MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/08/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 887 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (41-39) 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 12 0
Oakland Athletics (44-36) 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Athletics Fall, 6-5, to Brett, Royals
O.co Coliseum was the site of an exciting ballgame between the Kansas City Royals and Oakland Athletics.

The bat of George Brett helped the Kansas City Royals top the Oakland Athletics, 6-5. Brett went 4 for 4 with a home run, 3 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 2 for Kansas City. The Royals now have a mark of 41-39.

Willie Wilson, who is tied for 4th in the AL in triples with 6, helped out the Kansas City cause in the top of the fourth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the left fielder was 1-4.

"Anytime we get it going, it puts a smile on my face," said Wilson.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Wilson LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .246 1 16
   a-S. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 12 52
   b-J. Damon LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 1 11
B. Mackey DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273 6 32
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .260 6 35
   c-F. Patek SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 8
G. Brett 3B 4 2 4 2 1 0 0 .277 7 29
K. Seitzer 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .291 2 6
D. Porter C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .218 0 8
C. Beltran CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .212 7 25
F. White 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .198 4 26
J. Dye RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 .202 7 29
Totals 34 6 12 6 5 6 15      
a - S. Perez pinch hit for W. Wilson in the 9th
b - J. Damon substituted for S. Perez in the 9th
c - F. Patek substituted for B. Witt Jr. in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Brett (7, 5th Inning off M. Mulder, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Wilson , B. Witt Jr. , G. Brett 7 , K. Seitzer , C. Beltran 2 , F. White 2 , J. Dye
2-out RBI: W. Wilson , G. Brett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Wilson , K. Seitzer
GIDP: B. Witt Jr. , C. Beltran , J. Dye
Sac Fly: J. Dye
Hit by Pitch: B. Witt Jr.
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Witt Jr. (9) , G. Brett (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (White-Witt Jr.-Seitzer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .212 3 13
   a-J. Giambi PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 4 10
   b-B. Johnson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 2 4
J. Foxx 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243 8 25
N. Lajoie 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .321 3 50
M. Suttles DH 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 .222 19 52
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .238 9 30
A. Simmons RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .290 6 31
M. Tejada SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 8 32
   c-H. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 1
D. Murphy CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .215 7 22
M. Cochrane C 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .263 0 6
Totals 34 5 10 5 1 4 13      
a - J. Giambi pinch hit for R. Henderson in the 7th
b - B. Johnson substituted for J. Giambi in the 8th
c - H. Baker pinch hit for M. Tejada in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tejada (9, 4th Inning off M. Gubicza, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Lajoie (27, 8th Inning off J. Soria, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Suttles (19, 2nd Inning off M. Gubicza, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Henderson 2 , N. Lajoie 3 , M. Suttles 5 , E. Chavez , M. Tejada 2 , M. Cochrane 2
2-out RBI: E. Chavez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , A. Simmons 2
GIDP: J. Giambi
Sac Fly: M. Suttles
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Chavez (3)
CS: R. Henderson (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Foxx-Tejada-Foxx, Tejada-Lajoie-Foxx, Tejada-Lajoie-Foxx)
OF assists: 1 (Murphy(White at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Gubicza W (3-3) 6.0 8 5 5 1 3 1 98 3.88   
D. Quisenberry H (10) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.05   
J. Soria H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.30   
J. Montgomery SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Gubicza 38
Batters Faced: M. Gubicza 26, D. Quisenberry 3, J. Soria 4, J. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Gubicza 4-10, D. Quisenberry 1-0, J. Soria 1-2, J. Montgomery 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Gubicza 98-64, D. Quisenberry 16-9, J. Soria 9-5, J. Montgomery 11-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Bender 4.0 6 5 5 4 2 0 72 3.71   
M. Mulder L (0-1) 4.2 5 1 1 1 3 1 56 1.35   
A. Bailey 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Bender 28
Batters Faced: C. Bender 20, M. Mulder 19, A. Bailey 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Bender 5-2, M. Mulder 7-3, A. Bailey 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Bender 72-38, M. Mulder 56-39, A. Bailey 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mulder 1-0 , A. Bailey 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Bender
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: George Brett
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 22039
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