MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/09/2014
BNN Index | ML | SCORES | STANDINGS | STATS | TEAMS | PLAYERS | TRANSACTIONS | HISTORY
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1642 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (58-52) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 7 11 0
Oakland Athletics (63-46) 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 10 0
Royals Use Late Surge to Win
Eager fans turned out for a matchup between the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics.

The Kansas City Royals used the hitting of first baseman Mike Sweeney to subdue the Oakland Athletics, 7-3. For the game, Sweeney was 3 for 5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. The first-place Royals lifted their record to 58-52.

Kansas City used the timely hitting of Carlos Beltran to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Royals on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

Sweeney attributed the win to his team's "hyper resolve."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Otis DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .224 3 13
   a-W. Wilson DH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257 0 27
G. Brett 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .263 11 47
S. Perez C 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .261 14 55
M. Sweeney 1B 5 2 3 2 0 1 0 .281 15 51
C. Beltran CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .215 10 38
J. Dye RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .215 13 49
F. White 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .232 4 33
J. Damon LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .227 6 35
F. Patek SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .229 0 4
Totals 38 7 11 7 4 8 15      
a - W. Wilson inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Sweeney (15, 3rd Inning off L. Grove, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Dye (13, 6th Inning off L. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Perez (14, 9th Inning off A. Bailey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson , G. Brett , S. Perez 5 , M. Sweeney 6 , C. Beltran , J. Dye 4 , F. White , J. Damon
2-out RBI: W. Wilson , M. Sweeney , J. Damon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Brett 2 , C. Beltran
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Sweeney (9) , C. Beltran (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Greinke-Patek-Sweeney)
OF assists: 1 (Dye(Henderson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .251 6 31
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .279 2 42
A. Simmons RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .300 12 60
J. Canseco DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .276 36 82
M. Cochrane C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .255 2 26
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .255 16 53
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .254 18 54
E. Joost SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .248 10 30
   a-H. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 2 7
D. Murphy CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .193 8 26
Totals 35 3 10 3 1 4 15      
a - H. Baker pinch hit for E. Joost in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Lajoie (26, 5th Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 2 outs) , R. Henderson 2 (21, 5th Inning off Z. Greinke, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off Z. Greinke, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Cochrane (18, 6th Inning off Z. Greinke, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Murphy (8, 3rd Inning off Z. Greinke, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 4 , N. Lajoie 2 , J. Canseco 2 , M. Cochrane 3 , J. Foxx , E. Joost , D. Murphy 4
2-out RBI: N. Lajoie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Simmons , E. Chavez
GIDP: M. Cochrane
Team LOB: 6
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Greinke W (14-6) 9.0 10 3 3 1 4 1 102 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 58
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 102-68
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Grove L (10-6) 7.0 7 4 4 3 6 2 116 2.48   
A. Bailey 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 1 24 4.03   
M. Mulder 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Grove 50
Batters Faced: L. Grove 31, A. Bailey 8, M. Mulder 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Grove 9-6, A. Bailey 0-2, M. Mulder 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Grove 116-73, A. Bailey 24-13, M. Mulder 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bailey 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Sweeney
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 30972
Tuesday, January 6th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 26.8 Build 82