Witt homers and Cole Ragans strikes out 11 as Royals blank A’s 4-0

— Cole Ragans matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in six scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit his 26th home run and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game sweep.
Aug 24, 2023, 12:16 am - AP
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OAK
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C. Ragans
win

C. Ragans5-4

6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 11 K, 0 BB
A. Martinez
loss

A. Martinez0-2

2.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
C. Hernandez
save

C. Hernandez3

1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 0 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCOAK
3rdBlanco homered to left (414 feet).10
4thWaters tripled to center, Beaty scored.20
4thGarcia hit sacrifice fly to right, Waters scored.30
5thWitt Jr. homered to left center (389 feet).40
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