Fuentes drives in two runs in Royals' 5-1 victory over A's
Reymond Fuentes singled in a pair of runs in a four-run Kansas City first inning as the Royals defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-2 on Saturday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
2
Kansas City Royals
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| KC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Smolinski hit sacrifice fly to right, Canha scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Canha tripled to deep center, Burns scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
S Perez singled to center, E Hosmer scored, T Snider to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-5
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-4
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Play Result 0-4
R Fuentes singled to left, E Hosmer and A Gordon scored, S Perez to third, R Fuentes to second advancing on throw.
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Advancing On Play 0-4
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Advancing On Play 0-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
A Gordon walked, M Moustakas scored, L Cain to third, E Hosmer to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-2
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
E Hosmer walked, A Escobar scored, M Moustakas to third, L Cain to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-1
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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 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (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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End Inning 2-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Blair struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 2-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
Blair batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Lambo grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 2-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-5
Lambo batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-5
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Play Result 2-5
Smolinski hit sacrifice fly to right, Canha scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-5
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Sacrifice Fly 1-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Smolinski batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Canha tripled to deep center, Burns scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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Triple 0-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-5
Canha batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
Burns singled to right center.
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Single 0-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-5
Burns batting
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Start Inning 0-5
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 0-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
C Colon fouled out to first.
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Foul Out 0-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-5
C Colon 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
Alcides EscobarSS3
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alex GordonLF4
Salvador PerezC13
Reymond Louis FuentesRF3
Adalberto Mondesi2B43
Substitutes
Clint BarmesSS12
Whit Merrifield3B15
Paulo OrlandoCF16
Cody Decker1B
Tony CruzDH17
Travis SniderRF27
Drew ButeraC16
Terrance GoreLF4
Christian Colon2B29
OAK
Billy BurnsCF35
Mark Canha1B33
Chris CoghlanRF7
Khris DavisLF11
Stephen VogtC21
Marcus SemienSS10
Josh PhegleyDH4
Matt Chapman3B26
Eric Sogard2B4
Substitutes
Jake SmolinskiRF9
Andrew LamboLF15
Carson BlairC39
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