Royals bounce back behind Jason Vargas' 3-hitter against A's
Jason Vargas tossed a three-hitter for his sixth career shutout, Omar Infante hit a two-run homer and the Kansas City Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 3-0 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
0
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Kauffman Stadium · 21,099 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Out 0-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
S Perez hit sacrifice fly to right, C Colon scored, O Infante to second.
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
O Infante homered to left (394 feet), N Aoki scored.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: 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 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 0-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
S Fuld grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 0-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 0-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-3
S Fuld batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
C Crisp flied out to left.
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Fly Out 0-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-3
C Crisp batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
A Callaspo fouled out to catcher.
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Foul Out 0-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-3
A Callaspo batting
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Start Inning 0-3
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 0-3
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
B Butler flied out to right.
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Fly Out 0-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-3
B Butler batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
S Perez grounded into double play, third to second to first, O Infante out at second.
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Advancing On Force 0-3
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Ground Out 0-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-3
S Perez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
O Infante walked.
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 6: ball 4
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 0-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-3
O Infante batting
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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
Norichika AokiRF11
Omar Rafael Infante2B14
Salvador PerezC13
Billy Butler1B36
Alex GordonLF4
Josh WillinghamDH7
Lorenzo CainRF6
Alcides EscobarSS3
Christian Colon3B29
Substitutes
Jarrod DysonCF1
Mike Moustakas3B18
OAK
Coco CrispCF4
Sam FuldLF23
Josh Donaldson3B3
Jonny GomesDH31
Derek NorrisC33
Jed LowrieSS8
Nate Freiman1B
Josh ReddickRF22
Alberto Callaspo2B5
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