Royals top A's for 8th win a row, take AL Central lead
The Kansas City Royals won their eighth straight game and took over the AL Central lead Monday night when Yordano Ventura outdueled Sonny Gray during a 3-2 win over Oakland Athletics.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
2
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
A Escobar singled to center, N Aoki scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-2
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
B Moss singled to center, J Jaso and C Crisp scored, J Donaldson to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Advancing On Force 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
A Escobar singled to center, A Gordon scored, M Moustakas to third.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Bunted Foul 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 2-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
S Vogt flied out to center.
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Fly Out 2-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
S Vogt batting
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Play Result 2-3
S Fuld ran for B Moss.
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Lineup Change 2-3
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Lineup Change 2-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
D Norris grounded into double play, third to first, J Donaldson out at third, B Moss to second.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Ground Out 2-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
D Norris batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
B Moss walked.
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Play Result 2-3
J Donaldson to second on wild pitch by G Holland.
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Wild Pitch 2-3
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
B Moss batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
J Donaldson singled to left.
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Single 2-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 2-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3
J Donaldson batting
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Play Result 2-3
G Holland relieved W Davis.
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Start Inning 2-3
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-3
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Lineup Change 2-3
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Head to Head
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Out
- Nick Mears Out
- Ryan Bergert Out
- Cole Ragans Out
- Luinder Avila Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Jarrod DysonCF1
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Salvador PerezC13
Billy Butler1B36
Alex GordonLF4
Lorenzo CainRF6
Raul IbanezDH18
Mike Moustakas3B18
Alcides EscobarSS3
Substitutes
Norichika AokiDH11
OAK
Coco CrispCF4
Josh ReddickRF22
Josh Donaldson3B3
Brandon MossLF37
Derek NorrisC33
Stephen Vogt1B21
Jed LowrieSS8
John JasoDH28
Eric Sogard2B4
Substitutes
Sam FuldPR23
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