MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/02/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1332 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (63-60) 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 8 11 0
Kansas City Royals (60-63) 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 3 X 9 14 0
Royals Jolt Athletics, 9-8, with Late Rally
The Kansas City Royals knocked off the Oakland Athletics, 9-8, at Kauffman Stadium. Johnny Damon was a big reason Kansas City won. The left fielder went 4-5 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 runs. Kansas City reliever Joakim Soria picked up the win, upping his record to 2-2. Vida Blue absorbed the loss. Kyle Farnsworth finished to wrap up his 5th save.

Bobby Witt Jr. contributed to the Kansas City win with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the shortstop had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"This team is headed in the right direction," said Damon.

The Royals are now 60-63, while the Athletics fall to 63-60.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .211 7 26
J. Foxx 1B 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 .244 12 34
M. Cochrane C 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .262 0 7
M. Suttles DH 3 1 0 1 1 1 2 .211 24 66
E. Chavez 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .235 12 39
M. Tejada SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .237 12 48
D. Murphy CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .214 10 30
D. Murphy RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .400 0 0
M. Ellis 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 2 .667 0 1
Totals 36 8 11 8 3 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Murphy (1, 3rd Inning off B. McDaniel, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Henderson (14, 3rd Inning off B. McDaniel, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Tejada (12, 5th Inning off B. Black, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 2 , J. Foxx 3 , M. Cochrane , M. Tejada 4 , D. Murphy , D. Murphy 3 , M. Ellis 2
2-out RBI: J. Foxx , M. Tejada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , J. Foxx , M. Cochrane
Sac Bunt: M. Ellis
Sac Fly: M. Suttles
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Murphy (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Foxx-Tejada-Foxx)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Witt Jr. SS 5 1 3 3 0 0 1 .249 11 52
   a-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 0 8
J. Damon LF 5 2 4 1 0 1 2 .288 3 14
G. Brett DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .280 16 52
K. Seitzer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .246 3 7
F. White 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .213 7 36
D. Tartabull RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .500 0 1
A. Otis CF 3 3 2 0 1 0 1 .255 0 3
D. Porter C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .298 3 14
J. Randa 3B 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 .000 0 3
Totals 35 9 14 9 2 5 18      
a - F. Patek substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. White (20, 2nd Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Damon 2 (11, 5th Inning off C. Bender, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Bailey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Damon (3, 7th Inning off V. Blue, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Witt Jr. (11, 8th Inning off V. Blue, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Witt Jr. 6 , J. Damon 9 , F. White 3 , D. Tartabull 2 , A. Otis 2 , D. Porter
2-out RBI: B. Witt Jr. , F. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , J. Damon , G. Brett , K. Seitzer
GIDP: G. Brett
Sac Fly: J. Randa 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Tartabull (1) , A. Otis 2 (6) , D. Porter (1)

FIELDING
PB: D. Porter
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bender 5.2 10 5 5 1 5 0 96 3.38   
V. Blue L (0-1), BS (1) 2.0 3 4 4 1 0 2 28 18.00   
A. Bailey 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bender 33
Batters Faced: C. Bender 27, V. Blue 10, A. Bailey 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 6-5, V. Blue 3-3, A. Bailey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 96-63, V. Blue 28-16, A. Bailey 5-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDaniel 4.2 6 6 6 3 3 0 100 3.53   
B. Black 3.0 5 2 2 0 2 1 51 6.00   
J. Soria W (2-2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4.83   
K. Farnsworth SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDaniel 28
Batters Faced: B. McDaniel 23, B. Black 14, J. Soria 1, K. Farnsworth 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDaniel 4-7, B. Black 6-1, J. Soria 0-0, K. Farnsworth 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDaniel 100-60, B. Black 51-32, J. Soria 4-3, K. Farnsworth 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Black 2-2 , J. Soria 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Johnny Damon
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 27228
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