Royals stay hot, score five runs in 7th inning to rally past A's
Nori Aoki and Billy Butler each drove in two runs in a five-run seventh and the surging Kansas City Royals rallied to defeat the Oakland Athletics 7-3 Thursday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
3
Kansas City Royals
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
Kauffman Stadium · 20,569 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 11: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 10: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
B Butler singled to right, N Aoki and A Escobar scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-7
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Advancing On Play 3-6
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
N Aoki tripled to deep right, C Colon and J Dyson scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-5
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Advancing On Force 3-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
J Dyson singled to right, L Cain scored, C Colon to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-2
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Play Result 3-2
A Callaspo singled to right, J Reddick scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
J Reddick tripled to center, S Vogt scored.
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Advancing On Force 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (bunted foul)
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Bunted Foul 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
M Moustakas singled to right, A Gordon scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
A Callaspo hit sacrifice fly to left, B Moss scored, J Reddick to third.
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Advancing On Play 1-1
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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End Inning 3-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
B Moss flied out to left.
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Fly Out 3-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
B Moss batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
J Donaldson walked, E Sogard to third, C Crisp to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 5: ball 4
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
J Donaldson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
D Norris popped out to second.
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Pop Out 3-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
D Norris batting
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Play Result 3-7
G Holland relieved J Frasor.
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Lineup Change 3-7
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Lineup Change 3-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
C Crisp singled to left, E Sogard to second.
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Advancing On Force 3-7
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Single 3-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 3-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
C Crisp batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
E Sogard singled to center.
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Single 3-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
E Sogard batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-7
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Play Result 3-7
S Fuld grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 3-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 3-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 3-7
S Fuld 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
Alcides EscobarSS3
Alex GordonLF4
Billy Butler1B36
Josh WillinghamDH7
Mike Moustakas3B18
Erik KratzC38
Christian Colon2B29
Jarrod DysonCF1
Substitutes
Salvador PerezC13
Lorenzo CainRF6
OAK
Coco CrispDH4
John JasoC28
Josh Donaldson3B3
Brandon MossLF37
Stephen Vogt1B21
Josh ReddickRF22
Alberto Callaspo2B5
Sam FuldCF23
Eric SogardSS4
Substitutes
Derek NorrisC33
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