MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/09/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 412 - FRIDAY, MAY 9TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (25-12) 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 9 12 0
Kansas City Royals (16-21) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Holland in Cruise Control in 9-0 Win
Oakland starter Bill Holland kept the Kansas City hitters in check, helping his team cruise to a win, 9-0. Oakland has won 6 consecutive games.

Holland, the winning pitcher, goes to 4-3 on the season. In 8 innings, the right-hander limited the opposition to no runs on 2 hits, while recording 9 punchouts. Holland and the Athletics were able to cruise to victory.

"The boys were really swinging the bats today," winning manager said.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 .212 0 2
B. Johnson RF 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .296 1 2
J. Giambi 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 2 .365 4 9
M. Suttles DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .219 10 23
E. Chavez 3B 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 .288 5 18
M. Tejada SS 3 1 1 0 2 0 1 .233 3 18
J. Dykes 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .273 0 0
D. Murphy CF 5 1 1 4 0 1 3 .200 4 14
T. Steinbach C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .262 1 8
   a-F. Hayes PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 39 9 12 9 6 7 19      
a - F. Hayes pinch hit for T. Steinbach in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Chavez (9, 1st Inning off K. Appier, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Giambi (2, 5th Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Murphy (4, 8th Inning off J. Soria, 3 on, 0 outs) , B. Johnson (1, 8th Inning off J. Soria, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 2 , B. Johnson 6 , J. Giambi 2 , M. Suttles , E. Chavez 3 , M. Tejada , J. Dykes , D. Murphy 4
2-out RBI: , B. Johnson 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Chavez , F. Hayes
GIDP: J. Dykes
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Henderson 2 (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Dykes-Tejada-Giambi, Dykes-Tejada-Giambi)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 0 7
B. Mackey DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .252 2 15
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 3 13
S. Perez C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .291 8 23
M. Sweeney 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .183 1 4
K. Seitzer 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .333 1 5
F. White 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .164 2 10
J. Dye RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .179 4 12
   a-G. Brett PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .279 4 14
   b-C. Beltran RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 3 10
A. Otis CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .200 0 2
Totals 28 0 3 0 2 10 7      
a - G. Brett pinch hit for J. Dye in the 8th
b - C. Beltran substituted for G. Brett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Witt Jr. (6, 7th Inning off B. Holland, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Mackey , B. Witt Jr. 2 , F. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Seitzer
GIDP: B. Witt Jr. , G. Brett
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: S. Perez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Witt Jr.-White-Sweeney)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Holland W (4-3) 8.0 2 0 0 2 9 0 102 3.00   
C. Hunter 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holland 85
Batters Faced: B. Holland 27, C. Hunter 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holland 5-9, C. Hunter 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holland 102-67, C. Hunter 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier L (1-6) 5.0 7 4 3 2 5 0 99 4.61   
G. Holland 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 22 3.31   
S. Farr 0.1 0 3 3 3 0 0 21 4.76   
J. Soria 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 2 21 7.45   
S. Busby 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 42
Batters Faced: K. Appier 24, G. Holland 6, S. Farr 4, J. Soria 6, S. Busby 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 3-6, G. Holland 2-1, S. Farr 0-1, J. Soria 2-1, S. Busby 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 99-63, G. Holland 22-14, S. Farr 21-8, J. Soria 21-12, S. Busby 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Holland 1-0 , S. Farr 1-0 , J. Soria 3-3
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Holland
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:39
Attendance: 22006
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 6th inning.
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