Adam Rosales' late homer helps carry Athletics past Royals
Adam Rosales hit a go-ahead home run leading off the eighth inning, Josh Donaldson also connected and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 2-1 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Kansas City Royals
1
Oakland Athletics
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Oakland Coliseum · 14,602 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A Rosales homered to left (397 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
J Donaldson homered to left (390 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
D Lough doubled to shallow left center, S Perez scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 1-2
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
E Hosmer struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
E Hosmer batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
B Butler flied out to right.
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Fly Out 1-2
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Swinging 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
B Butler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
A Gordon flied out to left.
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Fly Out 1-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
A Gordon batting
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Start Inning 1-2
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-2
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Lineup Change 1-2
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End Inning 1-2
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
Y Cespedes lined out to center.
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Line Out 1-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-2
Y Cespedes batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
J Lowrie struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 1-2
Pitch 7: strike 3 (looking)
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 3-0
Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Coco CrispCF4
Jed Lowrie2B8
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Brandon MossRF37
Josh Donaldson3B3
Seth SmithDH12
Derek NorrisC33
Daric Barton1B37
Adam RosalesSS32
KC
David LoughRF3
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy ButlerDH36
Eric Hosmer1B51
Lorenzo CainCF6
Mike Moustakas3B18
Salvador PerezC13
Elliot Johnson2B
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