MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/03/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1838 - MONDAY, JULY 3RD , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (40-43) 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 6 12 1
Kansas City Royals (47-38) 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Athletics Drop Royals, 6-4, with Late Score
The Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals, 6-4. Doing his part was second baseman Starlin Castro, who was 2 for 3 with 2 singles and a walk, while scoring 2 runs. Oakland reliever Angel Heredia picked up the win, upping his record to 4-3. Colin Rodgers absorbed the loss. Oakland is now 40-43, Kansas City 47-38.

In the top of the fifth inning, Oakland got a key at-bat from Castro. With one out, the bases loaded and the Athletics leading 3-2, Castro hit a sacrifice fly.

"We were able to get some things going offensively," said Castro.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Schaefer 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .211 7 16
P. Fielder DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .270 1 4
S. Castro 2B 3 2 2 1 1 1 2 .314 3 44
J. Pederson CF 5 1 2 2 0 1 4 .280 12 33
M. Papi RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .248 8 31
D. Dosch 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .281 1 4
   a-J. Lopez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .381 2 7
   c-L. Jeffries LF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .362 1 7
C. Singleton Jr. C 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .190 3 7
M. Ramos SS 2 0 1 2 0 1 3 .282 1 7
J. Roberts LF 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 .211 3 14
   b-R. Rua PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 1 10
Totals 35 6 12 6 5 12 21      
a - J. Lopez pinch hit for D. Dosch in the 8th
b - R. Rua pinch hit for J. Roberts in the 8th
c - L. Jeffries substituted for J. Lopez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Singleton Jr. (4, 5th Inning off S. Blewett, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Papi (13, 8th Inning off C. Rodgers, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pederson (12, 1st Inning off S. Blewett, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Schaefer , P. Fielder , S. Castro 2 , J. Pederson 5 , M. Papi 2 , L. Jeffries , C. Singleton Jr. 4 , M. Ramos
2-out RBI: J. Pederson , L. Jeffries
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Schaefer , J. Pederson 2 , C. Singleton Jr.
GIDP: D. Dosch
Sac Fly: S. Castro , M. Ramos 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: J. Roberts (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Jimenez-Ramos-Schaefer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Martínez CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .240 4 31
L. Bejaran SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .301 0 12
E. Medina DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .248 9 38
J. Washington 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .263 13 56
J. Castro RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .218 4 25
   a-F. Wall PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 4 19
   d-M. Mercedes PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .303 1 6
R. Mondesi 2B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .308 3 39
J. Palmeiro LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .267 6 29
J. Sargent 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .220 2 18
   b-W. Payan PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .212 1 6
   c-A. Rivera RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 3 6
W. Rodriguez C 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 .275 3 20
Totals 37 4 11 4 4 8 15      
a - F. Wall pinch hit for J. Castro in the 8th
b - W. Payan pinch hit for J. Sargent in the 8th
c - A. Rivera substituted for W. Payan in the 9th
d - M. Mercedes pinch hit for F. Wall in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Castro (8, 4th Inning off H. Jimenez, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Medina (12, 9th Inning off A. Haney, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: W. Rodriguez (3, 3rd Inning off H. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Martínez 2 , L. Bejaran 2 , E. Medina 2 , J. Washington , J. Castro 2 , R. Mondesi 2 , J. Sargent , W. Rodriguez 4
2-out RBI: J. Washington
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Washington , M. Mercedes , W. Payan , W. Rodriguez
GIDP: E. Medina
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Bejaran (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mondesi-Bejaran-Washington)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Jimenez 5.1 7 4 4 2 2 1 77 4.40   
E. Marshall 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.55   
A. Heredia W (4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.61   
J. De Fratus H (10) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 3.48   
S. Huff H (11) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 5.09   
A. Haney SV (3) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Jimenez 38
Batters Faced: H. Jimenez 24, E. Marshall 3, A. Heredia 3, J. De Fratus 5, S. Huff 3, A. Haney 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Jimenez 5-8, E. Marshall 0-1, A. Heredia 0-3, J. De Fratus 0-1, S. Huff 0-0, A. Haney 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Jimenez 77-45, E. Marshall 11-7, A. Heredia 12-6, J. De Fratus 23-11, S. Huff 19-13, A. Haney 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Haney 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Blewett 5.2 7 4 4 2 9 1 101 3.54   
A. Nina 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.79   
M. Tenuta 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 1.38   
C. Rodgers L (2-1) 1.1 2 1 1 2 0 0 31 3.30   
R. Richey 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 0 19 3.08   
C. Long 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Blewett 46
Batters Faced: S. Blewett 25, A. Nina 1, M. Tenuta 3, C. Rodgers 8, R. Richey 5, C. Long 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Blewett 4-3, A. Nina 0-0, M. Tenuta 0-0, C. Rodgers 2-2, R. Richey 1-1, C. Long 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Blewett 101-62, A. Nina 6-3, M. Tenuta 15-9, C. Rodgers 31-18, R. Richey 19-12, C. Long 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Nina 1-0 , C. Rodgers 1-0 , C. Long 2-0
WP: S. Blewett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Starlin Castro
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 25096
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