MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
08/10/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1659 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 10TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (59-52) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 6 9 0
Oakland Athletics (63-47) 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 12 1
Loss Diminishes Fine Performance by Murphy
The Kansas City Royals overcame a pretty good performance by Oakland center fielder Dwayne Murphy, beating the Athletics, 6-5, at O.co Coliseum. Murphy went 3-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Their 59-52 record puts the Royals first in the American League Central Division.

Kansas City used a well-timed hit by Jermaine Dye to capture the win. The right fielder socked a 2-run double in the top of the sixth inning to put the Royals ahead, 5-2. Though it was his only hit in 3 at-bats, it was important.

"We'll put this win in the can," said Dye, "and go after the next one."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 0 1 1 0 3 2 .256 0 28
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .331 15 60
   b-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 4
G. Brett 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260 11 47
S. Perez C 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .263 15 56
J. Damon DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .227 6 35
M. Sweeney 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .281 15 52
   a-K. Seitzer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 4 13
C. Beltran CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .216 11 39
F. White 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .235 4 33
J. Dye RF 3 0 1 2 1 0 2 .216 13 51
Totals 37 6 9 6 2 7 11      
a - K. Seitzer substituted for M. Sweeney in the 9th
b - F. Patek substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Sweeney (24, 6th Inning off T. Hudson, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Dye (16, 6th Inning off T. Hudson, 2 on, 2 outs) , F. White (26, 8th Inning off B. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Beltran (11, 5th Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Perez (15, 7th Inning off B. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson , S. Perez 5 , J. Damon , M. Sweeney 2 , C. Beltran 4 , F. White 3 , J. Dye 2
2-out RBI: S. Perez , J. Dye
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , W. Wilson 2 , G. Brett , J. Dye
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-White-Sweeney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .250 6 31
N. Lajoie 2B 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .283 2 44
A. Simmons RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .301 12 60
J. Canseco DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .273 36 82
M. Cochrane C 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .252 2 26
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .254 16 53
E. Chavez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .255 18 54
E. Joost SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .249 10 30
   a-H. Baker PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 2 7
D. Murphy CF 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .200 9 29
Totals 38 5 12 5 3 12 19      
a - H. Baker pinch hit for E. Joost in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Foxx (21, 4th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Lajoie (27, 5th Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Murphy (6, 8th Inning off J. Soria, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Simmons (23, 9th Inning off J. Montgomery, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Murphy (9, 6th Inning off K. Appier, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie 4 , A. Simmons 3 , J. Foxx 2 , E. Chavez , E. Joost , D. Murphy 7
2-out RBI: D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , J. Canseco , M. Cochrane , J. Foxx 2
GIDP: E. Joost
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson (47)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lajoie (9)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier 5.2 8 5 5 3 8 1 105 3.79   
J. Soria W (5-0) 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 29 2.70   
K. Farnsworth H (14) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.63   
J. Montgomery SV (32) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 38
Batters Faced: K. Appier 27, J. Soria 9, K. Farnsworth 1, J. Montgomery 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 8-0, J. Soria 3-1, K. Farnsworth 1-0, J. Montgomery 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 105-67, J. Soria 29-23, K. Farnsworth 2-1, J. Montgomery 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Farnsworth 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hudson 5.2 7 5 5 2 4 1 89 5.33   
B. Taylor L (1-3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 29 7.16   
A. Bailey 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 3.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hudson 37
Batters Faced: T. Hudson 27, B. Taylor 8, A. Bailey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hudson 5-8, B. Taylor 3-3, A. Bailey 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hudson 89-60, B. Taylor 29-18, A. Bailey 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Taylor 1-0 , A. Bailey 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dwayne Murphy
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 28591
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