MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/08/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1627 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (57-52) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Oakland Athletics (63-45) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 6 1
Bender Brings A-Game, Athletics Beat Royals
The Oakland Athletics got a good effort from starter Chief Bender in defeating the Kansas City Royals at O.co Coliseum. The final score was 2-1. The Athletics improved their record to 63-45 by beating Kansas City.

Bender gave Oakland a solid start. The right-hander, who is listed at 6' 2" , 185 lbs, allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 8 innings.

"Chief giving us the start that he did was huge," said Oakland manager .
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .255 0 26
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .335 15 60
G. Brett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 11 47
S. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259 13 54
J. Damon DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 6 34
M. Sweeney 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 14 49
   a-J. Offerman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 0 3
   b-K. Seitzer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 4 13
C. Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .215 10 37
F. White 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .232 4 33
J. Dye RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .215 12 48
Totals 31 1 4 0 1 7 7      
a - J. Offerman pinch hit for M. Sweeney in the 7th
b - K. Seitzer substituted for J. Offerman in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: S. Perez , J. Damon , F. White , J. Dye
GIDP: W. Wilson
Team LOB: 4
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 6 30
N. Lajoie 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 2 41
A. Simmons RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .302 12 60
J. Canseco DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .274 36 82
M. Cochrane C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .252 2 26
J. Foxx 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .255 16 53
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .257 18 54
E. Joost SS 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .248 10 30
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .192 7 25
Totals 30 2 6 2 4 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (22, 3rd Inning off M. Gubicza, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Lajoie , A. Simmons 2 , J. Canseco , M. Cochrane 2 , E. Joost
2-out RBI: M. Cochrane , J. Foxx
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Foxx , E. Chavez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Bender (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Chavez-Lajoie-Foxx)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gubicza L (9-7) 5.1 6 2 2 4 5 0 108 4.30   
G. Holland 2.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 3.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gubicza 49
Batters Faced: M. Gubicza 26, G. Holland 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gubicza 7-4, G. Holland 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gubicza 108-61, G. Holland 31-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Holland 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bender W (11-7) 8.0 4 1 1 1 6 0 101 3.27   
D. Eckersley SV (32) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bender 75
Batters Faced: C. Bender 29, D. Eckersley 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 9-8, D. Eckersley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 101-69, D. Eckersley 7-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chief Bender
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM PT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 27726
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