSS
S. BoltCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	3	2	0	0	1	1	.278	.382	.426
5	3	3	3	1	0	0	.220	.322	.362
5	1	4	4	1	0	1	.285	.372	.584
4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.238	.292	.392
3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.207	.305	.385
3	1	1	0	0	2	0	.194	.275	.433
3	0	0	1	0	1	1	.232	.273	.427
5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.218	.269	.277
4	1	1	1	1	0	3	.100	.100	.400
36	11	14	11	3	6	8

Batting
2BOlson (16, Kowar); Chapman (9, Kowar)
HROlson (16, 8th inning off Davis 2 on, 0 Out); Chapman (6, 6th inning off Hernández 0 on, 1 Out); Bolt (1, 8th inning off Davis 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIAndrus (10), Moreland (18), Olson 4 (45), Pinder (8), Chapman 3 (28), Bolt (1)
2Out RBIAndrus
SFMoreland; Pinder
Team LOB9
Team RISP4-12 (Andrus 1-2, Moreland 0-1, Olson 2-2, Murphy 0-2, Pinder 0-1, Chapman 1-1, Brown 0-1, Bolt 0-2)

Royals Pitching

pitchers
J. Kowar(L, 0-2)
R. Bolanos
C. Hernandez
J. Staumont
W. Davis
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
1.1	5	4	4	3	1	0	57-29	36.00
3.1	2	1	1	2	4	0	56-32	1.42
1.1	2	1	1	0	2	1	21-16	8.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	3.16
1.0	5	5	5	1	0	2	22-14	8.34
8.0	14	11	11	6	8	3	166-97

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedDavis 5/9; Bolanos 4/14; Staumont 3/3; Kowar 4/12; Hernández 4/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesDavis-4-2-0-8; Bolanos-10-7-7-7; Staumont-1-1-2-1; Kowar-10-1-10-8; Hernández-4-2-6-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsDavis 1-2; Bolanos 2-4; Staumont 0-2; Kowar 1-2; Hernández 1-1
Game ScoresJ Kowar 26

Athletics Pitching

pitchers
J. Kaprielian(W, 3-1)
J. Luzardo
S. Romo
C. Bedrosian
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
6.0	2	0	0	4	7	0	95-60	2.51
1.2	2	2	2	1	1	1	31-18	6.14
0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-7	5.75
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-5	5.25
9.0	5	2	2	5	8	1	146-90

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedRomo 1/2; Bedrosian 1/3; Kaprielian 16/24; Luzardo 5/8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesRomo-4-0-1-2; Bedrosian-1-0-1-3; Kaprielian-22-12-13-12; Luzardo-5-2-5-6
Ground Balls-Fly BallsRomo 1-0; Bedrosian 1-2; Kaprielian 5-6; Luzardo 2-2
Game ScoresJ Kaprielian 71

Scoring Summary

		KC	OAK
1st	Moreland hit sacrifice fly to center, Kemp scored.	0	1
2nd	Chapman doubled to deep left, Kemp scored and Andrus scored.	0	3
2nd	Olson doubled to deep right, Chapman scored.	0	4
5th	Andrus singled to center, Brown scored, Pinder to third.	0	5
6th	Chapman homered to right (388 feet).	0	6
8th	Gutiérrez homered to left (378 feet), C. Santana scored.	2	6
8th	Bolt homered to center (410 feet).	2	7
8th	Olson homered to left (388 feet), Kemp scored and Chapman scored.	2	10
8th	Pinder hit sacrifice fly to right, Moreland scored.	2	11

Royals
6
Athletics
1

Game 1

11/6

Royals
3
Athletics
4

Game 2

12/6

Royals
2
Athletics
11

Game 3

12/6

Royals
3
Athletics
6

Game 4

13/6

Oakland Coliseum

9:07 PM, 12 June 2021

Oakland, California

Attendance: 7,678

Game Time:3:18

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett
First Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
Second Base Umpire - Stu Scheurwater
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale

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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Kansas City Royals @ Oakland Athletics

J. Kaprielian3-1

J. Kowar0-2

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