Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

63-82, 30-40 Away

Final

74-71, 42-28 Home


OAK
KC

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	8	13	0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1

S. Manaea6-9

5.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Y. Ventura10-11

4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 5 K, 4 BB

AthleticsTop 1st
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Foul Ball
  Fastball 96
  2
  Single
  Fastball 98
- Wendle to third, Valencia to second on wild pitch by Ventura.
  0
  0
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 1st
- S. Manaea pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 2nd
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 2nd
- S. Manaea pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 3rd
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 3rd
- S. Manaea pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 4th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 4th
- S. Manaea pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 5th
- Y. Ventura pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Healy to second on wild pitch by Ventura.
  5
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 5th
- S. Manaea pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 6th
- B. Flynn pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 6th
- J. Axford pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 7th
- K. McCarthy pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 7th
- L. Hendriks pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 8th
- K. McCarthy pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Davis singled to left, Valencia and Vogt scored, Davis to second on throwing error by left fielder Gordon.
  7
  0
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error
RoyalsBottom 8th
- C. Smith pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- Smolinski in right field.
  8
  0
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AthleticsTop 9th
- S. Alexander pitching for KC
  OAK
  KC
- Núñez hit for Vogt.
  8
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RoyalsBottom 9th
- C. Smith pitching for OAK
  OAK
  KC
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Foul Ball	Fastball	96
2 Single	Fastball	98

Athletics
16
Royals
3

Game 1

9/12

Athletics
5
Royals
4

Game 2

9/13

Athletics
8
Royals
0

Game 3

9/14

Athletics
14
Royals
5

Game 4

9/15

Kauffman Stadium

7:15 PM, September 14, 2016

Kansas City, Missouri

Attendance: 30,006

Game Time:2:56

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Adam Hamari
First Base Umpire - Mike Estabrook
Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Third Base Umpire - Dana DeMuth

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	15	15	.500	-	L1
Cleveland	15	16	.484	0.5	L4
Minnesota	13	17	.433	2	L1
Chicago	13	17	.433	2	W2
Kansas City	12	17	.414	2.5	W4

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Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals

S. Manaea6-9

Y. Ventura10-11

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