Royals 3-0 Athletics (14 Aug, 2014) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

65-54, 32-28 home


OAK
KC

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

J. Vargas9-5

9.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 K, 0 BB

S. Kazmir13-5

7.0 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

AthleticsTop 1st
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Fastball 86
  2
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 88
  3
  Ball
  Curve 75
  4
  Ball
  Fastball 88
  5
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 88
  6
  Fly Out
  Fastball 89
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- S. Kazmir pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- B Butler singled to center, N Aoki to second, N Aoki to third on error by center fielder C Crisp.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error
AthleticsTop 2nd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- S. Kazmir pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- S. Kazmir pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- S. Kazmir pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- J Willingham stole second.
  0
  2
- J Willingham safe at third on throwing error by pitcher S Kazmir.
  0
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
AthleticsTop 5th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- S. Kazmir pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- S. Kazmir pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- S. Kazmir pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- J Dyson in center field.
  0
  3
- L Cain in right field.
  0
  3
- M Moustakas at third base.
  0
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- J. Chavez pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- J. Vargas pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Fastball	86
2 Foul Ball	Fastball	88
3 Ball	Curve	75
4 Ball	Fastball	88
5 Foul Ball	Fastball	88
6 Fly Out	Fastball	89

Athletics
2
Royals
3

Game 1

12/8

Athletics
11
Royals
3

Game 2

13/8

Athletics
0
Royals
3

Game 3

14/8

Athletics
3
Royals
7

Game 4

14/8

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 14 August 2014

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 21,099

Game Time:2:06

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tom Hallion
First Base Umpire - Hal Gibson III
Second Base Umpire - Chris Guccione
Third Base Umpire - Eric Cooper

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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S. Kazmir13-5

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