Royals 6-2 Athletics (18 May, 2024) Play-by-Play

Kansas City Royals

27-19, 16-8 home


OAK
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0
1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	-	6	11	0

C. Ragans3-3

7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

M. Spence3-2

4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

AthleticsTop 1st
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 94
  2
  Single
  Four-seam FB 95
- Toro picked off and caught stealing second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- M. Spence pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- Witt Jr. to third on wild pitch by Spence.
  0
  0
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- M. Spence pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- M. Spence pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- M. Spence pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- M. Spence pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- T.J. McFarland pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- A. Adams pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- B. Bielak pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- C. Ragans pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- B. Bielak pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- C. Stratton pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 8th
- B. Bielak pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- M. Sauer pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Fermin catching.
  0
  6
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	94
2 Single	Four-seam FB	95

Athletics
2
Royals
6

Game 1

18/5

Athletics
3
Royals
5

Game 2

19/5

Athletics
4
Royals
8

Game 3

19/5

Kauffman Stadium

12:40 AM, 18 May 2024

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 24,585

Game Time:2:27

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Gabe Morales
First Base Umpire - Ryan Additon
Second Base Umpire - Brian Knight
Third Base Umpire - Chris Guccione

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	46	37	.554	-	W1
Houston	40	40	.500	4.5	W7
Texas	37	43	.463	7.5	L3
Los Angeles	33	46	.418	11	W3
Oakland	29	54	.349	17	L5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	51	27	.654	-	L1
Minnesota	44	36	.550	8	W1
Kansas City	44	38	.537	9	W1
Detroit	37	43	.463	15	L1
Chicago	21	61	.256	32	L4

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