Major League Baseball
Oakland Athletics at Kansas City Royals
16-Sep-2021 at Kansas City, MO (Kauffman Stadium)
Oakland Athletics 7 (79-67) Kansas City Royals 2 (66-80)
Player AB R H BI Player AB R H BI
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Josh Harrison 3b........... 5 2 4 2 Whit Merrifield 2b/rf...... 5 0 0 0
Starling Marte cf.......... 4 0 1 0 Nicky Lopez ss............. 3 1 0 0
Matt Olson 1b.............. 4 0 1 0 Salvador Perez dh.......... 4 1 2 2
Mark Canha lf.............. 4 1 0 1 Andrew Benintendi lf....... 3 0 0 0
Khris Davis dh............. 1 0 0 0 Adalberto Mondesi 3b....... 4 0 2 0
Jed Lowrie ph............. 1 0 0 0 Ryan O'Hearn 1b............ 3 0 1 0
Yan Gomes ph/dh........... 3 0 0 0 Hanser Alberto ph/2b...... 1 0 1 0
Chad Pinder rf............. 4 0 2 2 Hunter Dozier rf/1b........ 4 0 1 0
Sean Murphy c.............. 4 0 0 0 Kyle Isbel cf.............. 3 0 0 0
Elvis Andrus ss............ 2 2 1 0 Edward Olivares ph/cf..... 1 0 0 0
Tony Kemp 2b............... 2 2 0 0 Sebastian Rivero c......... 3 0 2 0
Carlos Santana ph......... 1 0 0 0
Totals..................... 34 7 9 5 Totals..................... 35 2 9 2
Score by Innings R H E
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Oakland Athletics... 004 000 003 - 7 9 0
Kansas City Royals.. 200 000 000 - 2 9 1
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E - O'Hearn. DP - Athletics 1; Royals 3. LOB - Athletics 7; Royals 9. 2B - Harrison;
Olson; Alberto; Dozier. HR - Perez(45). HBP - Marte; Andrus; Kemp. CS - Marte.
Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Paul Blackburn W,1-2...... 5.0 6 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 20 22 5 6 79
Deolis Guerra ............. 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7 8 2 2 25
Andrew Chafin ............. 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 0 15
Sergio Romo ............... 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 2 9
Kansas City Royals IP H R ER BB SO WP BK HP IBB AB BF FO GO NP
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Daniel Lynch L,4-5........ 2.0 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 8 11 2 2 53
Joel Payamps .............. 2.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 3 2 25
Gabe Speier ............... 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 5 1 0 22
Domingo Tapia ............. 1.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 2 2 14
Josh Staumont ............. 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 1 16
Jake Brentz ............... 0.0 1 3 3 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 10
Tyler Zuber ............... 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 2 14
WP - Brentz 3; Zuber. HBP - by Lynch (Marte); by Lynch (Kemp); by Brentz (Andrus).
Pitches/strikes: Blackburn 79/51; Guerra 25/16; Chafin 15/10; Romo 9/5; Lynch 53/31;
Payamps 25/17; Speier 22/14; Tapia 14/11; Staumont 16/8; Brentz 10/3; Zuber 14/8.
Strikeouts - Marte; Olson; Canha 2; Merrifield 2; Perez; Mondesi 2; Dozier;
Olivares. Walks - Olson; Canha; Andrus; Kemp; Lopez 2; Benintendi.
Umpires - HP: Nestor Ceja 1B: Scott Barry 2B: Chad Whitson 3B: Tony Randazzo
Start: 13:10 Time: 3:28 Attendance: 11,729
Weather: 83°, fair, breeze R to L
Lynch faced 4 batters in the 3rd.
Blackburn faced 2 batters in the 6th.
Brentz faced 3 batters in the 9th.
Game: 0916
Oakland Athletics starters: 1/3b Harrison; 2/cf Marte; 28/1b Olson; 20/lf
Canha; 11/dh Davis; 4/rf Pinder; 12/c Murphy; 17/ss Andrus; 5/2b Kemp; 58/p
Blackburn
Oakland Athletics 1st - Harrison singled up the middle (0-1). Marte hit
by pitch (2-2); Harrison advanced to second. Olson grounded into double play p
to ss to 1b (3-2); Marte out on the play; Harrison advanced to third. Canha
struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Kansas City Royals 1st - Merrifield struck out swinging (0-2). Lopez
walked (3-0). Perez homered to left center, 2 RBI (0-1); Lopez scored.
Benintendi grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0). Mondesi singled to center field
(2-2). O'Hearn singled to left center (0-2); Mondesi advanced to second. Dozier
lined out to ss (3-2). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Oakland Athletics 2nd - Davis grounded out to ss (1-2). Pinder flied out
to cf to right center (1-1). Murphy flied out to lf (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Kansas City Royals 2nd - Isbel grounded out to ss to second base (1-2).
Rivero grounded out to 3b (1-2). Merrifield flied out to cf (0-2). 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oakland Athletics 3rd - Andrus walked (3-2). Kemp hit by pitch (1-2);
Andrus advanced to second. Harrison singled through the left side, RBI (0-2);
Kemp advanced to second; Andrus scored. Marte reached on a fielder's choice to
second base (1-1); Harrison advanced to second; Kemp advanced to third. Tried
for 4-6-3 DP, ss was not in position. Lynch left game injured. Pitching change
on 3-2 count to Olson. Payamps to p for Lynch. Olson lined into double play 2b
to 1b (0-0); Marte out on the play. Canha walked (3-2). Lowrie pinch hit for
Davis. Coach visit to mound. Lowrie reached on a fielding error by 1b (0-0);
Canha advanced to second; Harrison advanced to third; Kemp scored, unearned.
Pinder singled to left field, 2 RBI (2-2); Lowrie advanced to second; Canha
scored, unearned; Harrison scored, unearned. Murphy reached on a fielder's
choice (0-2); Pinder advanced to second; Lowrie out at third 3b unassisted.
4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Kansas City Royals 3rd - Lopez grounded out to p (1-1). Perez struck out
swinging (3-2). Benintendi flied out to rf (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Oakland Athletics 4th - Andrus popped up to ss to center field (0-1).
Kemp grounded out to 2b, bunt (0-0). Harrison flied out to cf (2-0). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Kansas City Royals 4th - Mondesi struck out swinging (1-2). O'Hearn out
at first 1b to p (1-0). Dozier doubled to left center (2-1). Isbel fouled out
to 3b (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oakland Athletics 5th - Speier to p for Payamps. Marte singled to
pitcher (0-1). Marte out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing, picked off.
Olson struck out swinging (3-2). Canha struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Kansas City Royals 5th - Rivero singled to left field (1-1). Merrifield
flied out to lf (0-1). Lopez grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (1-0);
Rivero out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oakland Athletics 6th - Gomes pinch hit for Lowrie. Gomes popped up to
2b to right field (2-2). Pinder singled to left center (1-0). Tapia to p for
Speier. Murphy fouled out to 2b (1-0). Andrus singled through the left side
(0-2); Pinder advanced to second. Kemp flied out to cf to left center (0-0).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Kansas City Royals 6th - Gomes to dh. Perez singled to left field (1-0).
Benintendi walked (3-2); Perez advanced to second. Guerra to p for Blackburn.
Mondesi struck out swinging (2-2). O'Hearn fouled out to 3b (1-1). Dozier
grounded out to ss (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Oakland Athletics 7th - Harrison singled up the middle (1-1). Marte
grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-1); Harrison out on the play. Olson
doubled to left field (0-0). Canha grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 2 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
Kansas City Royals 7th - Isbel flied out to cf (1-1). Rivero singled to
left field (0-0). Merrifield struck out swinging (1-2). Lopez walked (3-1);
Rivero advanced to second. Coach visit to mound. Perez grounded out to 2b
(0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Oakland Athletics 8th - Staumont to p for Tapia. Gomes popped up to ss
(3-2). Pinder flied out to cf (2-0). Murphy grounded out to 2b (3-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Kansas City Royals 8th - Chafin to p for Guerra. Benintendi flied out to
cf (2-1). Mondesi singled to right field (0-0). Alberto pinch hit for O'Hearn.
Alberto doubled to right field (0-0); Mondesi advanced to third. Dozier struck
out swinging (0-2). Olivares pinch hit for Isbel. Olivares struck out swinging
(3-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Oakland Athletics 9th - Merrifield to rf. Alberto to 2b. Dozier to 1b.
Olivares to cf. Brentz to p for Staumont. Andrus hit by pitch (0-1). Andrus
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Andrus advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Kemp walked (3-0). Kemp advanced to second on a wild pitch; Andrus scored.
Harrison doubled to right center, RBI (2-1); Kemp scored. Zuber to p for
Brentz. Harrison advanced to third on a wild pitch. Marte struck out swinging
(2-2). Olson walked (3-2). Canha reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (0-0);
Olson out at second 1b to ss; Harrison scored. Gomes reached on a fielder's
choice (0-0); Canha out at second ss to 2b. 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Kansas City Royals 9th - Romo to p for Chafin. CSantana pinch hit for
Rivero. CSantana grounded out to 2b (1-1). Merrifield popped up to cf (1-0).
Lopez grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Kansas City Royals starters: 15/2b Merrifield; 8/ss Lopez; 13/dh Perez; 16/lf
Benintendi; 27/3b Mondesi; 66/1b O'Hearn; 17/rf Dozier; 28/cf Isbel; 48/c
Rivero; 52/p Lynch