MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/21/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1809 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 21ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (69-52) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 9 15 1
Kansas City Royals (62-59) 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 8 13 0
Athletics Stun Royals, 9-8
Athletics right fielder Al Simmons left his imprint on his team's 9-8 win over the Kansas City Royals. Simmons was 4 for 4 with a triple, a double, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He scored 3 runs for Oakland in the contest. After today's action, Oakland sits at 69-52, while Kansas City falls to 62-59.

Oakland used the timely hitting of Home Run Baker to seize the win. The second baseman stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Athletics on top, 9-8. It was his only hit in 1 at-bat, but it was a game-changer.

"Both teams had plenty of clutch hits," said Simmons. "It made for an exciting game."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 1 0 0 0 2 3 .237 6 33
N. Lajoie 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .283 2 50
   a-P. Higgins PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 0 2
A. Simmons RF 4 3 4 0 0 0 0 .300 12 60
J. Canseco DH 3 2 1 4 1 0 3 .263 39 90
M. Cochrane C 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .253 2 27
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 3 0 1 1 2 .256 17 56
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .248 18 55
   b-M. McGwire PH 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .316 6 15
   c-H. Baker 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260 2 10
E. Joost SS 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .255 11 33
D. Murphy CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .223 13 38
Totals 39 9 15 9 3 9 21      
a - P. Higgins pinch hit for N. Lajoie in the 8th
b - M. McGwire pinch hit for E. Chavez in the 8th
c - H. Baker substituted for M. McGwire in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (26, 1st Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Simmons (7, 4th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. McGwire (6, 8th Inning off S. Mingori, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Canseco (39, 9th Inning off J. Montgomery, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Lajoie , A. Simmons 7 , J. Canseco 4 , M. Cochrane 2 , J. Foxx 3 , M. McGwire 4 , H. Baker , E. Joost , D. Murphy
2-out RBI: J. Canseco , M. McGwire , H. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Canseco , E. Chavez , E. Joost
GIDP: R. Henderson , N. Lajoie
Sac Fly: J. Canseco
Hit by Pitch: A. Simmons
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Foxx (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Waddell-Joost-Foxx)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .250 0 29
G. Brett 3B 4 1 3 0 2 0 2 .267 11 52
B. Witt Jr. SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 3 .329 15 65
   a-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 0 4
   b-J. Damon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 6 35
S. Perez C 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .266 16 58
M. Sweeney DH 3 0 0 2 2 1 3 .272 15 57
A. Otis CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 9 .229 4 15
J. Dye RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 6 .209 14 53
K. Seitzer 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .231 5 16
F. White 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .240 6 39
Totals 38 8 13 8 7 5 34      
a - F. Patek substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th
b - J. Damon pinch hit for F. Patek in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. White (30, 4th Inning off R. Waddell, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Dye (18, 8th Inning off B. Taylor, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Wilson (14, 7th Inning off B. Odom, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Dye (14, 5th Inning off B. Odom, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. White (6, 7th Inning off B. Odom, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Wilson 4 , G. Brett 3 , B. Witt Jr. , S. Perez , A. Otis , J. Dye 6 , F. White 7
2-out RBI: M. Sweeney , F. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wilson , A. Otis , J. Dye , K. Seitzer 2
GIDP: S. Perez
Sac Fly: B. Witt Jr. , J. Dye
Hit by Pitch: W. Wilson
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Otis (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (White-Witt Jr.-Seitzer, Witt Jr.-White-Seitzer)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Waddell 3.2 7 5 3 4 2 0 81 3.76   
B. Odom 2.2 4 3 3 2 1 2 58 7.45   
B. Taylor 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 28 6.62   
C. Hunter W (3-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.05   
A. Bailey SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Waddell 27
Batters Faced: R. Waddell 23, B. Odom 14, B. Taylor 6, C. Hunter 1, A. Bailey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Waddell 3-5, B. Odom 4-3, B. Taylor 1-2, C. Hunter 1-0, A. Bailey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Waddell 81-46, B. Odom 58-36, B. Taylor 28-18, C. Hunter 2-2, A. Bailey 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Odom 3-0 , B. Taylor 1-1 , C. Hunter 1-0
WP: R. Waddell
Hit Batsmen: R. Waddell
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier 7.0 7 1 1 1 7 0 110 3.57   
S. Mingori 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 1 18 3.86   
K. Farnsworth H (15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.32   
J. Montgomery L (1-2), BS (3) 0.2 5 4 4 1 0 1 20 2.74   
D. Quisenberry 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 65
Batters Faced: K. Appier 28, S. Mingori 6, K. Farnsworth 1, J. Montgomery 8, D. Quisenberry 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 6-6, S. Mingori 0-1, K. Farnsworth 0-1, J. Montgomery 1-1, D. Quisenberry 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 110-71, S. Mingori 18-10, K. Farnsworth 7-4, J. Montgomery 20-10, D. Quisenberry 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Quisenberry 2-0
Hit Batsmen: K. Appier
Balk: J. Montgomery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Al Simmons
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 27050
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