Semien scores, has RBI as A's shut down Royals 2-1
Marcus Semien provided just enough early offense and Mike Fiers and three Oakland relievers combined to shut down the Kansas City Royals in a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
2
Kansas City Royals
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kauffman Stadium · 13,669 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Gordon doubled to deep right center, Dozier scored.
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Double 2-1
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 2
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
Semien singled to right, Phegley scored, Semien to second.
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Single 2-0
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 1-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Out 1-0
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Pinder walked, Semien scored, Davis to second, Canha to third.
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Ball 1-0
Pitch 5 : Ball 4
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Ball 0-0
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Strike Swinging 0-0
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Swinging
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End Inning 2-1
End of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Viloria popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 2-1
Pitch 6 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 5 : Ball 2
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-1
Liam Hendriks pitches to Meibrys Viloria
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Starling flied out to right.
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Fly Out 2-1
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Swinging 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-1
Liam Hendriks pitches to Bubba Starling
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
O'Hearn struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-1
Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Looking 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-1
Liam Hendriks pitches to Ryan O'Hearn
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Play Result 2-1
Hendriks relieved Soria
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Start Inning 2-1
Bottom of the 9th inning
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End Inning 2-1
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Brown struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Play Result 2-1
Profar caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
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Caught Stealing 2-1
Profar caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop.
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Strike Looking 2-1
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Strike Looking 2-1
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-1
Ian Kennedy pitches to Seth Brown
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Profar walked.
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 6 : Ball 4
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 5 : Ball 3
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Ball 2-1
Pitch 4 : Ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
Showing the last 40 of 538 events.
Head to Head
Injuries
Kansas City Royals
- Mitch Spence Day-To-Day
- Steven Cruz Out
- Nick Mears 60-Day-IL
- Ryan Bergert Day-To-Day
- Cole Ragans 60-Day-IL
Oakland Athletics
- Tyler Soderstrom 60-Day-IL
- Max Muncy Out
- Seth Johnson Out
- J.T. Ginn 60-Day-IL
- Brent Rooker 60-Day-IL
Lineups
ConfirmedKC
Whit Merrifield2B15
Jorge SolerDH12
Hunter DozierRF17
Alex GordonLF4
Cheslor Cuthbert3B57
Ryan O'Hearn1B29
Bubba StarlingCF11
Meibrys ViloriaC46
Nicky LopezSS33
OAK
Marcus SemienSS10
Matt Chapman3B26
Matt Olson1B28
Mark CanhaCF33
Khris DavisDH11
Chad PinderRF9
Jurickson Profar2B17
Seth BrownLF26
Josh PhegleyC4
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