MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/05/2023
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1868 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 5TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (41-44) 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 6 9 0
Kansas City Royals (48-39) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 13 0
Royals Suffer 6-4 Setback
The Oakland Athletics downed the Kansas City Royals, 6-4. The hitting star was right fielder Mike Papi. Papi belted 2 home runs for the Athletics. Oakland pitcher Abel Haney got the win. He's now 1-2. Aroni Nina was tagged with the loss. The save went to Steve Huff, number 7 for him.

Papi had a game-changing home run in the top of the eighth. On a 2-2 changeup from Aroni Nina, he banged a solo home run to right, giving the Athletics a 4-3 lead. It was the 10th home run of the year for Papi.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Papi.

The Athletics sit in 4th place in the American League West Division with a record of 41-44.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Schaefer 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .210 8 17
   a-J. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 2 7
   b-R. Rua 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 1 10
P. Fielder DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .264 1 4
S. Castro 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .312 3 44
J. Pederson CF 4 0 1 2 1 1 3 .284 13 36
M. Papi RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 3 .250 10 34
M. Ramos SS 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .278 1 7
D. Dosch 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .277 1 4
C. Singleton Jr. C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .180 3 7
J. Roberts LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .206 3 14
Totals 34 6 9 5 8 8 11      
a - J. Lopez pinch hit for D. Schaefer in the 9th
b - R. Rua substituted for J. Lopez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pederson (8, 9th Inning off C. Rodgers, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Roberts (1, 5th Inning off L. Severino, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Papi 2 (10, 2nd Inning off L. Severino, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Nina, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Schaefer (8, 7th Inning off J. Vergara, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Schaefer 4 , P. Fielder , S. Castro 2 , J. Pederson 2 , M. Papi 8 , D. Dosch , J. Roberts 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pederson , M. Papi , J. Roberts
GIDP: M. Ramos
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Ramos (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Dosch-Castro-Schaefer, Castro-Ramos-Schaefer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Mondesi 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .304 3 40
F. Wall 3B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .268 5 21
   a-N. Gomez PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 1 2
   b-M. Mercedes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 1 6
E. Medina DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .250 9 38
J. Washington 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .267 13 58
J. Castro RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .219 4 26
J. Palmeiro LF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .275 6 29
J. Martínez CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .237 4 31
W. Rodriguez C 4 1 2 0 0 0 4 .284 3 21
E. Rogers SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .500 1 2
Totals 37 4 13 4 1 11 19      
a - N. Gomez pinch hit for F. Wall in the 7th
b - M. Mercedes pinch hit for N. Gomez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Rogers (1, 6th Inning off J. Bray, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Rodriguez (16, 6th Inning off J. Bray, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Rogers (1, 9th Inning off S. Huff, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Mondesi , F. Wall , E. Medina 2 , J. Washington , J. Castro , J. Palmeiro 3 , W. Rodriguez 3 , E. Rogers 6
2-out RBI: E. Rogers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Mondesi 2 , W. Rodriguez
GIDP: E. Medina , J. Washington
Sac Fly: J. Washington
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Palmeiro (6) , W. Rodriguez (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rogers-Mondesi-Washington)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Keating 5.1 9 2 2 1 5 0 86 4.67   
J. Bray 0.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 14 2.70   
A. Haney W (1-2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.46   
J. De Fratus H (11) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.41   
R. Rodriguez H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.93   
S. Huff SV (7) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Keating 46
Batters Faced: P. Keating 24, J. Bray 4, A. Haney 3, J. De Fratus 3, R. Rodriguez 1, S. Huff 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Keating 5-4, J. Bray 0-0, A. Haney 1-0, J. De Fratus 0-1, R. Rodriguez 1-0, S. Huff 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Keating 86-54, J. Bray 14-10, A. Haney 10-7, J. De Fratus 14-11, R. Rodriguez 2-1, S. Huff 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Severino 4.2 3 2 2 5 3 1 94 3.86   
M. Medrano 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 25 4.24   
J. Vergara BS (2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14 5.70   
A. Nina L (3-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 1 19 3.86   
C. Long 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 6.16   
C. Rodgers 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 22 3.66   
R. Richey 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Severino 48
Batters Faced: L. Severino 21, M. Medrano 5, J. Vergara 4, A. Nina 4, C. Long 2, C. Rodgers 5, R. Richey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Severino 6-4, M. Medrano 1-1, J. Vergara 1-1, A. Nina 0-1, C. Long 0-0, C. Rodgers 1-0, R. Richey 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: L. Severino 94-54, M. Medrano 25-14, J. Vergara 14-11, A. Nina 19-12, C. Long 10-4, C. Rodgers 22-13, R. Richey 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Medrano 2-0 , C. Long 1-0 , R. Richey 2-0
WP: L. Severino
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Papi
Ballpark: Kauffman Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 25333
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