Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

62-55, 28-29 Away

Final

51-66, 23-33 Home


OAK
KC

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

AthleticsTop 1st
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Pitch
  1
  Strike Looking
  2
  Strike Looking
  3
  Ground Out
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- D. Straily pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- D. Straily pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- D. Straily pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- D. Straily pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- D. Straily pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- C Getz caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- D. Straily pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- D. Straily pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- S. Doolittle pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- J. Blevins pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- L. Hochevar pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- T. Collins pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- D Norris stole second.
  2
  0
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Blevins pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- R. Cook pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- J. Jeffress pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Y Cespedes to second on wild pitch by J Jeffress.
  3
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- G. Balfour pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Athletics
0
Royals
5

Game 1

15/8

Athletics
2
Royals
3

Game 2

16/8

Athletics
3
Royals
0

Game 3

17/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 17 August 2012

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 14,345

Game Time:2:57

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Doug Eddings
First Base Umpire - Lance Barrett
Second Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth

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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Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

D. Straily1-0

L. Hochevar7-11

G. Balfour9

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Pitch
1 Strike Looking
2 Strike Looking
3 Ground Out