Triggs pitches 6 shutout innings, Athletics stop Royals 8-3
Andrew Triggs pitched six shutout innings, Jed Lowrie drove in three runs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
8
Kansas City Royals
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Kauffman Stadium · 24,380 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Mondesi homered to center (436 feet).
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
Hosmer singled to shallow left center, Moustakas scored, Cain to second.
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Advancing On Force 8-2
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 8-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
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Play Result 8-1
Cain reached on infield single to shortstop, Mondesi scored, Moustakas to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-1
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-0
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Play Result 8-0
Lowrie doubled to deep right, R. Davis and Semien scored, Joyce to third.
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Advancing On Force 8-0
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Advancing On Force 7-0
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Foul Ball 6-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-0
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Play Result 6-0
Joyce singled to shallow right, Plouffe scored, R. Davis to third, Semien to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-0
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
R. Davis singled to left, Healy scored, Plouffe to second.
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Advancing On Force 5-0
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
Lowrie hit sacrifice fly to left, Semien scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Plouffe hit sacrifice fly to center, Vogt scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 8-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Gordon grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 8-3
Pitch 7: in play
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
Gordon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
Mondesi homered to center (436 feet).
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Home Run 8-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
Mondesi batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
Escobar struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-2
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
Cuthbert flied out to right.
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Fly Out 8-2
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2
Cuthbert batting
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Play Result 8-2
Montas relieved Hendriks.
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Start Inning 8-2
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-2
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Lineup Change 8-2
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End Inning 8-2
Middle of the 9th
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Head to Head
OAK wins series 2-1
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
Alex GordonRF4
Mike Moustakas3B18
Lorenzo CainCF6
Eric Hosmer1B51
Salvador PerezC13
Brandon MossLF37
Cheslor CuthbertDH57
Alcides EscobarSS3
Adalberto Mondesi2B43
Substitutes
Drew ButeraC16
OAK
Marcus SemienSS10
Matt JoyceRF7
Jed Lowrie2B8
Khris DavisLF11
Stephen VogtC21
Ryon HealyDH45
Yonder Alonso1B13
Trevor Plouffe3B80
Rajai DavisCF18
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