Dozier, O'Hearn homer as Royals rally to beat A's, 6-4
Hunter Dozier homered before driving in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, Ryan O'Hearn also went deep and the Kansas City Royals held on to beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Wednesday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
4
Kansas City Royals
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| KC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Kauffman Stadium · 15,049 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Bunted Foul 4-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Gordon grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Merrifield scored, Dozier out at second, Soler to third.
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Ground Out 4-6
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 4-5
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Dozier singled to left center, N. Lopez scored, Soler to second, Merrifield to third.
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Single 4-5
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Bunted Foul 4-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Bunted Foul 4-4
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul
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Foul Ball 4-4
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
O'Hearn homered to right (416 feet).
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Home Run 4-4
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
Soler doubled to deep left, Merrifield scored.
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Double 4-3
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Canha homered to center (411 feet), Olson scored.
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Home Run 4-2
Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
Dozier homered to left (415 feet), Soler scored.
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Home Run 2-2
Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 8 : 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 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 4 : 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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End Inning 4-6
Middle of the 9th inning
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Grossman flied out to left.
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Fly Out 4-6
Pitch 3 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 1 : Ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
Ian Kennedy pitches to Robbie Grossman
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Semien singled to center, Profar to second.
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Single 4-6
Pitch 2 : Ball In Play
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
Ian Kennedy pitches to Marcus Semien
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Joseph struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 5 : Ball 1
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
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Strike Swinging 4-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
Ian Kennedy pitches to Corban Joseph
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Herrmann struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-6
Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
Ian Kennedy pitches to Chris Herrmann
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Profar walked.
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 7 : Ball 4
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul
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Foul Ball 4-6
Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 4 : Ball 3
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 3 : Ball 2
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Ball 4-6
Pitch 2 : Ball 1
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Strike Looking 4-6
Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-6
Ian Kennedy pitches to Jurickson Profar
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Play Result 4-6
Kennedy relieved Hill
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Start Inning 4-6
Top of the 9th inning
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End Inning 4-6
End of the 8th inning
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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 Dozier3B17
Alex GordonLF4
Ryan O'Hearn1B29
Bubba StarlingRF11
Meibrys ViloriaC46
Brett PhillipsCF1
Nicky LopezSS33
OAK
Marcus SemienSS10
Robbie GrossmanRF8
Matt Chapman3B26
Matt Olson1B28
Mark CanhaCF33
Seth BrownLF26
Jurickson Profar2B17
Chris HerrmannC43
Corban JosephDH75
Substitutes
Chad Pinder3B9
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