Major League Baseball
Oakland Athletics
3
Kansas City Royals
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Jarrod Dyson delivered an infield single with the bases loaded and two outs in the eighth inning Saturday, giving the Kansas City Royals a scrappy 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
J Dyson reached on infield single to shortstop, A Escobar scored, M Moustakas to third, E Johnson to second.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
E Hosmer hit sacrifice fly to center, E Johnson scored.
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
J Donaldson homered to left (424 feet).
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
M Moustakas homered to right (419 feet).
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
B Butler grounded out to third, J Dyson scored.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
J Donaldson singled to right, J Jaso scored, Y Cespedes to third.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
J Reddick singled to center, J Donaldson scored, S Smith to second, S Smith to third, J Reddick to second on throwing error by center fielder J Dyson.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Middle of the 9th
E Sogard struck out swinging.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
E Sogard batting
J Lowrie struck out looking.
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
J Lowrie batting
J Lowrie hit for A Rosales.
J Reddick struck out swinging.
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 6: ball 3
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: ball 1
J Reddick batting
G Holland relieved A Crow.
E Johnson at second base.
A Escobar at shortstop.
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
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OAK wins series 2-1
Alex GordonLF4
Eric Hosmer1B51
Billy ButlerDH36
Salvador PerezC13
David LoughRF3
Miguel Tejada2B24
Mike Moustakas3B18
Elliot Johnson2B
Jarrod DysonCF1
Alcides EscobarSS3
Coco CrispCF4
John JasoC28
Yoenis CespedesDH52
Brandon Moss1B37
Josh Donaldson3B3
Seth SmithLF12
Josh ReddickRF22
Adam RosalesSS32
Eric Sogard2B4
Jed LowriePH8
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