MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/29/2023
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 2142 - SATURDAY, JULY 29TH , 2023 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (56-49) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 6 11 2
Oakland Athletics (46-58) 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 6 1
Royals Nip Athletics, 6-5
The Kansas City Royals weathered an outstanding game by Oakland first baseman Ryan Rua to topple the Athletics, 6-5. Rua was 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. With this game in the books, Kansas City is 56-49, Oakland 46-58.

Kansas City used the timely hitting of Edgardo Medina to seize the win. The designated hitter stroked a 2-run single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Royals on top, 6-5. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Kansas City manager Matt Erickson.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Mondesi 2B 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .315 5 50
J. Martínez CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 7 .245 5 37
W. Myers LF 4 0 2 3 1 2 1 .500 0 3
   b-A. Lamb LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .412 0 1
E. Medina DH 4 0 1 2 0 2 3 .275 13 52
D. García RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .256 0 13
M. Mercedes 1B 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .286 4 12
W. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .292 4 27
E. Rogers SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 3 9
   a-W. Payan PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 1 8
N. Gomez 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .273 3 6
Totals 37 6 11 6 3 9 22      
a - W. Payan pinch hit for E. Rogers in the 9th
b - A. Lamb substituted for W. Myers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Gomez (2, 5th Inning off G. Nuss, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Mondesi (20, 7th Inning off J. De Fratus, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Mercedes (9, 9th Inning off J. Chang, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Mondesi 4 , J. Martínez , W. Myers 2 , E. Medina , D. García , M. Mercedes 2 , E. Rogers , N. Gomez 2
2-out RBI: , W. Myers 2 , E. Medina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Martínez , D. García 2
GIDP: W. Rodriguez , N. Gomez
Hit by Pitch: E. Medina
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. García (1) , E. Rogers (3)
OF assists: 1 (Martínez(Jeffries at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Jeffries RF 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 .321 1 7
R. Rua 1B 5 1 4 3 0 1 0 .289 2 14
W. Erickson LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .129 1 1
J. Cobb DH 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .302 0 5
J. Lopez C 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .208 3 9
D. Dosch 3B 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .252 1 11
M. Ramos SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 1 12
M. Margot CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .227 0 1
M. Ruiz 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .227 0 5
Totals 33 5 6 4 9 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Rua (4, 2nd Inning off M. Tenuta, 3 on, 1 out) , J. Cobb (6, 6th Inning off M. Medrano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Rua 5 , J. Cobb 3
2-out RBI: J. Cobb
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cobb , J. Lopez 2 , D. Dosch
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: D. Dosch (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Ramos-Ruiz-Rua, Ramos-Ruiz-Rua)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Tenuta 4.0 4 3 3 6 2 0 93 2.60   
J. Vergara 1.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 27 5.68   
M. Medrano 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 4.53   
C. Long W (3-5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.14   
J. Oramas SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tenuta 38
Batters Faced: M. Tenuta 22, J. Vergara 8, M. Medrano 6, C. Long 3, J. Oramas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tenuta 3-6, J. Vergara 1-3, M. Medrano 1-2, C. Long 1-1, J. Oramas 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tenuta 93-46, J. Vergara 27-14, M. Medrano 21-11, C. Long 14-8, J. Oramas 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Medrano 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Nuss 5.0 6 2 2 1 5 0 80 5.11   
S. Thomas H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.08   
J. De Fratus H (12) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 3.43   
S. Huff H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 4.41   
J. Chang L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 3 4 1 2 0 0 25 13.50   
E. Marshall 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Nuss 51
Batters Faced: G. Nuss 22, S. Thomas 3, J. De Fratus 4, S. Huff 3, J. Chang 8, E. Marshall 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Nuss 4-5, S. Thomas 0-1, J. De Fratus 2-0, S. Huff 0-1, J. Chang 2-0, E. Marshall 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Nuss 80-51, S. Thomas 13-9, J. De Fratus 15-11, S. Huff 11-7, J. Chang 25-12, E. Marshall 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Marshall 2-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Nuss
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Rua
Ballpark: O.co Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (60 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM PT
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 26566
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