Brent Rooker slugs a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 9th as the Athletics beat the Royals 6-4

— Brent Rooker hit a two-run home run off Dylan Coleman in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Oakland Athletics a 6-4 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night in a matchup of teams with the worst records in the major leagues.
Aug 22, 2024, 06:23 am - AP
KC
OAK
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T. May
win

T. May4-4

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB
D. Coleman
loss

D. Coleman0-2

0.0 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCOAK
2ndFermin hit sacrifice fly to right, Melendez scored.10
2ndJ. Diaz homered to left center (383 feet).11
3rdGelof homered to center (428 feet).12
5thBrown singled to center, Noda scored, Rooker to second.13
6thWitt Jr. homered to center (426 feet).23
6thLangeliers homered to left center (456 feet).24
8thGarcia hit sacrifice fly to center, Beaty scored, Isbel to second.34
8thMassey singled to right, Isbel scored.44
9thRooker homered to left center (380 feet), Noda scored.46
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