Royals 6-4 Athletics (18 Apr, 2015) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

8-2, 4-0 home


OAK
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	8	0
0	0	3	0	0	1	0	2	-	6	15	0

AthleticsTop 1st
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Looking
  Fastball 88
  2
  Ball
  Fastball 89
  3
  Foul Ball
  Slider 87
  4
  Ball
  Fastball 91
  5
  Foul Ball
  Slider 87
  6
  Ground Out
  Fastball 90
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- S. Gray pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- S. Gray pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- S. Gray pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- Cain stole second.
  1
  0
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- S. Gray pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- S. Gray pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- S. Gray pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- J. Guthrie pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- K. Herrera pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Colón at shortstop.
  4
  4
- Reddick stole third, Semien stole second.
  4
  4
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- E. O'Flaherty pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- W. Davis pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- D. Otero pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- Dyson ran for Pérez.
  4
  4
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- G. Holland pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Looking	Fastball	88
2 Ball	Fastball	89
3 Foul Ball	Slider	87
4 Ball	Fastball	91
5 Foul Ball	Slider	87
6 Ground Out	Fastball	90

Athletics
4
Royals
6

Game 1

18/4

Athletics
5
Royals
0

Game 2

19/4

Athletics
2
Royals
4

Game 3

19/4

Kauffman Stadium

1:10 AM, 18 April 2015

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 39,228

Game Time:2:33

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild
First Base Umpire - Jim Joyce
Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Third Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson

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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Oakland Athletics

Kansas City Royals

W. Davis2-0

D. Otero0-1

G. Holland4

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