MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/01/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1331 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (63-59) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kansas City Royals (59-63) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 1 7 2
Greinke Sensational for Royals
Kansas City turned a fine outing from starter Zack Greinke into a victory over the Oakland Athletics at Kauffman Stadium. The final score was 1-0. Dan Quisenberry converted his 2nd save in 4 tries. Kansas City, now 59-63, holds down third place in the American League Central Division.

Greinke, who was born in Orlando, Florida, threw 95 pitches over 7 innings, while allowing no runs.

"I thought we competed really well," said Royals manager . "I thought the energy was really good."
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Murphy RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   b-M. Cochrane PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 0 6
   d-M. Tejada SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 11 45
W. Moses CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
N. Lajoie 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .296 5 64
M. Suttles DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .212 24 65
   e-R. Henderson DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 7 25
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 12 39
A. Simmons LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .278 10 51
J. Giambi 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .248 8 23
T. Steinbach C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 3 20
E. Joost SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-J. Foxx PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 12 33
   c-S. Seybold RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0 3 9 15      
a - J. Foxx pinch hit for E. Joost in the 8th
b - M. Cochrane pinch hit for D. Murphy in the 8th
c - S. Seybold substituted for J. Foxx in the 8th
d - M. Tejada substituted for M. Cochrane in the 8th
e - R. Henderson inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: W. Moses , T. Steinbach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Moses , M. Suttles , J. Giambi 2
GIDP: E. Chavez , J. Giambi
Sac Bunt: D. Murphy
Hit by Pitch: N. Lajoie , E. Chavez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Chavez (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Chavez-Lajoie-Giambi, Chavez-Lajoie-Giambi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 2 28
J. Offerman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .257 1 5
B. Mackey DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .272 14 55
S. Perez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .276 17 67
C. Beltran CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .215 14 37
J. Dye RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .194 9 41
B. Butler 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
   b-G. Brett 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 16 52
J. Randa 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   a-B. Witt Jr. PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .245 10 49
   c-K. Seitzer 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 3 7
F. Patek SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 0 8
Totals 29 1 7 1 0 4 8      
a - B. Witt Jr. pinch hit for J. Randa in the 8th
b - G. Brett substituted for B. Butler in the 9th
c - K. Seitzer substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Perez (26, 4th Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Witt Jr. (10, 8th Inning off E. Plank, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Offerman , B. Mackey , S. Perez 2 , C. Beltran , J. Dye , B. Butler , B. Witt Jr. 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dye
GIDP: J. Dye , B. Butler
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Randa (1) , F. Patek (7)
Double Plays: 2 (Offerman-Patek-Butler, Greinke-Patek-Butler)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Plank L (8-10) 7.2 7 1 1 0 4 1 98 4.33   
A. Bailey 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plank 65
Batters Faced: E. Plank 28, A. Bailey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plank 10-7, A. Bailey 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plank 98-69, A. Bailey 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Greinke 7.0 2 0 0 2 6 0 95 3.87   
K. Farnsworth W (3-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.09   
J. Montgomery H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 22 2.86   
D. Quisenberry SV (2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Greinke 77
Batters Faced: Z. Greinke 26, K. Farnsworth 3, J. Montgomery 4, D. Quisenberry 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Greinke 8-5, K. Farnsworth 0-2, J. Montgomery 0-0, D. Quisenberry 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Greinke 95-62, K. Farnsworth 12-7, J. Montgomery 22-12, D. Quisenberry 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Quisenberry 2-0
Hit Batsmen: Z. Greinke , J. Montgomery
Balk: J. Montgomery
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Greinke
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 23739
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