Kansas City Royals vs. Athletics

Sep 16, 2019

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
KC	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	6	11	0	7
ATH	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	10	1	8

loss:

L. Hendrikswin: Kansas City Royals logo

K. McCarthysave: Kansas City Royals logo

I. Kennedy

Game Recap

OAKLAND -- Jorge Soler’s pursuit of the American League home run crown entered the home stretch on Monday, when he delivered yet another long ball in Kansas City’s 6-5 victory over the Oakland A’s. Soler’s fourth-inning drive off A’s starter Tanner Roark was his 45th, matching the league-leading figure amassed...

Scoring Summary

KCATH

1
Adalberto Mondesi triples (10) on a line drive to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run]
10
1
Matt Olson doubles (25) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Marcus Semien scores. Ramon Laureano scores. [2 runs]
12
2
Marcus Semien homers (31) on a fly ball to center field. Sean Murphy scores. [2 runs]
14
4
Jorge Soler homers (45) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
24
5
Alex Gordon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Whit Merrifield scores. Jorge Soler scores. [2 runs]
44
8
Khris Davis singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Phillips. Mark Canha scores. Robbie Grossman to 2nd. [1 run]
45
9
Brett Phillips homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
55
9
Adalberto Mondesi doubles (19) on a line drive to left fielder Robbie Grossman. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run]
65

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Whit Merrifield2B	2	5	3	0	1	0	0	1	.307
2Adalberto MondesiSS	3	5	0	2	1	0	0	1	.270
3Jorge SolerDH	2	5	2	1	1	0	1	2	.258
4Hunter Dozier3B	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	4	.286
5Alex GordonLF	1	3	0	2	1	0	0	1	.264
6Bubba StarlingRF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	.213
7Ryan O'Hearn1B	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	3	.186
Ryan McBroomPH-1B	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	.250
8Meibrys ViloriaC	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	3	.216
9Brett PhillipsCF	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	3	.173



TOTAL	11	37	6	6	15	2	2	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Glenn SparkmanRHP	4.1	6	4	4	1	3	1	78	6.02
Tim HillLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	3.44
Scott BarlowRHP	1.2	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	4.43
Gabe SpeierLHP	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	0	5	8.31
Kevin McCarthyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	5.00
Ian KennedyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	21	3.28
TOTAL	9.0	10	5	5	6	4	1	165	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Marcus SemienSS	3	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	.284
2Ramon LaureanoRF-CF	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	1	.288
3Matt Chapman3B	0	5	0	0	3	0	0	5	.249
4Matt Olson1B	2	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	.272
Franklin BarretoPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.118
Chad PinderRF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.237
5Mark CanhaCF-1B	0	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.267
6Seth BrownLF	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.377
Robbie GrossmanPH-LF	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.245
7Khris DavisDH	1	4	0	1	1	0	0	3	.223
8Jurickson Profar2B	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.212
Sheldon Neuse2B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.265
9Sean MurphyC	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	3	.400
TOTAL	10	36	5	5	6	4	1	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Tanner RoarkRHP	4.2	7	4	4	8	1	1	110	4.12
Jake DiekmanLHP	0.2	2	0	0	2	1	0	29	4.88
Yusmeiro PetitRHP	1.2	0	0	0	2	0	0	14	2.77
Joakim SoriaRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	4.57
Liam HendriksRHP	1.0	2	2	1	1	0	1	18	1.68

TOTAL	9.0	11	6	5	15	2	2	181	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningKCATH

TOP 1
SINGLE — Whit Merrifield singles on a line drive to left fielder Seth Brown.
00
TRIPLE — Adalberto Mondesi triples (10) on a line drive to right fielder Ramon Laureano. Whit Merrifield scores. [1 run]
10
FLYOUT — Jorge Soler flies out to right fielder Ramon Laureano. [1 out]
10
FLYOUT — Hunter Dozier flies out to right fielder Ramon Laureano. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Alex Gordon strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Marcus Semien singles on a ground ball to center fielder Brett Phillips.
10
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Glenn Sparkman. Marcus Semien to 2nd.
10
BALK — With Ramon Laureano batting, Marcus Semien advances to 3rd on a balk.
10
WALK — Ramon Laureano walks.
10
POP OUT — Matt Chapman pops out to second baseman Whit Merrifield. [1 out]
10
DOUBLE — Matt Olson doubles (25) on a line drive to left fielder Alex Gordon. Marcus Semien scores. Ramon Laureano scores. [2 runs]
12
WILD PITCH — Wild pitch by pitcher Glenn Sparkman. Matt Olson to 3rd.
12
WALK — Mark Canha walks.
12
POP OUT — Seth Brown pops out to shortstop Adalberto Mondesi. [2 outs]
12
FLYOUT — Khris Davis flies out to right fielder Bubba Starling. [3 outs]
12

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Team Stats

ATH

6Runs5

11Hits10

0Errors1

.297Batting Avg.278

37At Bats36

6Extra-base Hits5

2Home Runs1

6Runs-Batted-In5

2Walks4

0Stolen Bases1

15Strikeouts6

7Left on Base8

22Total Bases18

Game Details

Monday, September 16, 2019 · 10:07 PM

RingCentral Coliseum · Oakland, CA

attendance: 12,902 (27.5%)

weather: 66 degrees, clear