Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals

May 18, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

R. Striplingwin: Kansas City Royals logo

S. Lugosave: Kansas City Royals logo

J. McArthur

Game Recap

KANSAS CITY -- As the Royals were readying to take the field Saturday night against the A’s, manager Matt Quatraro gave Vinnie Pasquantino some advice. Button it up. The Royals’ first baseman typically likes to have the top two buttons of his uniform unbuttoned, and Quatraro quipped that it looked...

Scoring Summary

ATHKC

1
Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Esteury Ruiz. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [2 runs]
02
2
Seth Brown homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Zack Gelof scores. [2 runs]
22
5
Vinnie Pasquantino singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Seth Brown. Maikel Garcia scores. [1 run]
23
6
Nelson Velazquez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder JJ Bleday. Michael Massey scores. [1 run]
24
7
Brent Rooker singles on a ground ball to left fielder MJ Melendez. Abraham Toro scores. JJ Bleday to 2nd. [1 run]
34
7
Kyle Isbel homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. [1 run]
35

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Abraham Toro3B	2	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	.298
2JJ BledayCF	1	5	0	0	2	0	0	4	.241
3Brent RookerDH	2	5	0	1	3	0	0	3	.277
4Shea LangeliersC	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.223
5Tyler Soderstrom1B	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	2	.280
Tyler NevinPH-RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.229
6Zack Gelof2B	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	1	.183
7Seth BrownRF	1	3	1	2	1	0	1	2	.179
J.D. DavisPH-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191
8Max SchuemannSS	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
9Esteury RuizLF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	1	.200
Kyle McCannPH	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Brett HarrisPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.128
TOTAL	11	38	3	3	13	1	1	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	HR	PC	ERA
Ross StriplingRHP	5.0	9	4	4	2	0	87	5.19
T.J. McFarlandLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	6	4.26
Lucas ErcegRHP	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	16	3.50
Michael KellyRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	11	2.88
TOTAL	8.0	11	5	5	4	1	120	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Maikel Garcia3B	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	.243
2Bobby Witt Jr.SS	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	.290
3Vinnie Pasquantino1B	1	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.231
4Salvador PerezC	1	4	0	2	1	0	0	1	.333
5Michael MasseyDH	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.270
6Nelson VelazquezRF	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.228
Dairon BlancoPR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.293
7MJ MelendezLF	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	4	.182
8Adam Frazier2B	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.187
9Kyle IsbelCF	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.218



TOTAL	11	34	5	5	4	0	1	11	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Seth LugoRHP	5.2	6	2	2	10	1	1	96	1.79
John SchreiberRHP	1.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	24	1.27
Angel ZerpaLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	1.47
James McArthurRHP	1.0	2	0	0	2	0	0	17	4.35
TOTAL	9.0	11	3	3	13	1	1	146	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningATHKC

TOP 1
SINGLE — Abraham Toro singles on a line drive to right fielder Nelson Velazquez.
00
STRIKEOUT — JJ Bleday strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
STRIKEOUT — Brent Rooker strikes out on a foul tip. [2 outs]
00
FORCEOUT — Shea Langeliers grounds into a force out, shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. to second baseman Adam Frazier. Abraham Toro out at 2nd. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — Maikel Garcia singles on a line drive to right fielder Seth Brown.
00
SINGLE — Bobby Witt Jr. singles on a fly ball to right fielder Seth Brown. Maikel Garcia to 2nd.
00
GROUNDOUT — Vinnie Pasquantino grounds out, first baseman Tyler Soderstrom to pitcher Ross Stripling. Maikel Garcia to 3rd. Bobby Witt Jr. to 2nd. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Salvador Perez singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Esteury Ruiz. Maikel Garcia scores. Bobby Witt Jr. scores. [2 runs]
02
SINGLE — Michael Massey singles on a line drive to right fielder Seth Brown. Salvador Perez to 2nd.
02
POP OUT — Nelson Velazquez pops out to first baseman Tyler Soderstrom on the infield fly rule. [2 outs]
02
POP OUT — MJ Melendez pops out to second baseman Zack Gelof. [3 outs]
02

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Team Stats

ATH

3Runs5

11Hits11

0Errors1

.289Batting Avg.324

38At Bats34

3Extra-base Hits4

1Home Runs1

3Runs-Batted-In5

1Walks0

0Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts4

9Left on Base5

16Total Bases17

Game Details

Saturday, May 18, 2024 · 7:10 PM

Kauffman Stadium · Kansas City, MO

attendance: 22,014 (58.1%)

weather: 87 degrees, clear