MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/09/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 888 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 9TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (41-40) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Oakland Athletics (45-36) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 X 6 10 0
Athletics Pocket 6-1 Win Against Kansas City
Due in large part to shortstop Miguel Tejada, the Oakland Athletics sunk the Kansas City Royals, 6-1. Tejada went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. At 45-36, the Athletics claim second place in the American League Western Division.

Al Simmons hit a 2-run double off Greg Holland in the bottom of the sixth, which put the Athletics in front, 2-1. In addition to the double, Simmons had 1 single, while going 2 for 4.

"I still think this team has room for improvement," Simmons told the Oakland Citizen.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Damon LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .289 1 11
B. Mackey DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .276 6 32
B. Witt Jr. SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .256 6 36
S. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .286 12 52
G. Brett 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274 7 29
M. Sweeney 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .218 2 17
C. Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .209 7 25
F. White 2B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .201 4 26
J. Dye RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .200 7 29
Totals 33 1 7 1 3 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Damon (6, 5th Inning off B. Holland, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Perez (17, 8th Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Damon 3 , B. Mackey 2 , S. Perez 2 , M. Sweeney , F. White
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Witt Jr. , S. Perez , G. Brett
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (McDaniel-Witt Jr.-Sweeney)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Henderson LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .208 3 13
J. Foxx 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .244 8 25
N. Lajoie 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .323 3 51
M. Suttles DH 3 1 2 0 1 1 1 .227 19 52
E. Chavez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 6 .234 9 30
A. Simmons RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .293 6 33
M. Tejada SS 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .240 9 35
D. Murphy CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 7 22
T. Steinbach C 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .252 2 15
Totals 33 6 10 6 4 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Tejada (10, 6th Inning off G. Holland, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Simmons (22, 6th Inning off G. Holland, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: N. Lajoie (4, 7th Inning off S. Farr, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Tejada (9, 8th Inning off S. Farr, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Foxx , N. Lajoie 4 , M. Suttles 2 , A. Simmons 3 , M. Tejada 6 , T. Steinbach
2-out RBI: N. Lajoie , A. Simmons , M. Tejada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Henderson , E. Chavez , D. Murphy
GIDP: N. Lajoie
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Steinbach (4)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Murphy(White at 2nd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDaniel 5.0 2 0 0 3 7 0 94 2.81   
G. Holland L (2-1), BS (1) 1.0 4 3 3 0 1 0 25 3.99   
S. Farr 1.0 4 3 3 1 0 1 25 5.40   
S. Busby 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDaniel 67
Batters Faced: B. McDaniel 19, G. Holland 7, S. Farr 8, S. Busby 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDaniel 4-3, G. Holland 0-2, S. Farr 1-2, S. Busby 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDaniel 94-53, G. Holland 25-19, S. Farr 25-16, S. Busby 9-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Holland W (10-7) 6.1 6 1 1 2 6 0 100 3.10   
T. Hudson SV (3) 2.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holland 61
Batters Faced: B. Holland 26, T. Hudson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holland 5-7, T. Hudson 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holland 100-63, T. Hudson 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hudson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Tejada
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 17544
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